Some examples of your role:

📍Research - Conduct deep-dive comprehensive research on various verticals including chains, protocols, middleware and infrastructure tools to keep the team informed of innovations and market dynamics. 📍Thesis - Collaborate with the investment team to compose and updated investment thesis based on your in-depth market research, your perspective on the latest technical development and innovations, including emerging protocols, partnerships and regulatory changes. 📍Investment opportunities - Proactively identify new investment opportunities and make recommendations for buying, staking, or providing liquidity based on your research and trend analysis. 📍Due diligence  - Lead the technical due diligence for the venture portfolio’s prospect deals and assist with deal the due diligence of market potential, and competitive landscape. 📍Ad hoc projects - help the desk improve systems and processes: this could be anything from implementing portfolio monitoring, to trade execution, custody integration, or implementing on-chain analysis tools.

Hard Skills requirements

📍1-3 years of professional experience as a Web3 researcher or equivalent. 📍Ability to independently conduct technical due diligence on a protocol level. This will require a foundational ability to read and understand code in popular blockchain programming languages (Solidity, Rust, Move, etc.), and a familiarity with version control systems like GitHub for code management and collaboration. 📍In-depth understanding of different blockchain architectures, their consensus mechanisms, transaction execution, smart contracts, and decentralized protocols. 📍A proven track record of conducting due diligence on a wide array of web3 projects. 📍Familiarity with blockchain explorers and monitoring tools for tracking transactions and network activity. 📍Experience interacting with DeFi protocols, especially liquidity mining, yield farming, and interacting with lending protocol across chains. 📍Advanced command of Excel/Google Sheets, ideally being able to write Macros. 📍Basic understanding of core financial products including swaps, options, futures. 📍The ability to think analytically and strategically about investment decisions and market trends. 📍The ability to work well within a team and be self-guided on a day-to-day basis. 📍Strong written and analytical skills for deal analysis and internal reporting.