Full-Time

Start Fund Investment Lead

Decile Group

Decile Group

51-200 employees

Venture capital platform for emerging managers

No salary listed

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Remote

Category
Finance & Banking (1)

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Responsibilities
  • Source and close limited partners for your fund
  • Identify and evaluate investment opportunities
  • Prepare deal memos and submit investments for review via Decile Hub
  • Track portfolio progress and manage LP communications
  • Collaborate with an investment committee for final investment decisions
  • Leverage Decile Group’s SaaS platform for fund administration, reporting, and compliance
  • Launch additional funds or transition to a traditional fund structure as your track record grows

Decile Group helps emerging venture capital managers launch, operate, and grow funds through the VC Lab accelerator, the Decile Hub fund-management SaaS, Decile Partners back-office services, and the Decile Capital fund of funds. The Start Fund enables investors to launch institutional-grade venture funds with no upfront legal or formation costs, backed by a seed round. Led by Adeo Ressi, the company promotes the Mensarius Oath to guide ethical investing. It differentiates itself by offering a combined accelerator, technology platform, and back-end services with an ethics-first focus to simplify fund creation and attract capital.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$14M

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • VC Lab launched 853+ funds with $6.2B target AUM, establishing world's largest VC accelerator and elite emerging manager source.
  • AI/ML, DeepTech, and Energy will command 48.5% of VC investment in 2025, aligning with Decile's specialist domain-expert fund model.
  • Premier I by Decile Capital fully deployed across 17 portfolio funds targeting top 5% of VC Lab managers for high impact.

What critics are saying

  • Aggressive goal of 10,000 new VC firms by 2027 creates 45–65% risk of fund dilution and operational incoherence in 6–12 months.
  • Unverifiable claim of 60% new manager market share exposes Decile to 30–50% reputational and legal risk from regulators in 3–9 months.
  • Decile Hub's agentic AI lacks third-party audit for SEC Reg S-P compliance, creating 40–60% risk of cyberexploit and penalty in 6–18 months.

What makes Decile Group unique

  • Vertically integrated AI-first operator combining training, SaaS, marketplace, and back-office for VC fund formation.
  • First agentic VC platform where every core workflow is instrumented for AI agents to perform real operational work.
  • Global ethical framework via Mensarius Oath signed by 3,000+ VCs, promoting responsible investing and a code of conduct.

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Benefits

Remote Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

139%

1 year growth

139%

2 year growth

96%