C10 Labs

Head of AI Venture Studio

C10 Labs

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead the setup and launch of C10 Labs NYC, including physical space, initial team recruitment, and onboarding.
  • Stand up systems and workflows to support multiple parallel venture builds.
  • Coordinate with real estate partners, vendors, and civic/economic development entities.
  • Oversee all aspects of venture creation: cap table modeling, SAFE structures, services agreements, governance.
  • Manage shared operational support across ventures (e.g., legal, finance, talent).
  • Align NYC studio activities with broader C10 fund investment cadence.
  • Execute a high-impact incubator program: founder sourcing, onboarding, curriculum, milestone tracking, workshops, and demo days.
  • Program delivery: monitor performance, capture learnings, and iterate to improve the founder experience.
  • Manage mentor networks, partner programming, and founder resources.
  • Build strong ties with NYC-based founders, technologists, academic researchers, and operators.
  • Lead startup recruitment and ideation events to source promising AI ventures.
  • Represent C10 Labs at conferences, university events, and community forums.
  • Serve as liaison to NYC-based partners and interface with academic innovation hubs to access translational research and recruit top AI talent.
  • Explore public-private collaboration models to amplify C10’s studio platform.
  • Report KPIs and key metrics to C10 Labs’ GPs and studio leadership; contribute to investment diligence and portfolio company evaluation.

Requirements

  • 7+ years in fast-paced, entrepreneurial roles in Applied AI, product, VC platform ops, venture studios, or accelerators.
  • Deep familiarity with the NYC innovation ecosystem—startups, VCs, research universities, civic programs.
  • Technical foundation in AI/ML, data science, or engineering (coding not required, but understanding of technical concepts and new applications is key)
  • Demonstrated success launching or scaling early-stage products, programs, or ventures.
  • Experience supporting technical founders and building structure in ambiguous environments.
  • Strong operational toolkit: financial modeling, venture formation, process design, stakeholder management.
  • Track record of building partnerships with corporates, universities, or civic organizations.
  • Exceptional communication, leadership, and program management skills.
  • Preferred: Prior experience running or helping scale an incubator, accelerator, or venture builder.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with the latest tools and practices for AI product iteration (e.g., LLM tooling, vector databases).
  • Preferred: Experience engaging with academic tech transfer or translational research groups.
  • Preferred: Existing network in the AI, VC, and startup ecosystems (especially NYC).
  • Preferred: Experience with institutions like NYU, Columbia, MIT, Cornell Tech, or similar is valued.