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The plain answers behind the job board.

How the inventory works, what the site includes, what it leaves out, and what a firm or candidate can expect.

The board and its coverage

Where the jobs come from, what is included, and what an unknown field really means.

Where do these jobs come from?
Directly from the firms. We read the job board or careers page each firm already runs, on its own domain or on the applicant tracking system it uses, and re-read it every six hours. Every listing links back to the firm's own page.
How often is this updated?
Every six hours. A role that a firm takes down leaves the site after the next successful read, and a new role appears the same way. The latest successful source check remains visible on the relevant listing.
What does direct employer mean, and why does it matter?
It means the job is at the firm itself: the fund, studio, accelerator, family office, or other accepted venture organization. Many firms also publish openings at portfolio companies, which is a different job search. Work at a VC excludes those portfolio roles from its public counts and listings.
Do you list jobs at portfolio companies?
No. Work at a VC is deliberately limited to roles at venture firms and related capital-side organizations. Portfolio-company jobs belong to a different search surface.
A firm I know is hiring, but it is not here. Why?
Usually the firm has no public board, its board is not supported yet, or the role was never posted publicly. Some sources are also held back until their ownership and employment scope can be verified. You can send the official careers URL for review.
Why do so many roles say the level is not set?
The firm did not state a level and we will not invent one. Venture titles often omit seniority or use internal bands that do not translate cleanly. Not disclosed means unknown, not junior.
Why do so few roles show salaries?
Most venture firms do not publish compensation in their job descriptions. When a source publishes a range, the listing can show it. Work at a VC does not substitute an estimate for employer-provided data.
Do you cover private equity?
Only where an organization also fits the accepted venture-capital boundary. Traditional private-equity roles are a different market and are not the focus of this site. Ambiguous organizations are held back or reviewed rather than silently included.
How do you decide which firms count?
The practical test is whether deploying capital or building companies is a core business. Accepted types include venture funds, micro funds, corporate venture teams, studios, accelerators, network VCs, and government venture organizations. A startup that raised venture money is a portfolio company, not a venture firm.
Are internships included?
Yes. Internship openings can appear in the shared inventory, and internships.vc provides a dedicated view of verified direct-employer internships at venture firms.
Why are most open roles not investing roles?
Venture firms also hire for finance, operations, platform, talent, engineering, marketing, and legal work. Investing seats are a smaller part of the public market and many are filled through networks before a public job description appears.

Using and trusting the site

Applications, accounts, corrections, firm control, and the rules behind the ordering.

Does it cost anything to use this?
No. Reading and searching the public job board is free, and application links go directly to the employer. Placement is a separate paid service and does not change access to the listings.
Can a firm pay to be listed or rank higher?
No. Firms cannot buy a listing or a higher position. Ordering comes from the public data and the selected view, such as recency or relevance to a filter.
Do I need an account?
No account is required to browse the public job board or open an employer's application page. Account-backed profile and placement features are separate from the public listings and will be described plainly when they are available.
Can I apply through Work at a VC?
No. Application links go to the firm's official board or applicant tracking system. Work at a VC does not collect the application or place itself between you and the employer.
How do I get my firm's board added?
Submit the official careers or job-board URL. It is checked for ownership and for direct-employer roles before it can become a public source. There is no listing fee.
I found a listing that is wrong or already closed. What should I do?
Send a correction. A role removed by its employer should disappear after the next successful read, so a stale listing means the source or classification needs attention. Corrections are welcome from anyone.
Can a firm change how its role appears here?
The firm's own board is authoritative. Edit the official listing and the next successful read should carry the change over. If it does not, send the listing URL so the mismatch can be checked.
Do you sell reader data?
No. Work at a VC does not sell reader data to recruiters or employers. When you follow an application link, the destination employer's privacy terms apply to the information you provide there.
How do you know a board really belongs to the firm?
A source is checked before it can be used publicly, and the verification state is recorded. The site then applies organization-type and direct-employer filters before publishing a role. That is why visible coverage is smaller than the raw source inventory.

Placement

What the paid service is intended to do, and the boundary it will not cross.

What is Placement, and what does it cost?
Placement is the planned paid service that reads the market against one person's target, identifies the strongest matches and gaps, and turns that into a practical weekly report. The proposed price is $100 a year. The public placement page is the authority on whether enrollment is currently open.
What is Placement not?
It is not recruitment or representation. Work at a VC does not contact firms on a member's behalf, accept employer fees, or earn a fee if someone is hired. The candidate remains the client.