Glossary

Venture hiring, in plain language.

The labels used across the board should help you compare roles without decoding internal taxonomy.

Career level
The public stage of a venture career, such as intern, analyst, associate, principal, or partner.
Direct-employer role
A role where the venture firm itself is the employer.
Portfolio role
A role at a company backed by a venture firm. These are separate from jobs on the firm's own team.
Platform
Work that supports a fund or its portfolio, often including talent, marketing, community, or operations.
Investor
A role focused on sourcing, evaluating, deciding, or supporting investments.
Venture studio
An organization that creates companies as well as investing in them.
Source freshness
The latest successful check of the public hiring source behind a record.