Expa

Research Analyst

• Run open-ended research projects using the internet as the primary tool
• Research markets, products, companies, funding activity, competitive landscapes, people, technologies, and regulation
• Turn messy findings into matrices, comparison tables, briefs, landscape maps, and one-pagers
• Develop informed points of view and identify key uncertainties and next steps
• Use AI tools to increase research speed and breadth
• Build lightweight tools, scrapers, or trackers when needed
• Manage multiple unrelated requests and reprioritize as circumstances change
• Work directly with a highly accomplished leader and team

Research Associate

• Run open-ended research projects using the internet as the primary tool, covering markets, products, companies, funding activity, competitive landscapes, people, technologies, and regulation
• Turn messy findings into matrices, comparison tables, briefs, landscape maps, and one-pagers
• Develop informed points of view, identify what matters and what is uncertain, and recommend next steps
• Use AI tools to accelerate and broaden research
• Build lightweight tools, scrapers, or trackers when needed
• Juggle several unrelated requests and reprioritize as priorities change
• Work directly with a highly accomplished leader and team

Senior Research Associate

Operations

• Support fundraising operations, maintain investor tracking and program budgets, and manage payment milestones for participating companies
• Help early-stage companies launch and stay accountable to timelines and milestones
• Review monthly financials with outside accountants and maintain budgets across the studio and projects
• Manage insurance applications, quote review, underwriting, renewals, and certificates with the broker
• Own agendas, inputs, and follow-ups for weekly operations meetings, pipeline reviews, and monthly business reviews
• Onboard and offboard project teams, including tools, accounts, and administrative support
• Coordinate project teams and outside counsel on trademarks, patents, terms, privacy policies, consulting agreements, and NDAs
• Manage entity registrations, compliance agents, and third-party services
• Meet with project leads, track open threads to closure, and escalate issues to leadership
• Serve as the default point of contact for teams
• Plan and run events and professional development programming

Research Associate

Senior Research Associate

Operations Manager