Tracks
High School
What we look for:
- Software projects (large-scale projects)
- Science fairs (national/international level)
- Competitive programming experience (USACO, IOI, etc)
- Competitive math competition experience (ARML, HMMT, etc.)
- Public speaking experience (Model UN, Debate, etc.)
- Leadership experience (Student Government, Clubs, etc.)
- Startup experience (raising seed rounds, etc.)
Undergrad
What we look for:
- Software internships (Google, Facebook, etc.)
- Unicorn internships (Stripe, Scale AI, etc.)
- Startup internships (Cursor, Cognition, etc.)
- Quant internships (Jane Street, HRT, Citadel, etc.)
- Competitive programming experience (ICPC, etc)
- Investing experience (DRF, Contrary, etc.)
- Startup experience (raising a seed round, etc.)
- Leadership experience (technical clubs, entrepreneurship clubs, etc.)
- Research involvement (publications at international conferences)
Master's
What we look for:
- Software internships (Google, Facebook, etc.)
- Unicorn internships (Stripe, Scale AI, etc.)
- Startup internships (Cursor, Cognition, etc.)
- Quant internships (Jane Street, HRT, Citadel, etc.)
- Strong research involvement (publications at top conferences, like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.)
- Leadership experience (mentoring undergrads, teaching experience)
- Master's program quality (selectivity, reputation, etc.)
PhD
What we look for:
- Exceptional research involvement (exclusively first-author publications at top conferences, like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.)
- Ability to defend research decisions, dive deeply into focus area for the PhD
- Research internships at frontier labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, etc.)
- Quant research internships (Jane Street, HRT, Citadel, etc.)
- Leadership experience (mentoring undergrads, master's students, teaching experience)
- Research output (number of papers, h-index, etc.)
Early Career (Tech)
What we look for:
- Experience working in a research-focused role (Research Scientist, Research Engineer, ML Engineer)
- Experience working in a software-focused role (Software Engineer, Product Manager)
- Exceptional ownership in projects, including both technical/non-technical abilities
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Strong motivation to work in a fast-paced environment with high ownership, build a startup, or invest in startups
Early Career (Quant)
What we look for:
- Experience working in a quant-focused role (Quant Trader, Quant Researcher)
- Experience working in a software-focused role (Quant Developer, Software Engineer)
- Exceptional technical ability, including the ability to learn new concepts quickly
- Exceptional work ethic, including the ability to push through problems at any point in time
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
- Strong motivation to work in a fast-paced environment with high ownership, build a startup, or invest in startups
Benefits
Fast-Tracked Interviews
Accelerated interview process at the fastest-growing startups for any technical position
Portfolio Company Events
Exclusive events with the founding teams at category-defining companies
Venture Capital Events
Invite-only events with investors from the world's most successful venture capital firms
Guest Speakers
Meet some of the most renowned founders, engineers, and researchers in the world
Support for Future Founders
Get mentorship, resources, and support for your ideas, including connections to top VCs
Support for Future Investors
Learn from the world's best investors and accelerate the process of becoming a scout