About Keye
Keye (YC F24) is building the world’s smartest private equity analyst. We’re not just accelerating due diligence—we’re helping investors generate alpha. Unlike typical ChatGPT-enhanced tools, Keye is designed specifically for the hard problems in PE diligence.
When firms analyze deals through Keye, they tap into a deep library of diligence knowledge and best practices, built from over a decade of real investor experience. Our proprietary analysis engine helps teams quickly identify high-potential deals and move faster on the ones that matter.
We’re a team of investors and engineers with backgrounds at Vista Equity Partners, Permira, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Tesla and multiple startups. Our founding team has over 20 years of M&A investing experience, has founded companies before, and has been part of four successful acquisitions as early employees.
Keye is revenue-generating and has grown 600% in the last six months (some press about our growth here). We’re backed by top-tier investors including Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Sorenson Capital, and Plug and Play.
Launched just four months ago, Keye is already working with 40% of the top 25 PE firms, representing over $1.7 trillion in AUM. Simply put we are a rocket ship.
The Role
We’re hiring a Founding Strategist – Private Equity to lead the full lifecycle of client engagement—from initial demo to platform activation and expansion. Your goal is to drive product fit with each of our ICP clients. This is a technical role that requires prior experience as an investor in private equity.
You’ll work closely with our CEO, COO, sales, and product teams to lead platform adoption, drive activation, and turn user feedback into meaningful product improvements. You will be the face of Keye to our clients—working with them daily on real data, live deals, and high-stakes diligence.
This is a client-first, product-critical, and founder-level role. You’ll own core relationships, build new processes, and help shape the team from the ground up.
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What You’ll Do
What We’re Looking For
Why Now
You’ll be joining a passionate, high-energy team that’s relentless about building something industry-defining. If you’re looking to leave investing and actually build—this is your role
Keye combines cutting-edge AI with deep private equity expertise to deliver powerful, multi-layered insights that go far beyond the simple summarizers and search functions offered by other tools. Our platform dives deep into both quantitative and qualitative due diligence data, offering high-impact analytics crafted specifically for private equity workflows. This isn’t just automation—it’s a purpose-built solution that uncovers actionable insights, fueling smarter decisions and driving true alpha.
Salary
$150,000 - $250,000
Equity
0.25% - 1%
Location
New York, NY, US
Experience
3+ years
Total raised
$5.0M
Last stage
Seed
Investors
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.