Mentor | New York Angels

C10 Labs is hiring a Mentor | New York Angels (United States). Level rates it ; you can apply on C10 Labs.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
The posting mentions mentoring, startups and go to market among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as an executive role.
C10 Labs has 21 other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Provide strategic mentorship and guidance to early-stage applied AI startups as a mentor with C10 Labs.

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Headquartered in Kendall Square, Cambridge (MIT), C10 Labs is expanding its presence to New York City - one of the most vibrant ecosystems for Applied AI. As we grow, we are seeking bold, entrepreneurial leaders to help shape the future of AI innovation.

Press Release
As a Mentor with C10 Labs, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and accelerating early-stage startups across multiple industries. We pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic AI ecosystem that promotes creativity, execution, and growth. Mentors are seasoned leaders—founders, operators, investors, or technologists—who provide high-impact guidance to founders navigating the journey from idea to scale.
You’ll have a front-row seat to breakthrough innovation, with opportunities to become early advisors, board members, or fractional CxOs within our portfolio companies. You’ll also gain access to exclusive C10 programs, events, and our global network of investors, corporates, and academics.

What You Will Do

Provide strategic mentorship to portfolio companies, leveraging your domain expertise, operating experience, and network to drive meaningful outcomes.
Support founders in refining business strategies, market positioning, product roadmaps, and go-to-market approaches.
Act as a trusted advisor—helping startups overcome challenges, seize opportunities, and build resilient organizations.
Share perspectives on market trends, customer needs, regulatory landscapes, and competitive dynamics across industries.
Participate in workshops and cohort programming, enhancing founders’ skills in areas such as fundraising, business development, product scaling, and team building.
Facilitate access to potential partners, investors, and customers within your network.
Provide ongoing feedback and insights to the C10 investment and operating teams to strengthen our venture-building approach.

What We Are Looking For

Proven track record as a founder, operator, investor, or industry leader in enterprise, health, bio, mobility, robotics, fintech, or related domains.
Experience mentoring or advising early-stage or high-growth startups.
Strong professional network and ability to make meaningful introductions to investors, partners, and customers.
Knowledge or familiarity with of state-of-the-art (SOTA) AI models (e.g., foundation models, multimodal AI, Agentic systems) and their applications across industries.
Understanding of venture capital, startup ecosystems, and the dynamics of scaling companies.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to deliver constructive feedback and strategic guidance.

How we rate this

Mentor | New York Angels at C10 Labs rates 40 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Mentor | New York Angels is an open job at C10 Labs.
Level rates this role AI Level 2 of 4: Uses AI.
The role is based in New York City, New York.
The job was posted on September 25, 2026.
Seniority: executive.
Applications are handled by C10 Labs. Apply on C10 Labs

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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Tell me about a project where fundraising was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where business strategy was part of your work. What did you do?

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