About Net Zero Insights Net Zero Insights is a leading provider of market intelligence on climate tech startups, offering comprehensive insights and data to climate innovation professionals worldwide. Our flagship Net0 Platform provides access to thousands of startups, funding rounds, and investors, helping users track innovations, identify trends, and discover new opportunities in the climate tech ecosystem. Learn more at: https://netzeroinsights.com We are seeking a Team Lead – Funding Research to manage and support a team of researchers focused on identifying, curating, and integrating funding round data related to climate tech startups. This role is key to ensuring the accuracy, depth, and coverage of funding data on our platform. In addition to overseeing the team’s work, the role involves hands-on research, direct data entry of new funding rounds, and occasional contributions to startup scouting efforts. You’ll help build and maintain high-quality data that supports our mission of accelerating climate innovation. Key Responsibilities Research Oversight: Lead the identification, verification, and enrichment of funding round data related to climate tech startups across global markets. Hands-On Contribution: Actively research and add new funding rounds to the Net0 Platform to ensure real-time coverage of key developments. Team Management: Supervise and mentor a team of data researchers, providing guidance, feedback, and quality control to ensure high research standards. Process Improvement: Develop and maintain clear workflows, documentation, and best practices for sourcing and integrating funding data. Cross-Team Coordination: Collaborate with other internal teams to support data integration and platform enhancements. Scouting Support: Participate in scouting initiatives as needed, especially when identifying new companies with recent or upcoming funding activity. Data Quality: Ensure all information entered into the platform is timely, reliable, and aligned with internal taxonomy and data standards. Knowledge Development: Stay up to date with trends in climate tech investing, VC/PE markets, and relevant financial instruments to guide research priorities. Requirements Startup & Venture Expertise: Strong understanding of the startup/VC/PE ecosystem, including funding structures, investor types, and industry terminology. Leadership Skills: Minimum of 2 years of experience leading a funding research team, with a total of at least 4 years of professional experience in funding research domain. Proven ability to deliver high-quality results under tight timelines. Research Proficiency: Skilled at sourcing and validating data from press releases, databases, regulatory filings, and news outlets. Tech Comfort: Familiarity with tools such as CRMs, databases (e.g., PitchBook, Crunchbase, Tracxn), or internal data entry systems. Detail-Oriented: Commitment to data accuracy, consistency, and proper documentation. Strong Communicator: Ability to clearly communicate across teams and provide constructive feedback to junior researchers. Climate Interest: A strong personal interest in climate tech, sustainability, and innovation. Compensation and Benefits Competitive salary 22 days of paid vacation annually Up to 15 days of paid sick leave Flexible work schedule and remote-first work environment Opportunity to shape a critical data function in a fast-growing climate intelligence company