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DEAL QUEST

Path Ventures Principal Role Application Quest

The 90s arcade-style browser game that finds your next great VC hire. Candidates build a fund, source deals, win term sheets, and manage LPs. Their gameplay reveals who actually thinks like an investor.

SCORE: 84,200 LVL 3: DILIGENCE FUND: $28.4M
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YOUR VC SKILLS
SOURCING DILIGENCE DEALS MARKETING LP REL BRAND
INSERT COIN & PLAY ▶ LEVEL 1: DEAL SOURCING — FREE TO PLAY
HOW IT WORKS

Three levels. Six skills. One leaderboard.

Candidates link their LinkedIn profile to begin. They play through a simulated VC career. You get a scored breakdown of how they think, allocate, and compete.

01 CONNECT

LinkedIn is the ticket

Candidates enter their LinkedIn URL to start. No anonymous play. Every score maps to a real profile you can review instantly.

02 PLAY

Build the best fund

Source deals, run diligence, win competitive term sheets, market the portfolio, manage LP expectations, and build firm brand. All in retro 90s arcade glory.

03 RANK

Leaderboard reveals talent

Every player gets a radar chart across all six VC disciplines. Top scorers surface to the top. You interview the leaderboard, not a resume stack.

SKILL TREE

Six disciplines. Zero guesswork.

Traditional recruiting tests for credentials. DealQuest tests for capability. Each skill is scored independently so you know exactly where a candidate excels.

◆ LEVEL 1

Sourcing

Can they find deals before anyone else? Speed, pattern recognition, network activation.

◆ LEVEL 2

Diligence

Can they separate signal from noise? Financial analysis, market sizing, founder assessment.

◆ LEVEL 3

Deal Winning

Can they close competitive rounds? Term sheet strategy, relationship leverage, timing.

◆ LEVEL 4

Marketing

Can they amplify their portfolio? Storytelling, media strategy, ecosystem positioning.

◆ LEVEL 5

LP Relations

Can they manage their backers? Reporting cadence, expectation setting, transparency under pressure.

◆ LEVEL 6

Brand

Can they build a fund identity? Thesis clarity, founder magnetism, market perception.

Resumes show history.
DealQuest shows instinct.

The best VCs don't come from the best schools. They come from the sharpest pattern recognition, the fastest conviction, and the willingness to bet early. This game finds them.

PLAY LEVEL 1 FREE ▶