Do you enjoy the intersection between investing and operating? Are you hungry to play a major role in a leading VC firm, even as an intern? Then the LvlUp Ventures Winter/Spring Associate (Internship) role is for you.
LvlUp Ventures is one of the 5 most active venture capital firms globally. The firm has a proven track record of employing a value-driven approach to investing in and supporting startups, amassing roughly 650 companies & an annual pipeline of 20,000+ applicants. We operate over 10 funds and startup programs -- powered by a world-class infrastructure. LvlUp is hyper-focused on backing and accelerating top startups across every stage to create category-defining companies.
Internship Description
We're hiring for a Winter/Spring Associate (internship) that will play a meaningful role across the firm, from screening startups, to taking calls with founders, sourcing top-tier startups, and even innovating new strategies & programs at the forefront of venture capital. The ideal candidate is creative, operationally excellent, hard-working, and goes the extra mile in everything they do.
This is an unpaid role for students with the potential for a paid FT role, which provides substantial education and experience that you couldn't get anywhere else.
The intern should have a deep interest in not only VC, but also being an operator. Ideally, they have experience working in a startup. The start date for this position is in January and will last through the end of May, with the opportunity to receive a return offer to continue in Summer 2026. The time commitment for this position is 20 hours per week. We will provide the opportunity to become deeply engrained in a leading VC firm and gain unparalleled training and experience in startup analysis and screening calls, due diligence, sourcing, partnerships, portfolio company support, and managing strategic initiatives. The internship will consist of the following tasks which are subject to change:
- Learning how to and leading startup analysis calls with founders and even entire deals.
- Conducting market research and analysis on startups across a wide-range of domains such as Enterprise Software, AI, HealthTech, Gaming, Media, and more.
- Developing and executing creative strategies to further grow LvlUp's startup sourcing, marketing, and partnerships.
- Assisting in day-to-day operations tasks as necessary including for portfolio company support.
- You'll learn and quickly take a role in helping to scale our firm as a whole by ensuring exceptional marketing, sourcing, and partner success alongside our team.
- You must be super creative, developing strategies to expand our portfolio and its success.
- As a master operator, you have to have the smarts and organizational skills to execute.
Basic Qualifications
- Enrolled in a Undergraduate, Masters, or Ph.D. degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Marketing, Sales, Psychology, Negotiation, or related topics.
- Deep experience in Startups through a job or internship at minimum.
- Creativity, a limitless outlook, an immense passion for startups and VC, attention to detail, interest in sales and marketing, and excellent organizational skills.
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience and previous success in a VC firm, accelerator, incubator, venture studio. or startup.
- Experience with cold outreach, strategy, project management, partnerships, and/or marketing.
- Experience with tools such as Apollo, Zendesk, Webflow, and/or Airtable.
- Knowledgeable in current startup and technology trends.
LvlUp Ventures is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. LvlUp is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit US Disability Accommodations.