Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in Los Altos, California. We make pre-seed, seed (preferred), and A-round investments in startups across software, life science, and deep tech. We grew out of the TEEC Angel Fund, which made seed-stage, highly successful bets on companies like Zoom Communications, Iterable, Carta, Plus.ai, Opentrons, WeRide.ai and Ginkgo Bioworks, all subsequent Unicorns.

We are honored to recently be named by TIME and Statista as one of America’s Top Venture Capital Firms of 2025.

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Job Description

Time frame:

Full time during Summer of 2026 (in-person strongly preferred)

Level:

We're looking for rising 2nd year MBA students, and PhD candidates

Responsibilities:

Sourcing, due diligence on deal flow, sector analysis and portfolio support. The intern will function as a VC Associate supporting the investment team, with the potential to run a deal end-to-end.

Qualifications

Strong strategy and communications skills (previous investment, consulting, startup or operations experience preferred).
Strong domain knowledge in frontier tech (eg., photonics, semiconductors, chips, edge computing, power electronics, data center stack, power management, etc).
Demonstrated interest in early-stage investing.
Aspiration to become full-time VC after graduation.

Additional Information

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and will close on Friday Feb 27.

Foothill Ventures is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

Venture Capital Careers

Frontier Tech Investment Intern 2026 Summer (MBAs and PhDs)