Ventures Intern

Plug and Play Tech Center is the largest global technology startup Innovation Platform and Silicon Valley’s most active investor with 250 investments per year. With 20 industry-specific programs run annually over 40 locations, in 2019 we accelerated 1,450 startups and helped 400+ corporate leaders, such as ING, Daimler, Galeries Lafayette and Deutsche Bank meet their strategic goals and objectives. In Italy, we launched in mid-2019 a food vertical with Esselunga, Lavazza, Tetra Pak and then expanded to Fintech, with Nexi, Ubi Banca and UniCredit and Sustainability, with A2A and Buzzi.

How will you make a difference?

As a Ventures Intern, you will source startups based on the requirements of our corporate partners through industry-specific research. This means helping the team support executives at some of the greatest technological disruptors in the world.

Responsibilities

Sourcing startups

• Research and analyze the market and industry trends to identify the best early-stage companies and founding teams
• Identify and reach out to promising startups within the technology vertical and beyond
• Assist the senior team in revaluating startups from various sources

Managing the accelerator deal flow process

• Coordinate the Plug and Play open-innovation-based deal flow and startup evaluation process together with our corporate partners
• Identify great startup offerings meeting corporate tech and business needs
• Support accelerator initiatives and engagement with pitch events, deal flow sessions and meetups

Supporting the wider Plug and Play Italy team

• Help the team to organize the main events, both in the run-up preparation and during the day
• Assist the senior team in their various activities

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree is a plus, degrees in an engineering ( ideally energy, mechanical or industrial ) are preferred
• Previous internship/work experience at a high growth startup, bank, management consulting firm or large corporate
• Work or study experience abroad

Skills

• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with colleagues, prospects and industry contacts
• Detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal and written communication skills

Others

• Strong interest in technology, innovation and startup world as well as a passion to help the Italian ecosystem grow
• Fluency in English and Italian (oral and written)
• Available as of October 2021
• All applications must be submitted in English