Investment Intern

Venture Capital, Investment Intern. BASTILLE VENTURES.

THE STORY: The fund, Bastille Ventures, is looking for intellectually curious, driven students with a deep passion for investing. We are a new type of investment fund. And we intend to do things a bit differently than some of the others. We are seeking students that thrive within a group framework. Ideally, undergraduate students who are analytical, detail-oriented, and passionate as well as currently enrolled in a program for internships. The fund works in concert with a sister organization, Future Union, designed and intended to catalyze the next generation to support democracy (https://www.linkedin.com/company/futureunion).
 

We expect to conduct vertical-specific projects, thus, students who are strong writers and have experience in doing study-related analysis and research e.g. int’l relations or policy-related internships are particularly intriguing. There may be an opportunity to stay on following the conclusion of the internship but initial expectations are that this would be for the experience and helping to build out a venture and private equity practice. 

THE APPEAL:

Role

·      Source, identify and evaluate potential investments across asset classes and direct investments

·      Research and connect with industry leaders, which encompasses a broad swath of groups

·      Draft investment and divestment memos and analysis

·      Conduct primary manager and LP due diligence, and sector and company research and analysis, as well as assist in discrete fundraising initiatives, as appropriate

·      Special ad hoc projects and assignments, with a few discrete projects in mind, as well as new projects as business dictates

Skills And Qualifications

·      A current undergraduate student, with at least 1 year of work and/or internship experience, graduate, MBA, or law students are all eligible to apply

·      Research-skills and a previous research orientation hold particular appeal

·      Proficient in the language of finance, private equity/venture capital, product, startups, security analysis, investment banking, marketing, consulting, etc.

·      Self-starter with strong qualitative and quantitative research skills

·      Well-organized, detail-oriented and excels at managing multi-projects

·      Advanced communication skills and excels at relationship building

·      Ability to work independently and on a small 3-person team

General Qualifications

·      An undergraduate student graduating in an upcoming semester or happen to be involved in a Co-op program with their university

·      Diversity is both encouraged and celebrated at our fund, and we enjoy training the next generation of hopeful venture capitalists and founders

·      Tech, Finance, Marketing, Tech/Product, Communication/PR/Journalism with research interest/aptitude and/or experience preferred

·      Fundraising exposure/experience is a plus, but not required

·      Excellent problem-solving and analytic ability

·      Strong work ethic and a drive for perfection useful, but not at the cost of effectiveness

·      Ability to perform under pressure amid tight deadlines

·      Team player, self-starter, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial - we seek 5-tool athletes rather than thoroughbreds, in sports parlance 

·      Strong quantitative, qualitative, writing and technical skills

·      Maturity and poise to work directly with founders/executives

·      Unimpeachable standards of conduct and innate ethical north star 

·      Attention to detail, strong writing and verbal communication skills

·      U.S. work authorization required; while we would prefer to accept all interns, we will not have the ability to sponsor applicants for work visas application, now or in the immediate future

·      Intended to be remote, though, if located in Palo Alto, there is hybrid in-person and remote opportunity

Team Player

·      Team player who can contribute to building a positive team spirit, keeps commitments, inspires the trust of others, works with integrity and ethically, and upholds firm values

·      Ability to perform under pressure, amid tight deadlines; can effectively prioritize and plan

·      Collaborative across teams and levels, both internally and externally

·      Understands coaching for long-term development of self and others

Why Bastille Ventures?

·      Managing Partner and Partners formerly of JPMorgan, Citi, Bain & Co.

·      Executing both early stage/high-growth VC transactions

·      Excellent training and career path development

·      Hands-on mentoring with rave reviews from prior interns in managing prior intern programs at other funds and in other organizations

·      Unparalleled deal flow with premier startup exposure and a unique niche

·      Access to world-class executives at high-growth companies

·      Dominant footprint in the one of largest sectors: ESG/Climate, Deeptech (AI), Hardware, Material Science, Consumer Platforms and Entertainment/Sports

·      Close-knit, rapidly growing team

THE ACTION:

This is currently an unpaid internship and while we intend to remedy this situation in the future, it is simply the hard reality while we raise the fund. Many schools offer stipends to help offset the compensation challenges and we are more than happy to entertain and produce necessary material to apply for such consideration.

·      If interested, please send us an email at interns@bastilleventures.com. 

·      Please include the normal resume and why you think you would be the right fit for the role.