Capital Team Internship | Undergraduate - Summer

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This internship position is part of the Capital Team, within Endeavor Catalyst, which
1) supports Endeavor Entrepreneurs as they prepare to raise capital from the best venture capital and growth equity investors,
2) manages the organization’s Investor Network,
3) leads a later stage Paths to Liquidity Program for Endeavor Entrepreneurs, and
4) leads all of the co-investments made via Endeavor Catalyst into Endeavor companies globally.

Over the course of your ten weeks with us, your time will be primarily focused on the team’s core support of Endeavor Entrepreneurs through our Access to Capital program, in addition to supporting other meaningful projects that will drive value across the other workflows within the Capital team. Through your work on Access to Capital, you will work with a team member to directly support Endeavor Entrepreneurs end-to-end on their fundraising journey.

You will be supporting entrepreneurs by connecting them with top-tier mentors, mapping potential investors, and curating outreach strategies. By continuing to build Endeavor’s global investor network, we help our Entrepreneurs access smarter, better-connected capital from our trust-based network of top global investors. You will also get to play a role in the Endeavor Catalyst investment process and see first-hand how our fund operates.

The other projects you will own over the course of the summer will be tangible deliverables that improve how we work across our investor network functions and Endeavor Catalyst investment process.

• Grasping truly ‘global’ VC:
  You will dive into Endeavor’s network of venture capital funds, helping to identify which funds may potentially be a fit for investment into the companies we are supporting at the time. You will support efforts to identify recruitment targets, manage our relationship management strategy across 300+ funds, and educate these investors about Endeavor’s mission and about investing in emerging and growth markets worldwide.

• Supporting founders & building knowledge:
  You will serve as a thought partner to our teams in profiling and segmenting relevant investors, supporting entrepreneurs on their fundraising strategy, and identifying and facilitating strategic introductions. You will have the chance to work with founders directly alongside our team to learn the art and science of a venture capital fundraising process from start to finish.

• Supporting Endeavor Catalyst Investments:
  You will support the Endeavor Catalyst investment process by supporting the companies in our pipeline on their fundraising processes. You may also contribute to memos written for approval, as well as projects to improve our writing outreach notes to investors. Y, as well as memos for direct investment opportunities for the Endeavor Catalyst LP network.

• Creating case studies:
  One of the most powerful ways for us to showcase the unique role we play is by having strong examples on hand. Over the course of the summer, you will create a few case studies that showcase where our capital support has been the most impactful, which can ultimately be used as a tool to help recruit future entrepreneurs into the network.

• Contributing across the team:
  The Capital Team is a close knit, trust-based team with many priorities. You may get pulled into other strategic projects related to Endeavor Catalyst’s portfolio, Paths to Liquidity program planning and more. Projects last summer included a robust revamp of the Endeavor Catalyst investment pipeline, enriching contact-level details across 300+ global investor funds, and building an AI tool to identify the best point of contact within a new fund.

• Student Status:
  Undergraduate Junior

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