Founders Associate Intern

Wwshemi; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wwshemi, an early-stage fintech and AI company, seeks a versatile team member to take high-priority projects from research through execution, contributing to growth, fundraising, operations, and recruiting. You will identify clients and partners, research investors, and support recruiting with a founder-led team.

The role emphasizes finance experience, startup exposure, and the ability to translate open-ended problems into clear recommendations for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Zero to three years of experience, including internship experience in investment banking, a high-growth startup, management consulting, private equity, or an adjacent finance field.
• Experience across relevant fields is valued, particularly a combination of finance and startup or commercial work.
• Experience contributing to financial modeling, fundraising materials, business development, transactions, partnerships, or client outcomes.
• Ability to work closely with a founder or senior executive and turn open-ended problems into clear recommendations and action.

Responsibilities

• Identify prospective clients and partners, develop outreach approaches, and help turn conversations into commercial relationships.
• Research investors, refine fundraising materials, build financial analyses, and coordinate diligence and follow-ups.
• Source and assess candidates and help create effective operating and recruiting processes.
• Research new opportunities, address strategic questions, and execute other high-priority founder-led projects.

Skills

Research

Financial modeling

Fundraising materials

Business development

Executive collaboration

Job description

About the Role

Work directly with the founder at an early-stage fintech and AI company developing technology-enabled investment banking services. You will take high-priority projects from initial research through recommendations and execution, contributing to growth, fundraising, operations, and recruiting.

What You'll Do

• Identify prospective clients and partners, develop outreach approaches, and help turn conversations into commercial relationships.
• Research investors, refine fundraising materials, build financial analyses, and coordinate diligence and follow-ups.
• Source and assess candidates and help create effective operating and recruiting processes.
• Research new opportunities, address strategic questions, and execute other high-priority founder-led projects.

What We're Looking For

• Zero to three years of experience, including internship experience in investment banking, a high-growth startup, management consulting, private equity, or an adjacent finance field.
• Experience across relevant fields is valued, particularly a combination of finance and startup or commercial work.
• Experience contributing to financial modeling, fundraising materials, business development, transactions, partnerships, or client outcomes.
• Ability to work closely with a founder or senior executive and turn open-ended problems into clear recommendations and action.
• Strong judgment, resourcefulness, commercial awareness, and discretion.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary is $80,000 to $110,000 annually. The internship is expected to last three to six months. Visa sponsorship details were not provided.

Location

On-site in San Francisco, California, United States. The role is intended for someone based in San Francisco or able to work on-site there.