Insight Internship | Graduate - Summer 2027

Endeavor Air; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Endeavor Insight, the research division of Endeavor, seeks a graduate intern in New York City for a 10-week hybrid program. You will lead a defined research brief on founder connectivity and ecosystem roles, perform data collection and literature synthesis, and present findings to the research team.

The internship emphasizes strong writing, presentation skills, and independent task management in a fast-paced setting, with work authorization required for the 2027 year.

Qualifications

• MS Excel is required.
• Experience with data collection and cleaning.
• Strong writing, synthesis, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage tasks independently in a fast-paced hybrid environment.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. for 2027.

Responsibilities

• Lead a defined research brief on entrepreneurship ecosystems.
• Collect data on founders and ecosystems; validate data.
• Conduct literature reviews and synthesize findings.
• Edit and proofread drafts for publication quality.
• Present research findings to the Endeavor team.
• Support communications and other department tasks as needed.

Skills

Excel

Data collection

Data cleaning

Writing

Presentation

Education

Master's student (MBA/MPP/MPA) or economics/entrepreneurship related

Job description

About The Role

Endeavor Insight is the research division of Endeavor that provides data-driven analysis and visualizations showing what makes entrepreneurial ecosystems thrive. Our research team of economists, data scientists, and policy analysts specializes in understanding the needs of high-impact entrepreneurs and evaluating the networks that enable them to scale up and pay it forward to the next generation of entrepreneurs.

The graduate intern will lead a defined research brief on topics such as founder-to-founder connectivity and the role of entrepreneurial ecosystems in driving economic growth in emerging markets. They will conduct data collection, literature synthesis, and analysis, and present their findings to the research team and colleagues across Endeavor. The specific research topic will be finalized closer to the internship start date.

Recent projects have studied the career pathways of successful founders, analyzed innovative tech sectors in emerging markets, and developed guidance for decision makers who support entrepreneurs as they scale their businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Data collection and validation: Collect data on entrepreneurial companies and their founders.
• Data cleaning and analysis: Organize and clean data, run basic analyses, and create tables that help the team on MS Excel.
• Literature reviews and synthesis: Conduct targeted literature reviews and summarize key findings.
• Editing and proofreading: Support the publication process by proofreading drafts.
• Research communication and presentation: Synthesize research findings into clear presentations and present them to colleagues across Endeavor.
• Research operations and team support: Assist with communications and other departmental tasks as needed.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS - WHO YOU ARE

• Student Status: Current master’s students pursuing an MBA, MPP, MPA, or a master’s degree in economics, entrepreneurship, or a related field.
• Areas of Focus: Strong academic record and demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship, economic growth, emerging markets, or international development.
• Skills: Microsoft Excel (required). Experience with data collection and cleaning.
• Additional Qualifications: Strong writing, synthesis, and presentation skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to manage tasks independently in a fast-paced hybrid environment.
• Work authorization: Must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. We will not be able to interview or select candidates without valid U.S. work authorization for the 2027 year.
• Hardware Requirements: Access to a computer with a reliable internet connection.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the U.S. We will not be able to interview or select candidates without valid U.S. work authorization for the 2027 year.

HIRING TIMELINE

• Applications close: October 7, 2026 at 11:59pm
• Interview process:
  • Round 1 (30 minutes): Introductory and skills-based interview focused on motivation, background, fit, availability, and relevant research experience.
  • Round 2 (30 minutes): Technical interview.
• Offer extension: November 16, 2026

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Endeavor Summer Internship Program

gives students 10 weeks to do more than just watch from the sidelines. You'll be put side by side with our Headquarters teams in NYC, San Francisco, London, Dubai, or Singapore, owning meaningful projects that move Endeavor forward.

You'll contribute to real work from day one, and by the end of the summer, you'll present it directly to our CEO. Along the way you’ll get access most internships can’t offer, including fireside chats with our CEO, candid conversations with category-defining Endeavor Entrepreneurs, and face time with executives across our global HQ. You’ll leave with new skills, relationships across 50+ countries, and a much deeper understanding of how entrepreneurship works around the world.

This is your front-row seat to how a global organization helps ambitious entrepreneurs build, scale, and shape what’s next.

• Program Duration: June 7th, 2027 to August 13th 2027
• Pay: New York State minimum wage ($17/hr), up to 40 hours/week
• Structure: This is a hybrid internship in New York City, with three days per week to be spent at Endeavor Global’s HQ office in Downtown Manhattan

ABOUT ENDEAVOR

WHO WE ARE:

Endeavor is the leading network of entrepreneurs scaling exceptional businesses around the world.

OUR MISSION:

We exist to develop thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems in places where talent is abundant, but capital and opportunity are not.

OUR MODEL:

• Select the highest-potential scale-up founders as Endeavor Entrepreneurs (EEs), including some of the fastest-growing AI companies in our markets.
• Support EEs through pivotal moments as they go big.
• Invest in EEs through our pioneering co-investment fund, Endeavor Catalyst, with $840M+ AUM across five funds.
• Elevate the top entrepreneurs as role models.
• Advance the field of global entrepreneurship through data-driven research and thought leadership, including measuring entrepreneurs’ Multiplier Effects across ecosystems.

Endeavor Entrepreneurs (EEs) prove that category-defining companies can come from anywhere in the world. Since our founding 29 years ago, Endeavor has selected 3,100+ Endeavor Entrepreneurs across 50+ countries, including the founders of 100+ Unicorns (companies valued at $1B+)