VC Internship @ Samvid Ventures in New York City, NY

Samvid Ventures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,495 - 50,505; Full time

Job summary

VC Stack is seeking MBA students for its 2025 Summer Associate Program in New York. This hybrid role involves key activities like market research, evaluating startups, and presenting findings to leadership.

The ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and the ability to work collaboratively. With a compensation of $1,000/week, the position offers valuable experience in a vibrant entrepreneurial environment.

Qualifications

• Experience evaluating early-stage investment opportunities and/or organizations’ areas of development.
• Detail-oriented and curious, with the ability to prioritize and navigate ambiguity.
• Prior consulting, investment, and/or research experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate startup business models for potential scale.
• Analyze available funding sources for startups.
• Develop an informed investment thesis related to economic mobility.

Skills

Evaluating early-stage investment opportunities

Identifying information sources

Analyzing data

Collaborative work

Education

Current MBA student

Job description

2025 Summer Associate Program – Social Enterprise

Samvid Ventures is seeking two MBA students for a Summer Associate program based in our New York office. The Summer Associates will report to the Program Director, Social Enterprise. This is a hybrid role, with 3 days a week in our midtown New York office and up to 2 days working remotely, for 8-10 weeks.

Samvid Ventures aims to create economic mobility by supporting early‑stage enterprises that serve low- and moderate‑income communities. We operate an annual startup accelerator program to back early‑stage founders building technologies to advance economic mobility. The Summer Associate will play a critical role in the development of the 2025 accelerator program.

This role will include market and network research, due diligence, synthesizing findings, and presenting work and recommendations to the internal team and leadership. A key competency is synthesis of data, and the ability to develop a coherent point of view and present the information to stakeholders to enable effective decision‑making. Summer Associate candidates are encouraged to consider how the below activities align to their experience, interests, and development goals, and will contribute to determining final role scope.

• Evaluate startup business models on their potential for scale and potential to strengthen low- and moderate‑income communities.
• Evaluate startup founders’ skills and experience relevant to their target market.
• Identify gaps in the ecosystem where founders could focus future ventures.
• Analyze available funding sources for startups, including non‑dilutive grants.
• Develop an informed investment thesis for a sub‑sector related to economic mobility.

Who we’re looking for

The team values collaboration, intellectual curiosity, creativity, continuous improvement, a commitment to professional growth and development, and maintaining a service orientation in all we do. In its team members, Samvid Ventures looks for individuals who are motivated by excellence, will thrive in an entrepreneurial environment, and have demonstrated a strong impact‑orientation through their work.

Qualifications

• Current MBA student
• Experience evaluating early‑stage investment opportunities and/or early‑stage organizations’ areas of development
• Ability to identify information sources, gather and analyze data, and present findings
• Detail‑oriented and curious, with the ability to prioritize and navigate ambiguity
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with people at all levels in the organization
• Prior consulting, investment, and/or research experience is a plus

About the process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please submit applications via this Google Form and email any questions to [e-mail] with subject “Summer Associate.”

If your resume advances, you will be asked to complete a brief (<15 min) video interview via Hireflix. If you advance after the video interview, the final stages are a 2‑hour simulation with a Zoom debrief, followed by reference checks.

FLSA Status: Non‑Exempt

Hours per Week: 40

Weeks: 8-10

Compensation: $1,000/week; Candidates are encouraged to apply for financial support from their university, typically available to students employed by 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, including operating foundations.

About Samvid Ventures

Samvid Ventures is a philanthropic foundation committed to improving lives and advancing society through innovation in entrepreneurship, education, and wellness. We are headquartered in New York with a national footprint in programming. We apply technology and innovation to our initiatives across education and entrepreneurship to bring meaningful opportunity to individuals and communities with low to moderate income and wealth. Learn more at samvid.ventures