UGF Analyst Intern - San Diego

University Growth Fund • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

University Growth Fund offers students an immersive internship in venture capital and private equity investing. Interns meet directly with entrepreneurs and investors, ask questions to assess companies’ investment attractiveness, drive due diligence, and contribute to decisions about investments from the fund. After an investment, students may serve as board observers and take part in research and strategy projects that support portfolio companies. They can also source new deals and build networks through interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, and company boards.

Students join for one semester as interns. High-performing interns may be invited to remain with the fund and advance to associate, taking on more autonomous work and developing an area of investment expertise. After approximately one year, high-performing associates may advance to senior associate, leading deals and projects and maintaining relationships with entrepreneurs and investors.

New interns complete an accelerated seven-week training program covering the basics of venture capital and private equity investing. UGF also offers further skills training, individualized career preparation, and learning opportunities such as subsidized trips and access to conferences. This is an unpaid internship that requires substantial commitment and may involve monetary and leisure sacrifices.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to think analytically and strategically.
• Drive to succeed and take full advantage of the program.
• Willingness to commit substantial time and make monetary and leisure sacrifices; the role may require working all night to complete a deal analysis before an investment close date.
• Student status, as the program recruits students and brings interns on for one semester.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, investment banking, management consulting, private equity, or venture capital.
• A background in fields such as Finance, Biology, English, Math, Computer Science, Engineering, or Economics.

Responsibilities

• Meet with entrepreneurs and investors and assess companies’ investment attractiveness.
• Drive the due diligence process and contribute to investment decisions.
• Participate in board-observer opportunities after investments are made.
• Contribute research and strategy projects that add value to portfolio companies.
• Source new investment deals.
• Complete training and career-preparation activities.

Benefits

• Accelerated seven-week training in venture capital and private equity investing.
• Further training to refine skills and areas of expertise.
• Individualized career preparation tailored to each student’s career aspirations.
• Subsidized trips and access to conferences throughout the year.
• Opportunities to meet entrepreneurs and investors, observe company boards, source deals, and build a professional network.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed