POWERHOUSE VENTURES SPRING GRADUATE ASSOCIATE (PART-TIME)
Position: Spring Graduate Associate
Entity: Powerhouse Ventures
Reports to: Senior Associate
Location: Remote or Oakland, CA
Start date: January 2025
End date: April 2025
To apply, please submit your resume and a one-page cover letter to phvcareers@powerhouse.fund by Friday, November 15, 2024. Please include “Your First and Last Name - Spring Graduate Associate” in the subject line.
We are unable to do informational interviews at this time, so if in doubt, please apply.
About Powerhouse Ventures
Our mission at Powerhouse Ventures is to find and support seed-stage founders building innovative software to rapidly scale climate solutions. Our exceptional team, proprietary data, and established brand makes us uniquely qualified to find and evaluate top-tier founders, and our unparalleled network and community helps them succeed.
Who Are We Looking For?
Powerhouse Ventures is hiring a part-time, paid Spring Graduate Associate to support the investment team. This individual’s primary role is to support active market research, sourcing, and diligence, as well as longer-term projects directly associated with our strategic goals. The internship is expected to be 15 hours per week for about 12 weeks from January to April. The exact start and end dates are to be determined with the hiring manager.
What You’ll Be Working On
Support our top of the funnel sourcing efforts by reviewing new startups, making recommendations, and supporting initial screening calls
Support on data aggregation and CRM management
Completing ad-hoc projects to support diligence, fund operations, and research
Other responsibilities as assigned
About You
Currently enrolled in an industry-relevant Masters or PhD program, or 4-6 years of prior industry-relevant job experience
You thrive in a fast-paced environment
You have excellent communication skills and high EQ
You bring strong strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills
You have a willingness to dive into the details and navigate through ambiguity
You are driven and self-directed with outstanding organizational skills
You are passionate about climate tech
Industry-relevant technical, engineering and/or operator experience is a plus
Benefits
Exposure to the country’s most innovative climate tech startups and access to Powerhouse Ventures’ extensive network of industry executives, investors, and thought leaders
Insight into climate tech software trends and opportunities
Experience on a fast-growing, ambitious, and passionate team dedicated to changing the way we power our world
$25/hour stipend
Diversity
One of our values is to broaden leadership opportunities for women, underrepresented people of color, LGBTQ+, and anyone with an experience historically underrepresented in companies, board rooms, and venture funds. We believe that everyone in the industry, and at our fund, has to be committed to pro-DE&I policies and practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, safe, and growth-oriented environment for all members of our team.
Purpose, Culture, and Values
Our purpose is to address the climate crisis with innovation.
The Powerhouse and Powerhouse Ventures teams have built a high-performance, results-based, and impact-oriented environment. We’re committed to cultivating a positive workplace that embraces feedback and supports personal and professional growth.
To see other open roles at Powerhouse and Powerhouse Ventures, visit our career page.