Research & Operations - Fall 2026 HOD Intern

Company Description

Recognized in the top 3% of fastest-growing private company in the 2021 Inc. 5000 (#127), BluWave is an innovative B2B marketplace powered by technology, data, AI, and human ingenuity. More than 500 of the world’s top private equity and venture capital firms and thousands of proactive companies use BluWave to connect with the very best in class third parties for their wide range of critical due diligence and value creation business needs.  

In summary: we're like a Gartner Magic Quadrant meets a very high-end Yelp for private equity firms, venture capital and growing companies, connecting top business leaders with excellent solution providers, like consulting firms, marketing agencies, independent consultants, and other expert advisors.  

Job Description

Our Research & Operations team is looking for proactive, sharp, and self-motivated interns for upcoming semesters who can work efficiently either by themselves or while collaborating with their team without letting important details slip through the cracks. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain real-world exposure to the private equity ecosystem and professional services marketplace. As an intern, you'll be immersed in the operations of a dynamic business that connects leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies with best-in-class service providers.

What You'll Experience:

At BluWave, you’ll be intimately learning how businesses are built and developed while getting unique exposure to private equity investors and their business leaders.

You'll have a front-row seat to how private equity professionals operate, sitting in on calls with leaders from private equity funds, portfolio companies, and expert service providers. These interactions will give you direct insight into how deals are evaluated, how portfolio companies are supported, and how strategic decisions are made across the investment landscape.

Your research skills will be put to work as you help identify and source new expert service providers across various specialties. This critical work will expand our network, save the team valuable time on future projects, and directly accelerate how quickly we can deliver solutions to our clients. You'll see the tangible impact of your contributions as the experts you discover become part of client engagements.

Beyond client-facing work, you'll be invited into team meetings where you'll observe and learn how a small, high-performing business operates day-to-day. You'll gain perspective on everything from strategic planning and business development to operations and client relationship management—insights that are rarely available in traditional internship roles.

This role is ideal for someone who is curious, resourceful, enjoys research and relationship-building, and wants to understand both the private equity industry and how innovative B2B businesses create value for their clients.

Why we’re interested in you:

· A genuinely good person who loves to win and believes in “we” more than “me”

· A love of solving puzzles

· Enjoys a fast-paced environment and working on multiple projects

· Amazing verbal and written interpersonal skills

· A sharp attention to detail

· Self-motivated with strong ability to work both in teams and alone to get jobs done on time

· A currently enrolled student with a demonstrated track record of differentiated success

· Fun to be around in an entrepreneurial environment

Why you should be interested in us:

· Great culture focused on teamwork, values, growth, and winning for our clients

· Business exposure that most people don’t get until they get an MBA

· Ability to build connections and dive deeper into a variety of fields in the business world

· Fun environment to work in with a close-knit team

· Experience working in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment

· We’re creating a market

· There’s no other company like us in the world

This internship will be on-site in our Brentwood, TN office.