Social Impact Innovation Intern

WHO WE ARE

Plug and Play (PNP) Tech Center is the largest global innovation platform and one of Silicon Valley’s most active early-stage investors. We bring together the best start-ups and the world's largest corporations to create meaningful connections that help top companies innovate and meet their strategic goals. We are on a mission to bring the benefits of startup-focused open innovation to all four corners of the world.
Plug and Play has over 45 locations across the world and our corporate members include: The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, USAA, Visa, Nationwide, Aflac, Daimler, Ford, Nissan, BP, Johnson & Johnson, Roche, Pfizer, Walmart, Coca Cola, Adidas, and over 500 more.
Plug and Play’s corporate members utilize Plug and Play to identify the best startups to meet their challenges. Plug and Play’s proven investment track record includes Honey, Guardant Health, ApplyBoard, BigID, Kustomer, Rappi, Flutterwave, Hippo, PayPal, Lending Club, Dropbox, and many more.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

Business Development

• Coordinate and facilitate meetings with leads and corporate partners
  


• Research past partnerships & develop case studies
  


• Source, qualify, and track leads for new partnerships
  


• Support the development of partnership proposals
  

Plug and Play Foundation

• Identify and engage potential donors, corporate partners, and funding opportunities
  


• Support planning and execution of a new on-site innovation lab & related programming
  


• Help build a local presence by engaging schools, universities, and colleges
  

Accelerator Programming

• Track startup progress regarding funding, product development, go-to-market, etc.
  


• Assist with direct startup support (roadmap development, strategic guidance, etc.)
  


• Coordinate events, SME mentor sessions, and office hours
  


• Manage outreach to (and ongoing correspondence with) relevant SMEs, then support the development of content that is relevant to both the SME and the cohort startup
  

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree


• 1+ years of work experience in the capacity of other internships, part-time or full-time work


• Demonstrated interest in tech innovation (either work, academic, extra-curricular, etc.)


• Available to work 4 days per week at Plug & Play’s Silicon Valley HQ (Sunnyvale, CA)

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR? 

Work or internship experience in startup operations, consulting, enterprise sales/account management, or similar. 

• Network-orientation: has a passion for engaging with unfamiliar perspectives, finding opportunities for mutual support, and developing productive relationships


• Curiosity: (1) is actively seeking new information from a range of available sources to always improve their immediate work product, and (2) is constantly distilling their observations into learnings that enable unique perspectives and insight


• Entrepreneurialism: a thoughtful self-starter & self-developed - energized by the prospect of building and executing strategies based on limited guidance; is comfortable pivoting when parameters shift


• Executive Function: (1) can communicate effectively about ability & capacity (with a strong desire to develop both over the course of the internship); and (2) can balance pace/multitasking with depth/attention to detail for each type of project, and can effectively ask for guidance thereon. 

WHAT WE OFFER 

• Be part of Plug and Play - the biggest and fastest-growing startup innovation platform globally with locations worldwide
  


• Be at the forefront of innovation and get access to groundbreaking technologies
  


• Be part of a dynamic, international and open-minded team
  


• Get access to and communicate with leading international tech executives, startups and investors
  


• Work in a vibrant and unique working environment 
  


• Various opportunities for your career development after your internship
  


• Contribute and realize your own ideas and have room for self-development

*Please all applications must be submitted in English

** Plug and Play's global attendance policy: 4 days at the office, 1 day at home.