Founder's Office Intern

About the Role

We are looking for a highly organised, curious intern to work closely with the founder at a DeepTech startup. You will learn our product, business model, and financials, identify relevant government and private funding opportunities, and manage applications from initial research through submission and subsequent program execution. This role is suited to someone who can understand technical and commercial information, write clearly, manage deadlines, and follow up professionally with external institutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Learn the company’s product, technology, customer use cases, business model, traction, and financials.
• Turn product, market, and financial information into clear application responses, pitch materials, budgets, and supporting documents.
• Research and maintain a pipeline of relevant government grants, startup programs, incubators, accelerators, competitions, and private funding opportunities.
• Track eligibility criteria, application windows, required documents, funding amounts, program terms, and key contacts.
• Coordinate application inputs with the founder and internal teams, and prepare complete, accurate submissions.
• Engage with incubators, government agencies, program managers, investors, and other institutions about applications, clarifications, interviews, and next steps.
• Track each application through review, selection, onboarding, agreement signing, milestone fulfilment, fund release, and reporting.
• Maintain a central calendar and records of submissions, communications, commitments, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Support pitch meetings, presentations, due diligence requests, and program progress updates.
• Flag risks early, including missing documents, eligibility gaps, unclear terms, or approaching deadlines.

What Success Looks Like

• A current, prioritised pipeline of relevant funding and startup-support opportunities.
• Complete, well-written applications submitted on time.
• Prompt and professional follow-up with institutions and program teams.
• Clear tracking of selection, onboarding, funding milestones, compliance requirements, and reporting.
• Improved readiness of the company’s core materials, such as its company profile, pitch deck, financial summary, and standard application responses.

Qualifications

• A student or recent graduate in business, finance, economics, engineering, public policy, entrepreneurship, or a related field.
• Strong research, writing, communication, and organisation skills.
• Comfort working with spreadsheets, presentations, and online application portals.
• An interest in DeepTech, startups, technology commercialisation, public funding, or venture finance.
• Confidence communicating with senior people and external institutions in a professional manner.
• Good judgement with confidential company, customer, and financial information.
• Persistence and attention to detail when managing multiple applications and follow-ups.