BD & Strategic Partnership (Intern)

About Hightable

Hightable is a global, invite-only community of founders, CXOs, and industry experts. It helps startups with Money, Mentor, Market: fundraising support, expert mentorship, go-to-market strategy, global expansion, talent, and events such as mixers and conferences. We work directly with founders and investors, and you will sit close to the Founder.

About the Role

You will work directly with the Founder on business development and strategic partnerships. This is a hands-on, high-ownership, target-driven role: you will build pipelines, open doors with partners, investors, and startups, and help close collaborations.

Monthly Targets

• New client acquisition meetings: 15
• New memberships closed: 3
• Event partnerships closed: 3

Progress against these targets is reviewed every week and month.

Key Responsibilities

• New client acquisition: Identify, approach, and book meetings with startups and founders. Aim for 15 qualified meetings every month.
• Membership growth: Convert prospects into Hightable members and support their onboarding. Aim for 3 memberships every month.
• Event partnerships: Find and close sponsors, venue, community, and ecosystem partners for Hightable events. Aim for 3 partnerships every month.
• Partnership outreach: Approach investors, accelerators, corporates, and event organisers through LinkedIn, email, and calls.
• Pipeline management: Maintain target lists, track every lead in a CRM or sheet, and follow up until closure.
• Founder support: Prepare meeting briefs, decks, proposals, and follow-ups, and attend meetings when needed.
• Research: Map startups, investors, and competitors, and surface opportunities for the Founder.
• Reporting: Share a weekly summary of outreach, meetings booked, memberships, and partnerships progressed.

Who We Are Looking For

• A dedicated, focused, and self-driven person who finishes what they start.
• Strong written and spoken English, and comfortable reaching out to senior people.
• Good research, follow-up, and organisation skills.
• Comfortable with rejection and with working to numbers: persistent but professional.
• Students, recent graduates, or anyone in a BBA, MBA, or related program (any stream is fine if the attitude is right).
• Interest in startups, VC, networking, or business development.
• Basic comfort with Google Workspace, LinkedIn, and AI tools.

Good to have: prior internship or sales/outreach experience, event or community exposure, an active LinkedIn presence.

Logistics

• Duration: 6 months (full-time)
• Stipend: ₹10,000 per month
• Mode: Work from Office only
• Location: BTM Layout, Bengaluru
• Days and timings: Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 7 PM

Commitment Expected

This is a full-time, 6-month commitment. You must be able to work from the office six days a week for the full duration, take ownership of your monthly targets, and be reliable and responsive. If you need a flexible or remote setup, or can’t commit to 6 months, please don’t apply.