Startup Scout Internship

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Startup Scout Intern

We're looking for a high-potential and ambitious student to join our team as a Startup Scout Intern. You'll work in our dedicated Scouting Team (part of TNW Programs) to optimize and execute our startup sourcing strategy. You'll dive deep into the world of the newest technologies and business models, learning how to assess their commercial potential and quality. 

Internship · Amsterdam, The Netherlands

About us

TNW is a global digital brand that informs, inspires and connects people who love tech, through media, events, and spaces. Primarily known for its global media outlet and award-winning tech events, TNW also incorporates a tech hub label and delivers custom innovation programs to corporates and governments. TNW Programs is the team building bridges between corporates, governments, and the tech ecosystem. We develop innovation programs (e.g. Tech5, Vodafone IoT Challenge) that connect corporates with exciting startups and talent to boost their innovation power. We also help governments to grow their local ecosystem and attract new businesses to their region.

We work with leading companies like Philips, Volvo, IKEA, Heineken, Nestlé, Vodafone, PON, Rabobank, Adyen, and ABN AMRO. Our government clients include South Korea, Thailand, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and more. You'll work in a dedicated and fast-growing team of 25+, with strong support from the broader TNW organization of 85 people working across media, partnerships, events, and spaces.

The role 

  • Speak to innovative startup founders from all over the world
  • Learn first hand about what's happening now and in the future of technology on a global level
  • Research and extract from different startup databases, social media platforms, events, and conferences, and other parts of the startup ecosystems for startups that fit our programs
  • Rate startups based on each program’s criteria
  • Gain experience in creating visual consultancy decks, and present these to our innovative clients

  • Work together with your team in order to establish the structural flow of information and a clear protocol for sourcing startups

  • Set up an efficient system for capturing incoming startup related data
  • Create tactics and templates for reaching out to startups
  • Identify new scouting platforms & keep up to date information on those platforms

Your profile

  • Registered as a student during the course of the internship
  • Available for at least five months in Amsterdam, starting in as soon as possible (Oct-February), for a full-time internship (35-40 hours per week)
  • A special interest and/or experience in innovation/technology/startups
  • A ton of enthusiasm for TNW's mission in supporting the best startups
  • Fluent in English, and knowledge of Dutch is a big plus!
  • Able to work with data

Our offer

  • Flexible working hours and a relaxed, informal work atmosphere

  • A paid (€600 p/m) internship for 5-6 months that helps you grow as a person and develop skills & knowledge you’ll take with you in your career

  • An online subscription to the Financial Times

  • You'll build a stellar network and meet some of the greatest thought leaders and most successful entrepreneurs in the world of tech and business (seriously)

  • Regular entrepreneurial events and workshops

  • Fruit, snacks, drinks and great coffee

  • An inspiring workplace at TNW City, with a bar & rooftop terrace 🌇

  • Weekly drinks with colleagues and other TNW City residents 🍸

  • Monthly team socials & company parties (even ski trips in Winter)

TNW strives to create and maintain a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all people are treated equally and given the opportunity to excel. Moreover, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not used in our recruiting system in order to keep automatised biases low. Every recruitment decision that is made, is made in a standardised manner so that bias is reduced.

Are you excited to join?

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