AirTree is looking to add a paid Investment intern to our team! 

About AirTree 

Based in Sydney, we’re one of the largest and most active venture capital funds in Australia and New Zealand. If you join us, you get to work with many of the most exciting startups in our region - Canva, A Cloud Guru, Secure Code Warrior, Prospa, Brighte, Athena, Joyous - the list goes on and on!  We raised our latest fund late 2019 and now manage over $600m.  

We’re a down-to-earth team with a diverse set of backgrounds but the same passion: startups and technology. Our mission is to find and back the best Australian and Kiwi founders and help them achieve their vision. We are committed to building a world class VC platform in Australia. This is an opportunity to get involved early, help shape AirTree and make an impact on our region’s tech ecosystem. 

We’ve written a lot about the work that we do at AirTree, check out our Medium page. Some key info to read: AirTree’s year in review 2019 and our team bios. 

About the role

This paid role is for 20 hours per week throughout 2020 and is based in Sydney. 

You’ll work closely with the investment team to help us find and evaluate new investment opportunities and you’ll work on specific origination projects. You’ll gain exposure to our large network of startup and growth companies, as well as insight into our investment decision process. 

We can promise you one thing, no two weeks will ever be the same!

About you 

• You’re genuinely interested in venture capital and passionate about the innovation opportunities provided by technology, and the startups and entrepreneurs at the heart of this opportunity 

• You’re a self-starter who likes to get things done

• You have strong analytical and communication skills

• You’re happy to roll-up your sleeves

In terms of your background, it’s likely you’re in your final or penultimate year of University and studying towards a business degree.

Location and flexibility

The role is based in Sydney.  

AirTree is a flexible, family-friendly workplace. 

Diversity and inclusion 

We celebrate and value diversity and we are committed to being inclusive in the way we hire and in the way our team works together. 

The first step in our application process is fully anonymous. We won’t know any identifying information about you until your answers have been selected to go to the phone interview round. 

We also strongly encourage you to apply even if you are not sure you fit all of the criteria we’ve mentioned. All our roles involve a range of skill sets and we recognise that everyone has different strengths and experiences that can add lots of value to our team. 

How to apply?

Submit your anonymous answers through BeApplied https://app.beapplied.com/apply/d4mu3a0kh1 before 24 March. 

From the initial submissions we’ll select a smaller group for phone/video interviews and then a set of finalists for in-person meetings. We hope to finish the process by the end of March and have you working with us as soon as possible after that. 

We can’t wait to meet you!