An internship for the next generation of Women Venture Capitalists

We believe that diversity is critical to Blackbird’s success and we’re committed to injecting our community with the best talent in the world. As part of that mission, we’re looking for a world-class learn-it-all female candidate to add to our Melbourne Office for a four-week internship.

If you’re hungry, curious, possess exceptional attention to detail and have a high ownership mentality, we’d love for you to apply.

Blackbird’s Women in VC alumni interns include:

• 2018, Michelle Hu is building a beauty accessories brand that’s amassed over a seven-figure run rate in less than a year. She wrote about her internship here.

• 2017, Emma Wiltshire is now in Westpac’s Graduate program.

• 2016, Michelle Huang is in Canva’s Growth team. She wrote about her internship here.

About Blackbird

Blackbird is a venture capital firm whose mission is to supercharge Australia’s most ambitious founders. We do this by raising venture capital funds, investing into the best startup companies and helping them succeed. We have half a billion dollars under management and a portfolio of over 60 companies including some of the most successful Australian startups such as Canva, Zoox, Safety Culture and CultureAmp.

Like the companies we back, we want to build a business that lasts for decades and produces excellent returns for our investors. Most of all, we want to support Australia’s most talented founders build category-defining technology companies.

We’ve written a lot about what we love at Blackbird, so check out our Medium if you want some more information about us. In particular, you should read about our mission and values, our master plan, and what we look for in founders.

About the Role

This is a 4-week internship program for current university students or recent university graduates. We want to find and nurture Australia's next generation of women venture capitalists.

During the program, you will work closely with Blackbird’s Melbourne-based analyst on:

• Operations: Collating information relating to our portfolio companies

• Research: Conducting research on public and private markets

• Investment experience: Attending Investment meetings

• Community experience: An all-inclusive trip to Blackbird’s inaugural event - The Sunrise in New Zealand

Logistics of the role:

• Applications close on the 26th of September

• The paid internship begins from the 14th of October (Flexible)

• Depending on your commitments, the program will run full-time for 1 month or part-time for 2 months

• Must be available in the Melbourne office

We use Applied to ensure every applicant gets an equal chance of success.

Blackbird is a Pledge 1% member — we pledge 1% of our time, equity and profits to help not-for-profit causes in our community, with a focus on greater gender diversity in STEM education.