Industry research fellowship
Passionate about technology? Interested in VC? By becoming a fellow, you’ll be partnering with a global venture investor for a hands-on industry experience.
We are looking for curious, creative MBA and undergraduate students to help us conduct research on various sectors and geographies. The fellowship will last for an academic year, commencing in October and culminating in June.
The industry-focused fellowships are in these sectors
Food/agriculture
Space
Robotics/IOT
Biotech/med-tech
AI
Advanced materials
Web3
Energy
Responsibilities of the fellow will include the following
Investigating new and emerging industry sectors and the ways that technology enables new opportunities.
Building an understanding of the competitive dynamics that animate these fields
Analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of both incumbent actors and new entrants
Evaluating the unit economics of startups and their abilities to scale sustainably
Identifying 30 promising founders in these fields every month and explaining the reasons that their startups are compelling.
Calculating the existing and potential market sizes of new, high-growth areas
Detailing the benefits and drawbacks of new technologies
Writing a capstone report at the end of the fellowship about the aforementioned industry landscapes
Each fellowship will focus on either a geographic or an industrial area
- Silicon Valley/San Francisco
- Indonesia
- New York
- United Kingdom
- Europe
- Boston
- Texas
- Vietnam
What you will get from the program
Participation in the end-to-end investment process from origination, due diligence, negotiation, and execution
First-hand experience and interaction with prospective founders
Exposure to executives of Fortune 500 companies in Southeast Asia as part of the due diligence process
Perks to join future conference and summits hosted by SeaX Ventures and RISE