About Antler
Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm enabling and investing in the world’s most exceptional people building the defining companies of tomorrow.
Antler was founded in 2017 with the aim of being the destination of choice for the world’s best entrepreneurs. Antler has 30 offices globally with 1,500+ portfolio companies. Antler is now one of the top 5 most active VC investors in the world.
The Antler operating model enables the firm to engage with founders across multiple touchpoints in the venture journey–from a first check through its pre-seed programs, to growth-stage investments through their newly created $285m global early growth fund Antler Elevate.
This MBA Intern role is part of Antler Elevate Investment Team. Elevate is Antler’s early growth fund investing from pre-A to Series B across multiple sectors and geographies. As a part of the London office you will work closely with Martell Hardenberg (ex founder of Lazada, sold to Alibaba for several $ billion), Mathias Owing Maanum (ex Mckinsey and Private Equity) and Helena Barman (ex Eight Roads Ventures, ex Farfetch).
Responsibilities
As an MBA Intern, you will:
- Support the deal team evaluate companies and put forward investment recommendations:
- Lead market research (e.g., market sizing, competitor benchmarking)
- Write investment memos (e.g., unit economics analysis, distill key insights)
- Create financial models (e.g., historical / projected financials, returns analysis)
- Lead thematic research into investment trends, and identify companies to engage with (e.g. AI agents, vertical AI)
- Assist the investment team with other day-to-day activities
- Support portfolio companies with ad hoc initiatives
- Run Fund projects around structuring and setting up of next generation funds
Requirements
You will succeed in this role if you are:
- Available for a 4-6 month internship on a full/part-time basis (preference for full time) starting in February 2025
- A recent or current MBA (graduate) student from a top-ranked program
- Minimum 2-yr full-time work experience at a leading VC, PE, consulting firm, investment bank or growth-stage startup
- Independent and proactive with a can-do attitude and comfortable with ambiguity
- Exceptional in expressing your ideas
- Passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship
- UK work authorization
What we offer
- A strong company culture with constant feedback and hands-on coaching from world-class investors, ex-entrepreneurs, ex-strategy consultants and ex-investment bankers
- Clear ownership from day one
- International environment that promotes diversity across globally distributed teams
- Clear ownership from day one, with a rapid learning curve in the Venture Capital industry
- Teams and offices across Europe
- Competitive compensation to be discussed
Application deadline is Wednesday 20th November, interviews will commence w/c 25th November.