VC Fellowship @ Sunset Ventures in Los Angeles, CA

Sunset Ventures is a venture firm based in Los Angeles and San Francisco that invests in early-stage companies. The firm focuses on companies that are redefining how consumers live, work, and play. Sunset Ventures is dedicated to nurturing innovative ideas and supporting entrepreneurs to bring transformative products to market.

Role Description

This is an internship role for an Emerging VC Fellowship at Sunset Ventures. Responsibilities include conducting market research, evaluating potential investment opportunities, performing due diligence, and supporting portfolio companies. The Fellow will also assist in preparing investment memos, participating in meetings with entrepreneurs, and contributing to the overall investment strategy of the firm.

Emerging LA

Emerging LA is the most active startup community in Los Angeles, hosting 100s of local tech events and home to 14,000 founders, investors, & operators.

Our mission is to inspire the next generation of innovators and make Southern California a leading global hub for startups.

We foster connections through events, but we also go beyond most communities through impactful initiatives: supporting founders with capital, guiding students with Fellowships, and providing access to private markets through our angel syndicate.

About the Fellowship Program

Students are at the heart of thriving tech ecosystems, and Emerging LA is excited to help build the next generation of founders, investors, and operators.

Check out our programming that has taken place on campus at UCLA, UCSD, and CSUF, where we discuss how Emerging LA connects investors & founders with emerging talent across the LA startup ecosystem.

Our fellowship is open to students across Southern California and is also available to select remote students who have a connection to the SoCal region.

This program will offer hands-on VC experience, working across a wide range of operations & investments:

• Research & diligence
• Marketing communications
• Community events
• Deal flow & portfolio management
• Thesis development
• Investor updates

We’re excited to bring fellows into that same ecosystem of innovation.

Meet Your Mentor

Fellows will be mentored by and work directly with Brandon Hoffman.

He is the founder of Emerging LA and a General Partner of Sunset Ventures. Sunset is an LA-based venture capital fund that invests in founders applying emerging technologies to change our everyday lives. Focus areas include AI, deep tech, mediatech, fintech, and commerce.

Brandon was formerly an investor & executive at Samsung, an Internet analyst at Morgan Stanley, and spent over a decade working in both financial services and the media industry. He holds degrees from Wharton, Harvard, and CSU Fullerton.

Ideal Candidates

This program will be highly selective, designed for applicants who are excited to build a network with like-minded peers while gaining professional experience.

We are less concerned with pedigree or prior knowledge and more focused on the qualities that enable someone to thrive in the startup ecosystem as a future VC/Founder.

In our experience, those traits are:

• Highly dependable and delivers consistently
• Comfortable in fast-paced, unstructured environments
• Genuinely curious about a mix of tech innovation, business, investing, and impact
• Actively engaged and growth-oriented
• Takes initiative and exhibits agency

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and research skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Interest in venture capital and early-stage investments
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency in financial modeling and analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field
• Experience in startups or venture capital is a plus
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

Fellowship Timeline:

• Oct 10 – Application Deadline
• Oct 12 – First Round Decisions Made (invited to Final Round trial week)
• Oct 17 – Final Round Decisions After 1-week Trial
• Oct 20 – Official Fellowship Begins
• Nov 17 – Mid Fellowship Check-In
• Dec 19 – Project presentation & Fellowship Graduation

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Friday, October 10, 2025 by 11:59pm PT

(There will be no exceptions for late submissions)