Westlake Ventures provides early stage technology start-ups with not only financial support but also the earliest and the best customers. We make co-investments with other funds and we recruit for portfolio companies with top talented experts in following technology sectors: robotics, IoT, Cyber Security, enterprise software, digital healthcare, blockchain and new materials.
Responsibilities
Westlake Ventures is seeking candidates for summer internship who will work closely with our investment team at Redwood City, CA. The candidate will support in particular in the preinvestment team.
Depending on candidate qualifications and interest, the candidate may work on projects such as:
1. Participate in critical deep-tech analysis and research
2. Conduct due diligence of potential startups
3. Understand dynamics of Capital Markets, impact to investor portfolios, and objective based investing
4. Translate Business Plan of startups if need
5. Research into global competitiveness in support of cross-border investment strategy
6. Support in researching and drafting deep-tech articles for Westlake Ventures Wechat account
7. Support in Westlake Ventures upcoming events
8. Support in Westlake Ventures office operation on daily basis
Qualifications
We are looking for candidates with the following characteristics:
1. BA/BS degree required, emphasis on Finance, Economics, or Engineering preferred
2. Knowledge of deep tech investment in Enterprise Software, loT, Healthcare, Robotics, Cyber Security and other trending industries
3. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
4. Experienced with healthcare, enterprise software, cyber security, etc technology
5. Quantitative
6. Chinese and English bilingual
7. Strong project management skills
If interested, please apply here.
