BVCC has placed over 101 students at established venture capital firms, tech startups, and large tech companies for 11-week full-time, hands-on paid internships. Since 2022, BVCC has placed 34 female and 37 male cohort members into investment-related roles with our partner VC firms. In addition, 19 female and 10 male cohort members were positioned into partner tech companies. Tech interns are placed in Business Development/Strategy, Product Management, User Experience Design, User Research, and Software Engineering. Summer interns are paid $14,000 and are responsible for completing a summer capstone project. Summer interns are required to participate in BVCC’s 2-week boot camp prior to their internship.
Applications will reopen September 2023.
Host Venture Capital Firms
View the full list of our partner VC firms here:
Host VC Firms employ HBCU Students as summer interns and as 2-year full-time investment fellows upon graduation.
BVCC requests that the Host VC firms pay for the cost of interns and fellows:
Up to $14,000 summer internships
Up to $85,000 per year for fellowships
VC Firms can contribute without becoming a Host VC:
Pledge to employ a BVCC fellow as a full-time investment professional at the end of their 2-year fellowship
Lead a 60-90 minute session as a guest speaker either during BVCC’s summer training boot camp or the HBCU Curriculum
Attend the annual BVCC National Summer Pitch Competition
Provide financial sponsorships to BVCC programs
Tech Company Partners
Host Tech Company Internships Are Within Two Primary Fields
Technical
Business / Strategy
UX Design
Software Engineering
UX Research
Technical Product Management
Business Development
Revenue
Strategy
Product Management
Requirements
Students from HBCUs and Wellesley College (collaboration with Harambe House) can apply.
Must be a rising senior, graduate student, or recent graduate by the start of the internship.
Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher - all majors welcomed.