About the role#
You will work directly with the founder at an AI-focused financial services startup. This role involves taking high-priority projects from open questions through research, recommendations, and execution. You will help build an AI-enabled investment banking business.
What you'll do#
- Identify prospective clients and partners, develop outreach approaches, and help turn conversations into commercial relationships.
- Research investors, improve fundraising materials, build financial analyses, and coordinate diligence and follow-ups.
- Support recruiting by identifying candidates, helping assess them, and developing effective team processes.
- Investigate new opportunities, answer strategic questions, and execute high-priority founder initiatives.
What you'll need#
- Zero to three years of experience, with internship experience in investment banking, management consulting, private equity, hedge funds, quantitative finance, or a high-growth startup.
- Experience in at least one of these fields is required, and experience across multiple fields is valued.
- Strong analytical, research, communication, and commercial skills.
- The ability to turn ambiguous problems into clear recommendations and take action.
- Experience contributing to financial modeling, fundraising materials, business development, deals, partnerships, or client outcomes.
- Experience working closely with a founder or senior executive is helpful, as is exposure to fintech, AI, or venture-backed startups.
- Relevant majors include Finance, Business Administration, or Economics.
Location & details#
- This is an on-site role in San Francisco, California.
- The position is a full-time internship lasting three to six months.
- The base salary is $80,000 to $110,000 annually.
About Clera
Clera operates as an AI career agent based in San Francisco. The company connects job seekers with startups backed by venture capital firms like YC, Index, and a16z. Founded in 2025, the organization maintains offices in the United States and Germany. It employs approximately 19 people.
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