Venture Research Intern

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en.
 

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

As the global corporate Venture Capital (VC) arm of Sony, Sony Ventures is actively investing across startups around the world, across multiple technology sectors. Since starting to invest in 2016, Sony Ventures has made over 180 investments and manages multiple investment vehicles for both early-stage and growth-stage investments. In addition to its core investment activities, Sony Ventures is also the front-facing interface for startups partnerships & collaboration for the entire Sony Group.

POSITION SUMMARY

Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is seeking a Venture Research Intern within the Sony Ventures team. As Sony Ventures is ramping up its investments across the environment/climate technology space, the team is looking for a driven and passionate college student intern to join the investment team. Duties will include support with market research, technology & business analysis and Due Diligence. This would be an exciting opportunity to get a hands-on experience in a a Venture fund, alongside gaining experience to work in a large multinational technology conglomerate such as Sony.

This position will be on a Hybrid schedule with 2-3 days per week in the San Mateo office

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Create landscape maps related to specific innovations & key players around climate technology sectors

Continuously review & monitor news & media for new developments – both in terms of emerging companies and established players. Summarize those in a timely and actionable manner to both the SIF and broader Sony teams.

Contribute to technology evaluation of the startups that Sony Ventures is considering, notably in terms of identifying potential uniqueness (or lack of it) and related players.

Attend calls/meetings with startups and support the planning of investment activities with them – such as memos, next steps planning etc.

Participate in broader Sony Ventures activities around portfolio management, portfolio value-up… as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION

Your qualifications and experience should include:

Engineering degree (Bachelor’s at least, a Master’s degree preferred) from a top-tier university. Ideally in a technology topic related to environment/climate (e.g. physics, chemistry, materials science, bioengineering, environmental systems…).

Ability to synthesize large volumes of information to extract key insights and communicate those in a relevant manner.

Passion for new technology.

Able to multitask and handle multiple projects with short deadlines.

Thriving in a fast-paced environment.

Ideally some basic finance/business acumen (around business models, innovation economics…).

The target hourly rate for this internship is $19.00 per hour. The individual will be paid hourly and eligible for overtime.