Summer Intern

Nucleation Capital is offering a summer internship for students starting in May/June 2026 in Indiana. Interns will engage with fund founders, observe venture pitches, and learn about investment processes. Tasks include portfolio due diligence, marketing support, and outreach to investors. Candidates should be self-motivated and familiar with venture capital or clean energy. The position allows for virtual work with occasional in-person meetings.
Nucleation Capital is seeking student applicants for its summer internship starting in May/June 2026. We are looking for motivated, self-starting students seeking a position that provides them with an expansive view of the operations and granular activities of a venture fund. You will get to engage with the fund founders and portfolio ventures, observe venture pitches being made and learn how investment due diligence and decisions develop, among many other activities. We will assign a range of supportive tasks and provide training in areas spanning portfolio due diligence, deal memo research and drafting, portfolio and news tracking, marketing and social media support, CRM and data management tasks, outreach to investors and venture founders, fundraising and more. Be prepared to learn a lot and, depending upon your interest and capabilities, get a hands-on role in our ongoing investment and capital raising activities. We are looking for a very smart, high-energy and self-motivated person who can get up to speed quickly and begin to add value through insightful suggestions and awareness of available apps, tools, AI and industry data sources. Preference for candidates who are familiar with venture capital, private equity and/or deeptech investing; bonus points for those who have served in the Navy, have knowledge of nuclear power, advanced nuclear, carbon capture, utilization and sequestration technologies and/or clean energy as a sector. Experience with Airtable, Wordpress, Semplice, Brevo, Excel, Power Point, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe InDesign or Typefully a plus. Willingness to learn a must. Seeking someone local to Palo Alto or Menlo Park, CA and available 20 to 25 hours a week, who is able to meet in person occasionally but primarily working virtually, with regular and close communication. Office space available if preferred.