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Founders Associate Intern
Clera
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- Pay
- about $10-$49/hr
- When
- Summer 2027, 6 months
- Where
- San Francisco, CA · On-site
What you'll do
- In this 3 to 6 month internship, you will work directly with the founder on high-priority commercial, fundraising, recruiting, and strategic projects, helping turn open questions into recommendations and execution.
- Identify potential clients and partners, develop outreach approaches, and help convert conversations into commercial relationships.
- Research investors, improve fundraising materials, build financial analyses, and coordinate diligence and follow-ups.
- Source and assess candidates, and help create operational processes that support the team.
- Research new opportunities, answer strategic questions, and execute other high-priority founder-led projects.
What they want
- Between 0 and 3 years of experience, with strong experience in at least two areas such as investment banking, high-growth startups, management consulting, private equity, or adjacent finance.
- Commercial judgment, resourcefulness, discretion, and the ability to turn an unfamiliar problem into a clear recommendation and act on it.
- Experience across different professional categories is valuable. No specific technical stack is listed for this role.
- Based in San Francisco or able to work on-site there, with an expected start around November 1.
Pay and perks
- Base salary is $80,000 to $110,000 annually.
Full posting
About the role
Join a founder-led fintech team building an AI-enabled investment banking platform alongside a media business. In this 3 to 6 month internship, you will work directly with the founder on high-priority commercial, fundraising, recruiting, and strategic projects, helping turn open questions into recommendations and execution.
What you'll do
- Identify potential clients and partners, develop outreach approaches, and help convert conversations into commercial relationships.
- Research investors, improve fundraising materials, build financial analyses, and coordinate diligence and follow-ups.
- Source and assess candidates, and help create operational processes that support the team.
- Research new opportunities, answer strategic questions, and execute other high-priority founder-led projects.
What we're looking for
- Between 0 and 3 years of experience, with strong experience in at least two areas such as investment banking, high-growth startups, management consulting, private equity, or adjacent finance.
- Commercial judgment, resourcefulness, discretion, and the ability to turn an unfamiliar problem into a clear recommendation and act on it.
- Experience across different professional categories is valuable. No specific technical stack is listed for this role.
- Based in San Francisco or able to work on-site there, with an expected start around November 1.
Compensation & benefits
Base salary is $80,000 to $110,000 annually.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Posted
Oct 16, 2026
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