London, UK

dmg ventures is a leading venture capital investor in consumer technology start-ups at Late Seed and Series A stage. We are partnered with the UK’s #1 media group, DMGT (owner of titles such as MailOnline, Daily Mail, Metro and i), which reaches 35m UK and 130m non-UK adults every month. We leverage our sector expertise, as well as the expertise and consumer reach of DMGT, to identify, select and accelerate incredible consumer technology start-ups.

We have backed the likes of Cazoo, Zoopla, Zilch, Papier and Plum, and are actively looking for new investment opportunities. Our investments are in the form of a mixture of cash and media-for-equity, where we give companies heavily discounted media budgets to spend with DMGT, in lieu of cash.

Role summary

dmg ventures is looking for a 2022 Summer intern to support the investment team with various activities.

Key responsibilities

The intern will be assigned various strategic projects and day-to-day responsibilities, which could include:

• Researching emerging consumer technology trends (e.g., Web3)
• Benchmarking of our media-for-equity program against others
• Initial screening of target companies, and supporting with further due diligence
• Supporting with content creation for dmg ventures medium page (https://medium.com/dmg-ventures)
• We will also endeavour to expose the intern to all areas of our work, such as sourcing companies (including networking with other investors), making investments and supporting portfolio companies.

What we are looking for

• Seeking candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds
• Likely an undergraduate, but no requirement for finance-related course
• Demonstrable interest in the consumer sector and technology

Internship details

Application deadline: 15th July 2022

Internship duration: any 4- to 8-week period between July and September 2022

Internship location: High Street Kensington, London, with some work from home flexibility

Compensation: this is a paid position