Intern, Venture Capital

Company: ​Fengate Asset Management​ 

Title: Intern, Venture Capital 

Reports To: Principal, Venture Capital 

Location: ​Toronto
Compensation: $34.00-$40.00 per hour

OPPORTUNITY 

This is not a traditional “investment intern” role. It’s a builder role inside an investing team, with the chance to help shape a new, growing Fund of Funds platform from the ground up. 

As an Intern, Venture Capital, Growth Ops & Investments, you’ll spend ~75% of your time implementing off the shelf solutions or designing, building and shipping internal tools that power our investing workflows and portfolio management (CRM, data pipelines, automation, reporting, and internal tools). We believe there’s meaningful upside in leveling this up through better architecture, cleaner data, thoughtful UI/UX, and scrappy prototyping. 

The other ~25% is investing exposure: supporting fund evaluation and diligence of tier-1 VCs. You’ll be able to sit on pitches with GPs and help us evaluate the quality of their portfolios and strategies. Bonus points for ability to have a perspective on the more technical products and companies.  

This role comes with real autonomy. You’ll have the freedom to bring ideas, test them quickly, and ship what works. If you’re energized by agency and want to leave the term with a personal track record of “impactful things I built that measurably improved how my team operates,” you’ll fit right in. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Growth Ops (Core Focus) 

• Improve our operating system: CRM, pipeline, portfolio monitoring, reporting, and knowledge management 

• Design and implement automations across Direct Messaging/Email/Calendar/Docs/CRM  

• Build internal tools with strong UI/UX to reduce friction for the team 

• Clean/dedupe entities (GPs, funds, LPs), build enrichment workflows, ensure consistency across systems 

• Evaluate vs. build: test new products (CRM options, portfolio tools, AI copilots/agents), run pilots, measure adoption, and recommend what to scale 

• Document workflows and create “how we run” playbooks so improvements are repeatable 

• Investments (Exposure) 

• Support fund screening and diligence: fund summaries, competitive landscape, track record, technical reviews 

• Assist with IC materials (light memos / slides) as needed 

• Help monitor existing relationships: fundraising updates, key news, portfolio developments 

KEY QUALIFICATIONS 

• Applicant must be an undergraduate student having completed at least 2 years of study in a computer science, design, data/analytics or STEM degree 

• Proven “builder” track record: hackathon projects, scripts, apps, automations 

• Strong analytical judgment with the ability to diagnose complex, unstructured problems and translate them into clear, scalable solutions and workflows. 

• Comfort with ambiguity and a strong sense of ownership: able to take an idea from concept to prototype, incorporate feedback, and iterate to a second version; without requiring fully defined requirements upfront. 

• Nice to haves: 

• Prior co-op/internship in venture, startups, growth ops, product, engineering, design 

• Network / Familiarity in VC  

• LLM tooling experience (prompting, evaluation, agents) 

• API, webhooks, automations, basic ETL concepts 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Being Authentic – Inspiring trust and being courageous.  

• Focusing on Performance – Being accountable and driving results. 

• Understanding Stakeholders – Knowing the needs of those who rely on you.  

• Creating the New and Different – Strategic mindset and innovation. 

Fengate is an equal opportunity employer, we strive to attract and retain a diverse workforce and are committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace. It is a core priority at Fengate to create, operate with, and continuously grow and sustain an inclusive culture that respects and connects the diversity of our team, our clients, our partners, and the communities we work in.  

We are committed to providing accommodation for persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs. 

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.