Startup Research and Strategy Internship in Bangalore (Hybrid)

The/Nudge Institute

Website: thenudge.org
Job details:
Role: Startup research & strategy intern

Location: Bengaluru

Duration: 2–3 Months

We are seeking a startup research & strategy intern to identify, evaluate, and build a high-quality pipeline of startups across the agriculture and MSME ecosystem.

This role combines research, startup evaluation, and strategic execution, including contributions to outreach, go-to-market (GTM), and community-building initiatives.

The ideal candidate is curious, structured, and self-driven, with an interest in startups and ecosystem building.

Selected Intern's Day-to-day Responsibilities Include

• Startup discovery and pipeline building:
• Identify and curate startups across the agriculture and MSME sectors.
• Build and maintain a structured startup pipeline or database.
• Research and landscape mapping:
• Analyze sector trends, government policies, and market opportunities.
• Develop concise sector briefs, reports, and opportunity maps.
• Startup evaluation:
• Assess startups on business model, market potential, and scalability.
• Create structured startup summaries for internal review.
• Data collection and intelligence:
• Source insights from platforms (Crunchbase, Tracxn, LinkedIn), reports, etc.
• Track and update relevant data, metrics, and insights.
• Outreach, GTM, and community building:
• Support GTM and outreach strategy design (founder outreach, partnerships).
• Assist in execution, including startup engagement, ecosystem mapping, and program support.
• Contribute to building a strong startup and ecosystem community.
  
  

Skills & Qualifications

• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesize information into insights.
• High attention to detail, organization, and comfort with ambiguity.
• Interest in startups, venture ecosystem, or innovation landscape.
• Pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree (engineering, business, economics, agriculture, public policy, or related fields).
• Strong academic background preferred; candidates from top-tier institutions are encouraged, though skills and execution ability matter most.
  
  

About The/Nudge Foundation: Founded in 2015, The/Nudge supports resilient livelihoods in India, backing 200+ social entrepreneurs and impacting 100M+ lives.

It is now launching an impact-first early-stage fund to support 150+ startups, enable 15+ impact unicorns, and improve 100M lives over the next 15 years through scalable livelihood creation.

About Company: The/Nudge is an action institute working towards a poverty-free India, within our lifetime. We partner with governments, markets, and civil society to build resilient livelihoods for all. We are a collective of some of India's best leaders and entrepreneurs from across the industry, academia, government, and development sectors, and our work is organized across three impact streams: Centre for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (CSDE): enables underprivileged youth to lead flourishing lives, Centre for Rural Development (CRD): enables rural families to come out of extreme poverty, Centre for Social Innovation (CSI): nudges top talent to solve India's biggest challenges. Click on Apply to know more.