Venture Research Intern

Sony • San Mateo, CA

9d • $21 - $28 • Hybrid

About The Position

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en. DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is seeking a Ventures Research Intern within the Sony Ventures team. As the global corporate Venture Capital (VC) arm of Sony, Sony Ventures is actively investing across startups around the world, across multiple technology sectors. Since starting to invest in 2016, Sony Ventures has made over 180 investments and manages multiple investment vehicles for both early-stage and growth-stage investments. In addition to its core investment activities, Sony Ventures is also the front-facing interface for startups partnerships & collaboration for the entire Sony Group. POSITION SUMMARY As Sony Ventures is ramping up its investments across multiple emerging technology sectors, the team is looking for a driven and passionate college student intern to join the investment team. Duties will include support with market research, technology & business analysis and Due Diligence. This would be an exciting opportunity to get a hands-on experience in a Venture fund, alongside gaining experience to work in a large multinational technology conglomerate such as Sony. This position will be on a Hybrid schedule with 2-3 days per week in the San Mateo office.

Requirements

• Engineering degree (Bachelor’s at least, a Master’s degree preferred) from a top-tier university. Ideally in a technology field (e.g. physics, electrical engineering, computer science, materials science, bioengineering, environmental systems…).
• Ability to synthesize large volumes of information to extract key insights and communicate those in a relevant manner.
• Passion for new technology.
• Able to multitask and handle multiple projects with short deadlines.
• Thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• Ideally some basic finance/business acumen (around business models, innovation economics…)

Responsibilities

• Create landscape maps related to specific innovations & key players around specific subsectors within Climate and/or Enterprise/AI.
• Continuously review news/media and harness AI tools for monitoring new developments – both in terms of emerging companies and established players.
• Summarize those in a timely and actionable manner to both the SIF and broader Sony teams.
• Contribute to technology evaluation of the startups that Sony Ventures is considering, notably in terms of identifying potential uniqueness (or lack of it) and related players, as a contributor to some of the Due Diligence steps.
• Attend calls/meetings with startups and support the planning of investment activities with them – such as memos, presentation preparation, next steps planning etc.
• Participate in broader Sony Ventures activities around portfolio management, portfolio value-up… as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern