For Ventures

Hire a team, not a headcount.

Full-time and part-time hires are expensive and risky before you've found product-market fit. Venture Interns Lab gives you a small, structured team for a single 12-week term, priced as a flat program due, not a salary.

What you get

A dedicated team, briefed weekly, accountable to deliverables

A real project manager

Every team is led by a project manager who owns timelines, documentation, and communication back to you.

Matched skillsets

Interns are matched to your actual needs: marketing, PM, financial strategy, web dev and AI, administrative support, or industry-specific consulting.

Weekly accountability

Teams brief the full cohort every week, so progress stays visible and on track, not just to you, but to the whole program.

A defined term

Twelve weeks, clear start and end. Extend into another term if it's working, or wrap cleanly if it's not.

A public showcase

At term's end, pitch your venture and your team's work to a room of founders, peers, and prospective hires or investors.

Written agreements

Clear contracts on scope, expectations, and commitment for both your venture and the interns you're matched with.

Process

From application to showcase

1

Tell us what you need

Share your venture's stage, goals, and the gaps you want a team to help close.

2

Get matched

We build a team around your needs, sized and skilled to fit your venture, not a generic template.

3

Kickoff meeting

You, your project manager, and program leadership align on scope, roles, and how the team will communicate day to day.

4

Weekly delivery

The team works your priorities, briefs the cohort weekly, and keeps a running log of hours and deliverables.

5

Showcase & renew

Present progress at the term's showcase. Want to continue? We can roll the same team into the next term.

Pricing

One flat due per term. No salaries, no equity.

Program dues are a flat, per-term rate that scales with team size: not a wage, not a stake in your company. Final pricing is confirmed when we scope your team.

Structure
Venture Interns Lab
Cost model
Flat program due per term
Equity taken
None
Hiring commitment
None. Term-based, renew if it's working
Team composition
Matched to your stated needs
Oversight
Dedicated project manager + weekly briefings
FAQ

Common questions from founders

Is this the same as hiring an employee?

No. Interns join your venture through Venture Interns Lab under a written program agreement, not an employment contract. You pay a flat program due, not a wage.

Who do I actually work with day to day?

Your primary point of contact is your team's project manager, who aggregates work, manages the intern team, and briefs you on progress. Program leadership stays available for anything outside the project manager's scope.

What if it's not the right fit?

Each engagement runs one 12-week term at a time. If it's working, we can roll the same team into the next term. If not, the engagement ends cleanly at the showcase.

Why does Venture Interns Lab operate as its own LLC?

Operating independently lets us offer clear, enforceable agreements to both ventures and interns, and keeps the program's brand and processes owned by the program itself rather than any one institution.

Venture Application

Bring your venture into the next cohort

Tell us about your venture and what you need, and we'll match you with a team ahead of the next term. Prefer to talk it through first? Book a meeting instead.

Venture basics
Tell us who you are and what you're building.
Founder contact
Who should we follow up with?
What you need
Select every area you'd like your intern team to cover.
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