Venture Capital Analyst Intern
DRW is a Chicago-based diversified trading firm that uses technology, quantitative research, and risk management to provide liquidity across traditional and digital-asset markets.
About DRW
Founded by Don Wilson in 1992, DRW trades for its own account across global markets and operates strategies in cryptoassets, venture capital, real estate, carbon markets, and public-equity investments. Its crypto business, Cumberland, has provided institutional crypto-asset liquidity since 2014.
Skills
Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will collaborate with the investment team to research investment themes and opportunities from early stage to growth. You will evaluate investments, model deal structures and returns, analyze companies and markets, join management and co-investor meetings, and prepare pitch decks.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, or liberal arts
- Graduation between December 2027 and June 2028
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent
- Interest in business models, competitive dynamics, and innovation
- Interest in financial technology, cryptocurrency, capital markets infrastructure, and financial enterprise software
- Excellent behavioral and communication skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office, specifically PowerPoint and Excel
- Work authorization in the United States without sponsorship
Responsibilities
- Underwrite and evaluate investments based on risk and return fundamentals
- Assist with deal structuring and term sheet evaluation
- Model the economics of deal structures and their impact on returns in Excel
- Prepare discounted cash flow, competitive market, and development model analyses
- Join meetings with company management teams and co-investors
- Assist in preparing pitch decks for pipeline opportunities and portfolio investments
Benefits
- Organized social events
- Fully furnished apartment housing close to the office
- Educational, social, and team-building activities
- Options course