Associates, Interns
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Associates and Interns
Are you interested in working with a startup studio that launches and incubates new startups?
Launch Factory takes pride in providing uniquely valuable educational opportunities through work experience and dedicated learning. Associates and Interns have the opportunity to join either our Innovation team or our Marketing & Operations team.
If you are enrolled in a graduate-level or undergraduate-level college program, you are welcome to apply for one of our open Associate or Internship positions below.
Fellows
The Launch Factory Fellows program is built for those with industry expertise and an interest in developing disruptive investment opportunities.
Fellows interface with our Innovation team to direct and execute research, speak with other industry experts, and shape our investment thesis. This program serves as an opportunity for fellows to gain early-stage investment experience, expand their network, and collaborate with like-minded individuals on innovative ideas.
Fellows have the opportunity to:
- Learn from Launch factory partners with VC / PE experience and numerous successful exits
- Attend industry specific events and Internal educational workshops
- Learn how to use the Design Thinking process to identify unmet needs in opportune markets
- Leverage Launch Factory’s suite of resources for research and analysis
- Gain experience developing and presenting investment opportunities
- Conduct research in line with your interests to build your personal brand
Our goal is for you to leave knowing how to identify consumer pain points, create business models, evaluate a competitive landscape, and produce market sizing estimations. Fellows are allowed the discretion to attend only the activities they believe are interesting / relevant
Who should apply?
We are looking for motivated and entrepreneurial individuals with a genuine interest in learning about the early stage investment process. Our most impactful fellows have been able to make decisions under uncertainty and take initiative when they see an opportunity to do so. We typically recruit from M7 business schools but are always open to those with unique and relevant experience.
About Launch Factory
Launch Factory is an early-stage investment fund that develops an investment thesis internally, sources founders, and invests at company formation. We have a diverse composition of investors, operators and entrepreneurs. We place the utmost importance on diversity in thought, experience, and backgrounds as it contributes to the creative approach we take to entrepreneurial investing.
Alongside our team comes a world-class board of advisors including Andy Ballester (founder of GoFundMe), Ken Potashner (NEWP, SBLU), and Gail Mosse (Attorney for Netflix, LinkedIn, Yahoo).
Alumni
Here are some of our successful Launch Factory Associates and Fellows alumni:

Gibb Chunothaisawat
Bain & Co.

Anne Wen
500 Startups

Lorenzo Rossini
McKinsey & Co.

Yanrong Dai
Greenspring Associates

William Li
Amazon

Austin Shaw
Research Intern
Undergrad at San Diego State University

Lexi Oplinger
Research Intern
Undergrad at San Diego State University

Austin Abhay
Process Dev. Intern
Undergrad at San Diego State University

Khushboo Poddar
Finance Associate
MBA candidate at Rice University

Isaiah Weiss
Innovation Intern
Undergrad at the University of California San Diego

Alexis Rogers
Innovation Associate
MBA candidate at San Diego State University

Lorenzo Rossini
Innovation Associate
PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UCSD

Isaac Torres
Innovation Intern
Undergrad at San Diego State University

Moiz Muhammad
Innovation Intern
Undergrad at the University of California San Diego

Julia Jiang
Innovation Associate
MBA candidate at Carnegie Mellon University

Siyu Lai
Data Analytics Associate
M.S. in Business Analytics at UCSD

Yanrong Dai
Innovation Associate
M.S. in Finance at Johns Hopkins University

Arianna Gianakopoulos
Innovation Associate
MBA candidate at University of Colorado Boulder

John Sanderson
Innovation Associate
MBA candidate at The Ohio State University

Mckenna Vranicar
Content Marketing Intern
Undergrad at University of California Berkeley

Ian Steffes
Content Marketing Intern
Undergrad at San Diego State University

Dan Oakes
Innovation Associate
MBA candidate at Stanford Graduate School of Business

Evan Morris
Video Production Intern
Undergrad at San Diego State University

Dominic Boland
Marketing Outreach Intern
Undergrad at San Diego State University

William Li
Innovation Associate
MBA candidate at Carnegie Mellon

Santiago Vallarta
Innovation Associate
MBA candidate at the University of San Diego

Pamela Henriquez
Innovation Associate
MBA candidate at Columbia Business School

Alexander Tran
Marketing Outreach Intern
Undergrad at San Diego State University

Anne Wen
Graduate Innovation Intern
MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School

Grant Alpert
Innovation Associate
MBA Candidate at University of Michigan

Allan McBride
Fellow
MBA Candidate at Rice Business School

Daniel Rabinovitz
Data Analyst Intern
Undergrad at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Grace Cao
Innovation Associate
MBA Candidate at Carnegie Mellon

Katelyn Hermanson
Marketing Outreach Intern
Undergrad at Indiana University

Gibb Chunothaisawat
Fellow
MBA Candidate at Carnegie Mellon

Jessica Zhou
Data Analyst Associate
M.S. in Business Analytics at UCSD

Hanghong Zuo
Product Design Intern
Undergrad at University of San Diego

Timothy Chen
Product Design Intern
Undergrad at University of Washington
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