next play on campus 9/30

suno internship, nfx fellowship, chief of staff roles

Hey, this is next play on campus, where we send under-the-radar opportunities for students to help them figure out what’s next.

Note that if you are interested in a company, consider getting in touch with them even if they do not have an open role. Here’s an essay we wrote that describes this approach.

And if you’re looking for more roles, check out our main newsletter: next play, where you’ll find 100s more under-the-radar, full-time opportunities.

Startups:

• Mikey from Suno is trying to build a future where anyone can make music, starting by making it easy for anyone to make a song with just a few short words. They are hiring new grads and summer 2025 software engineering interns. You can learn more and apply here.

• Nuno from Decipad is hiring a business intern. Decipad is building a spreadsheet alternative - a new way to create, collaborate, and present anything you want using numbers (no code). You can learn more and apply here.

• Lucas from Toby is hiring a machine learning intern. Toby is building live speech translation software. You can learn more and apply here.

• John from Apriora is hiring a founding chief of staff. Apriora is building an autonomous AI recruiter that automatically sources, conducts job interviews, and follows up with candidates. You can learn more and apply here (new grads okay!).

• Doug from Radiant is building Kaleidos, a containerized nuclear microreactor. They are hiring software engineering interns for 2025. You can learn more and apply here.

• Chase from FirstIgnite is hiring a sales development representative. FirstIgnite builds software to help institutions like universities bring research to market faster. You can learn more and apply here.

• CesiumAstro is building out-of-the-box communication systems for satellites and other airborne platforms. They are hiring a supply chain intern. You can learn more and apply here.

• Motive is building a platform to make managing a physical fleet safer and more efficient. They are hiring a sales development intern. You can learn more and apply here.

• Terren from College Pulse is hiring a research analyst. College Pulse is one of the leading research and analytics companies focused on college students. You can learn more and apply here (new grads okay!).

• Epirus builds software-defined high-power microwave (HPM) systems to counter modern drone threats. They are hiring a cybersecurity intern. You can learn more and apply here.

• Michael from Atmosfy is hiring a finance intern. Atmosfy is a platform that makes it easy to see what’s going on in your city. They support over 3 million businesses globally to help them get customers in the door. You can learn more and apply here.

• Christina from Databento is hiring a technical writing intern. Databento is a next-generation market data provider, powering many large financial institutions. You can learn more and apply here.

• Ed from Shadeform is building a GPU cloud marketplace. They are hiring a developer marketing and growth lead. You can learn more and apply here (new grads okay!).

• Brianna from 1Huddle is hiring interns. 1Huddle is a platform that uses AI to help with employee training - it tries to measure skill gaps, identify disengaged workers, and predict turnover. You can learn more and apply here.

• Aaron from Radix is hiring a software engineer. They are building a revenue intelligence/recovery platform that helps healthcare providers increase profit. You can learn more and apply here.

• Anna from Nowadays is hiring a chief of staff. They are building an AI-copilot for event planning. You can learn more and apply here (new grads okay!).

• Here’s a list of big tech companies hiring interns and here’s big list of European companies hiring interns.

Investors:

• Sophia from Alpaca VC is hiring an investor relations Intern. You’ll learn about the venture capital ecosystem and what it’s like to raise money for a fund. You can learn more and apply here.

• Harlem Capital is hiring part-time interns who will get direct exposure to founders and the investment process. You can learn more and apply here.

• Wonder Ventures, an early-stage, LA-based venture capital fund, is hiring an investment analyst. You can learn more and apply here.

• NFX is a venture fund that opened a fellowship role at several schools across the country. You can learn more and apply here.

• Paul from Serena VC is hiring a VC analyst intern to start in January. You can learn more and apply here.

• Randall from Jump Investors is hiring an intern. Randall previously founded Akamai Technologies, a company with $3 billion+ in revenue. The internship program includes meeting founders and learning about the venture ecosystem. You can learn more and apply here.

Founding something:

• Here is the YCombinator application. You may also like Sam Altman’s class on “How to Start a Startup.”

• Z Fellows is a community of people working on projects. They can help you with support, funding, and connections. You can learn more and apply here.

Special thanks to Elias for contributing interesting opportunities this week. Do you know of any internships, jobs, or fellowships we should consider featuring? You can fill out this short form. We appreciate any tips.

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