Position: Fall Graduate Investment Associate (part-time or full-time)

Type: Part-time (20hr/week minimum), or full-time (40hr/week) 

Entity: Powerhouse Ventures

Reports to: Senior Associate

Location: Remote or Oakland, CA

Start date: September 2026

End date: December 2026 (12 weeks)

To apply, please submit your resume and a one-page cover letter to phvcareers@powerhouse-ventures.co by Wednesday, August 26th, 2026. Please include “First and Last Name - Fall Graduate Investment Associate” in the subject line. 

We are unable to do informational interviews at this time, so if in doubt, please apply. 

About Powerhouse Ventures

Powerhouse Ventures backs seed-stage founders building the future power system across energy, infrastructure, and AI. With deep sector expertise and an unparalleled network, Powerhouse Ventures is uniquely positioned to identify and support category-defining companies.

Who Are We Looking For?

Powerhouse Ventures is hiring a part-time or full-time, paid Fall Graduate Associate to support the investment team. This individual’s primary role is to support active market research, sourcing, and diligence, as well as longer-term projects directly associated with our strategic goals. The internship is expected to be 20-40 hours per week for 12 weeks. The exact start and end dates will be confirmed in coordination with the hiring manager.

Your skill sets and knowledge base will be complementary to those of the investment team. This could be because of your expertise in cutting-edge software and AI, your operational experience at high performing startups, your relevant investing experience, or your nuanced understanding of our industry.  

What You’ll Be Working On

• Support our top of the funnel sourcing efforts by reviewing new startups, making recommendations, and supporting initial screening calls 

• Contribute to startup diligence, both by completing discrete diligence tasks and, potentially, supporting a startup diligence process from first call through investment decision

• Support on data aggregation and CRM management 

• In partnership with a Senior Associate, complete a relevant research deep dive with both an externally facing and internally facing component

• Complete ad-hoc projects to support diligence, fund operations, and research

• Other responsibilities as assigned

About You

• You’re currently enrolled in or recent graduate of an industry-relevant Masters or PhD program, or have 4-6 years of prior industry-relevant job experience  

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment 

• You have excellent communication skills and high EQ

• You bring strong strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills

• You have a willingness to dive into the details and navigate through ambiguity

• You are driven and self-directed with outstanding organizational skills

• You are passionate about climate tech

• Industry-relevant technical, software/AI, investing, and/or operator experience is a plus

Benefits

• Exposure to the country’s most innovative climate tech startups and access to Powerhouse Ventures’ extensive network of industry executives, investors, and thought leaders

• Insight into climate tech software trends and opportunities

• Experience on a fast-growing, ambitious, and passionate team dedicated to changing the way we power our world

• $28/hour stipend

Diversity 

We encourage women, people of color, LGBTQ+, and anyone with an experience historically underrepresented in companies, board rooms, and venture funds to apply. We are committed to pro-DE&I policies and practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and growth-oriented environment for all members of our team.