Day in the Life - Growth Equity Intern
I've been getting a lot of inbounds on Linkedin from students who are curious about GE. I interned at one of the larger growth firms so happy to share some experience. Would say this is an average day.
9AM: Roll into the office, bullpen is trickling in. Grab some fruit for breakfast and start looking at emails.
9:15-11AM: Analyst asks me to go through the portfolio of an early stage VC firm and see if any look like they fit our criteria. Make a doc outlining each company's employees, and a brief note about what they do. Come up with 3 that look interesting. Analyst skims it and decides to reach out to 1of them. I write the email.
11-11:30. Hop on an initial call with a prospective B2B software company that one of our analysts was meeting with, that I asked to join cause I thought the company seemed cool. It's a pass - they have 4 customers.
11:30-12: Grab some coffee and dick around with the other interns for a bit.
12-12:30PM: Grab lunch with bullpen.
12:30-3PM: Look for potential companies to source. Come up with 30 fintech companies and send them to an analyst that covers fintech. He says thanks and decides that 5 of them are worth reaching out to. None of them respond.
3:30-4PM: Join an initial meeting with a company I sourced that operates in a really cool niche. I'm pretty pumped for it. Company is pre-revenue - waste of time.
4-6PM: I ask analyst if he needs anything done lowkey expecting him to say no, but instead he asks me to help format a deck he's working on with our portcos so I work on that.
6PM: Grab dinner with bullpen.
6:45-9PM: Work on summarizing expert calls for a company we're trying to talk to prove we know shit about their industry. I send to analyst, he sends to company, they don't answer.
9PM-9:30: Analyst emails me that one of the companies I sourced responded for an initial call. Write up a bit of background about the company and send it off to him.
9:30: Log off and head home
9:30-10:30PM: analyst who asked me to format the deck wants more changes. I make them, and go to bed.
Based on the most helpful WSO content, here's a detailed breakdown of a typical day in the life of a Growth Equity intern:
9:00 AM
9:15 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
9:30 PM
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
This schedule provides a comprehensive look at the tasks and responsibilities of a Growth Equity intern, highlighting the mix of research, meetings, and administrative work involved.
Sources: A week in the life of a VC intern/VC Intern Q&A, Growth Equity vs. Investment Banking for Undergrads - Thoughts?, Day in the Life: Hedge Fund Associate - Investment Banking Background, RE / REPE - What is your typical day to day like?, What are IB Intern Hours Actually Like????
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