Is a VC internship relevant to investment banking?

I was able to secure a fall internship as a business development intern at a small vc firm. However, my goal is to go into investment banking and I'm not sure how much this aligns with what I would like to do. I will be doing research on companies, pitching, working on deals, which are all very relevant tasks to IB, but I'm not sure about the job title. Simultaneously, I'm considering consulting as well and this title seems like it would be more relevant. Please let me know and thank you in advance!

 
Best Response

LOL the only title that matters is INTERN - whatever comes after that does not matter.

Will you have a chance to learn why the business development ideas and initiatives are relevant to the VC ideas? I feel like that is a pretty applicable skill in the context of any investment thesis.

There will be similar skills that are used in both IB and CD that you can develop as well.

Be open minded about this and think about what your roll actually is.

 

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