Impact Innovation & Startup Researcher

Equal Innovation is seeking interns to join our fast-growing team as Innovation Scouts.  Equal Innovation is a world-leader in connecting mission-driven startups and social entrepreneurs with the partnerships, resources and opportunities they need to be successful.   We have worked with the Heads of State, Fortune 100 corporations, major foundations and investors from around the world to source and scout researchers and startups for collaboration and investment in areas like climate change, sustainability, education, health care and breakthrough technologies like AI, gene editing and media.

Under the guidance of the CEO and Startup Program Manager, Innovation Scouts will be responsible for managing Equal Innovation’s research, outreach and profiling of emerging startups that have recently graduated from the world’s best innovation centers, entrepreneurship programs and startup accelerators. 

The successful candidate will have an interest in learning about innovation, startups and achieving impact.  He/she will have experience leading teams and learning about different topics.  The candidate will also be familiar with the innovation and entrepreneurship process and have strong communications and English skills.  

·      Interview startups identified by Equal Innovation to develop a deep understanding of their products, teams, operations and intended impact to an SDG-related challenge.

·      Support Equal Innovation in the development of its startup ecosystem