MBA Intern, Corporate Development

About Corporate Development and Vercel Ventures

The Corporate Development team at Vercel manages the end-to-end M&A process, from identifying world-class teams and companies to evaluating, executing, and integrating acquisitions. To date, the team has helped bring 10+ teams to Vercel through M&A, including NuxtLabs, Gel Data, and more. The team also oversees Vercel Ventures, our strategic investment arm focused on supporting startups that strengthen the developer and AI ecosystem around Vercel.

Role overview

This is an AI-first internship focused on building internal tools, software, and agent-driven workflows that fundamentally improve how Corporate Development and Ventures operate.

This is not a traditional analyst role and is not target- or client-facing. Instead, you will work directly with Vercel’s Head of Corp Dev to design and ship AI-enabled systems that automate and streamline the Corp Dev lifecycle end-to-end.

The goal is to apply modern AI tooling and software thinking to reimagine what Corporate Development looks like when built for scale by a very small team.

What you will do

• Build AI-native sourcing systems: Create automated workflows using LLMs, agents, and coding assistants (e.g., v0) to continuously surface and prioritize relevant companies across AI infrastructure, developer tools, and adjacent categories.
  
  
• Automate market mapping: Develop tools that generate, update, and maintain market maps and ecosystem views with minimal manual effort.
  
  
• Streamline early diligence: Build AI-powered workflows that gather signals, synthesize company and product information, and organize insights for fast evaluation.
  
  
• Support integration planning: Prototype lightweight tools that help structure and capture integration considerations earlier in the deal process.
  
  
• Ship internal tooling: Design and deploy reusable internal tools, dashboards, or agents that reduce manual work and improve consistency across Corp Dev and Ventures workflows.

Required qualifications

• Be available to commit to a Spring 2026 internship (February–May 2026), with the possibility of extending into Summer 2026
• Currently enrolled in an MBA program with availability during the spring/summer semester.
• Strong technical background in computer science, data science, engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Demonstrated mastery of modern AI tools, coding assistants, and automation frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a builder’s mindset.
  
  

Preferred qualifications

• Experience building with and deploying on Vercel.
• Experience with Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with LLMs, agent frameworks, APIs, and internal tooling.
• Background as a startup founder/executive; and/or in M&A or venture investing.