Associates

Become a Kickstart Associate!

Kickstart offers hands-on experience managing, investing, and tracking seed stage investments. Associates conduct commercial and financial due diligence, evaluate pitches, source companies, and track our investment performance. As one of few student-run funds in the country that fully distributes capital to startups, new members receive training in key topics in finance, entrepreneurship, and investing.

‍The expected time commitment of an associate is 2-4 hours per week. Meetings occur at 5:15PM EST on Tuesdays of every week, and generally last until 6:45PM.

All undergraduate students are eligible.

Kickstart is one of the UGA's foremost student organizations. Our members regularly place into internships and full-time roles in highly competitive fields. Since our inception in 2018, alumni of Kickstart have gone to internships and full-time roles at Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Citi, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, JP Morgan, Deloitte, BlackRock, NBCUniversal, Dropbox, and Esri.

Applications typically open in late March or early April of each year.
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General Requirements for Prospective Associates

Proven academic performance
Strong extracurricular involvement on campus
Demonstrated business skillset
Solid communication and analytical abilities
Demonstrated interest in entrepreneurship and/or venture capital
*Intending to add or already added the Entrepreneurship Certificate*

Committee Information

Please note, regardless of the committee you choose, all members of Kickstart hear and deliberate on pitches collectively. Committees are groups formed to carry out non-pitch related Kickstart functions. Please thoughtfully consider how your proven experience and interests align with the committee of your choosing, since we will review your application in the context of your chosen committee.

Deal Sourcing

You're our outreach specialists and the core of Kickstart. Deal sourcing focuses on building relationships with students, professors, and departments to ensure a steady stream of startups apply for funding.
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What could make you stand out?

Diverse club involvement
Extroverted, outgoing, a people person
Unique major (or heavy minor involvement) outside of Terry
Willing to attend on-campus events to represent Kickstart and engage with startups

Portfolio Management

Portfolio management ensures our fund operates smoothly by keeping up to date (and evaluating) formerly funded companies, in addition to writing formal investment recommendations.

What could make you stand out?

Proven history of diligence and high-quality work
Financial background - Apollo, SMIF, Kennedy, etc

Communications

You ensure that Kickstart is well-known on campus. Communications creates content for social media and oversees broad outreach initiatives. Compared to deal sourcing, communications is focused on creating and maintaining Kickstart's brand.

What could make you stand out?

Experience working with graphic design tools like Canva
Prior web design or development experience
History of managing social media or a brand
Written content creation experience

Recruiting & Operations

Active in recuiting for a few months every single year, recruiting and operations is primarily responsible for Kickstart's operations, including pitch scheduling.

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What could make you stand out?

Prior experience with operations or management
Experience in a recruitment role in an organization
Leadership experience in any organization