Internship Rabo Investments (Venture Team)

Ready to shape the future of food & agri, energy, sustainability and fintech—while growing your investment skillset in venture capital?

As an intern at Rabo Investments – Ventures, you will work on venture capital investment decisions with real impact and long-term value. This is your opportunity to develop your critical thinking and investment skills in a dynamic venture capital environment. You will analyse start- and scale-ups from a broad perspective: market opportunity, business model, team quality and impact potential.

You & your role

As a Rabo Investments Ventures Intern, you will be part of a multidisciplinary investment organisation of over 50 professionals and work specifically within the Ventures (Venture Capital) team.

The Ventures team focuses on minority equity investments in innovative, fast-growing start-ups that contribute to Rabobank’s strategic transitions, such as sustainable food systems, energy transition, financial inclusion and overall tech innovation in relevant sectors.

In this role, you will gain hands-on exposure to the full venture capital investment process, from sourcing and analysis to decision-making and portfolio monitoring.

Your responsibilities include:

• Sourcing and assessing new venture capital investment opportunities (market, business and team analyses).
• Conducting market and sector research and identifying emerging trends.
• Building and analysing financial and strategic models for start- and scale-ups.
• Contributing to investment memos and preparing management and investment meetings.
• Monitoring and analysing venture portfolio companies.
• Supporting strategic projects, such as ESG and impact integration within venture investments.

You & your future

During this internship, you will develop:

• A strong understanding of venture capital investing and early/growth-stage business models.
• Analytical skills focused on markets, start-ups, scaling strategies and long-term value creation.
• In-depth insight into venture investment processes, from initial screening to deal execution.
• A professional network within venture capital, innovation, private equity and strategy.

You & your talent

• Master’s student in Finance, Business Administration, Econometrics, Technology or a related field (e.g. Food & Agri, Sustainability, Engineering, Energy or Data).
• Strong interest in venture capital, start-ups and scale-ups.
• Analytical, proactive and well-structured.
• A team player who is eager to learn, actively seeks feedback and takes ownership.
• Eager to learn and open to feedback.