Jr Innovation Advisor - Internship (Italian/ French speaker)

About The Company

Mind the Bridge is a global innovation advisory firm that empowers economies through entrepreneurship and innovation. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices in Barcelona, Seoul, Bologna, Australia, New York, and Milan, it has been working as an international bridge at the intersection between startups and corporates since 2007. Mind the Bridge scouts, filters, and works with 10,000+ startups a year, supporting global corporations with open innovation initiatives that translate into curated deals with startups (POCs, procurement, investments, and/or acquisitions). It also provides corporates with advisory services and benchmarking on innovation strategies and structures. Mind the Bridge developed MTB Ecosystem, an AI-powered open innovation matching platform for innovation ecosystem hubs and corporates.

About The Role
As part of its advisory business, Mind the Bridge assesses the open innovation activities of several corporates internationally. You will be supporting the analysis of such activities by studying large, international companies. The work requires the ability to develop a deep understanding of a company's open innovation activities and of how large corporates work with startups. In particular, you will be assessing corporate-startup collaborations under the different categories of Venture Client, Investment, M&A, Venture Builder, etc. This is a great opportunity to learn first-hand about open innovation, the hottest business topic of the past few years, within one of the top advisory companies.

You Are a Fit If

• You are knowledgeable about the open innovation/startup scene
• You are proficient in English and Italian or/and French. Speaking another European language would be an advantage
• You are able to expose findings in a neat, efficient way
• You are able to digest high volumes of information, sum it up, and package it in a professional way
• You have the ability to pitch ideas and produce well-crafted presentations
• You are available for at least 6 months

About Your Soft Skills

• You are curious and have a high desire to learn
• You are passionate about innovation
• You have an entrepreneurial, can-do attitude
• You are proactive in identifying problems (and solving them)
• You like to give and receive feedback from team members
• You are able to prioritize tasks and act on sudden deadlines

Employment Type
Internship, Full-time

Location: Barcelona
4 days on site in our office in Barcelona and 1 day remote per week.