1. San Francisco Immersion Program
Winter 2020

2. Cohort When? Winter Quarter: January 6, 2020 – March 20, 2020 Who?
1Y, 2nd year 2Ys, MMM, JD-MBAs, E&W
How Many?
~30 students across two tracks:
Venture capital
Growth stage companies
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3. Northwestern | San Francisco
44 Montgomery Street (Financial District)

4. Northwestern | San Francisco

5. Learn, Work, Network Learn Taught by NU/Kellogg Faculty
1.5 credits of required course work
Another 1.5 to 3.0 credits of elective course work
Work
Work on-site 3 days a week
1 course credit for the internship
Students will manage the internship process
Additional support and resources will be provided by KIEI and CMC
Network
Meet alumni entrepreneurs and VCs, have access to cutting-edge companies, participate in local events and activities

6. Learn, Work, Network

7. Learn, Work, Network

8. Are You Eligible? Core classes completed
FINC 431 (FIN II) OR FINC 440 (ACF) completed
If you are pursuing a VC internship, you must complete FINC 445 prior to Winter 2020
3.0 average or above
Not committed to Global Exchange in Winter 2020
750 bid points will be charged
Students need sufficient amount of bid points to participate

9. San Francisco Required Courses
KIEI 980-0: Bay Area Internship and Networking Lab (full credit)
Internship with a growth-stage startup, or
Internship with a VC firm (prerequisite: FINC 445)
One of the following half-credit finance courses:
FINC 980-5: Cases in Venture Investing, or
FINC 982-5: Advanced Topics in Venture Capital Investing (prerequisite: FINC 445)

10. San Francisco Electives
Winter 2020 Electives:
KIEI 967 Launching and Leading Startups
KIEI Building Innovation, Teams and Culture
KIEI 458 Product Management for Technology Companies
NU Law courses open to Kellogg students (1 course credit each):
BLAW Business & Law of Venture Deals
Competition Regulation: Antitrust and Intellectual Property
Linda will edit

11. Internship Search Student-led and CMC-supported
Students manage own search and interview process
Outreach and networking skills are key
Support from CMC and KIEI
Program resume book sent to VCs and growth-stage companies that have expressed interest in the program
CMC Library: identifying target companies, finding contacts, company research
Coaches: help with networking, outreach, and interview prep
CMC support on-site in SF
CMC Primary contact is Brittany Wisniewski

12. Past Internship Sites – Growth Stage

13. Past Internship Sites - VC

14. Where did students go? Winter Quarter Internships
Full-time Positions (2019 cohort)
2017
2018
2019
VC firms 3 6 11
Growth-stage companies 10 17 15
Total # of Students 13 23 26
Type of company in which students are working
Big tech firm (Google, Amazon, Adobe, etc) 24
46%
Growth stage/startup 12
23%
VC, Investment Banking 2 4%
Consulting 5
10%
Financial Services 3 6%
Other (Manufacturing, real estate) 6
12%
Type of function
Product Manager 21
40%
Strategy 8
15%
Finance 7
13%
Marketing
Analytics
Operations
Other

15. Applicant Profile
Strong professional interest and personal experience in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Technology and/or Venture Capital
Desire to work in growth-stage entrepreneurial firm or venture capital
Active in the Kellogg community and interest in being a Kellogg ambassador
Intent to move to the Bay Area after graduation

16. Application Timeline
Application will be available September 3 on KIEI website
Applications due EOD Saturday September, 28
Selected applicants will be contacted for a required interview Oct 3 or 4
Cohort selected by October 8

17. FAQs
Paid internships
Housing
International students

18. Contact kiei@Kellogg.northwestern.edu with questions
Thank You!
Contact with questions