Alix Ventures — University Ambassador Program 🎉
Alix Ventures — Supporting Early Stage Life Science Startups Engineering Biology to Drive Radical Advances in Human Health 🚀
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Alix Ventures is a San Francisco based early stage venture capital fund supporting Life Science startups engineering biology to drive radical advances in human health. Our entire team comprises top VC backed Life Science founders. Born from our collective experience as entrepreneurs, we set out to build the fund we wanted to raise from…
Thesis: Life Sciences is experiencing rapid innovation with the rise of new generation of companies known as “TechBio” (Merging technology & biology), a change we believe is leading to some of the most impactful solutions in decades. Our passion is to help build transformative companies ahead of this revolution to significantly impact the quality & effectiveness of patient care. We aim to partner with passionate, accomplished founders who possess unique insights to solve some of the world’s most daring problems facing us in Life Sciences.
We are recruiting passionate student scientists interested in entrepreneurial opportunities within Life Sciences to serve as University Ambassadors.
The position would be particularly advantageous to those who aspire to be Life Science Venture Capitalists and/or TechBio Startup Founders.
- Apply here :)
Checkout our last class of University Ambassadors & their next chapters..
A few quotes from our University Ambassadors about the program…
“Alix Ventures Ambassador program is amongst the most inspirational & empowering professional experiences of my career. As an Ambassador, I engaged with industry legends, studied the inside baseball of TechBio venture capital, & built lifelong friendships. I learned how to change the world through Life Sciences & create transformative patient impact from my time at Alix — I highly encourage all passionate & innovation interested student scientists to apply!
- Eric Dai >> Now Deal Analyst @ a16z Bio + Health
“Alix Ventures’ ambassador program was an amazing launchpad for my career in TechBio entrepreneurship. Not only did I get hands on TechBio VC experience, but also Alix Ventures mentorship helped me build my personal brand as a thought leader through their all reaching BIOS platform. The program most importantly taught me the skills necessary to co-found a company — bringing things full circle I joined Alix’s portfolio company Zafrens as a Co-Founder & Head of Corp Dev. There is no question, without Alix I wouldn’t have had such an amazing next chapter in my career. HIGHLY recommend this program to all entrepreneurial student scientists!”
- Kayj Shannon >> Now Co-Founder @ Zafrens
“Alix Ventures’ Ambassador program not only kickstarted my career in venture, but also introduced me to TechBio & all the opportunities to apply bioengineering in entrepreneurship. The mentorship from the Alix team, access to the world’s leading & emerging bio-innovators, & pace of learning makes for an unmatched experience. If you’re at all curious about TechBio venture, are eager to learn by doing, & want to make friends that last a lifetime, the Alix Ambassador program is for you!”
- Amee Kapadia >> Now Analyst @ Cantos Ventures
As a University Ambassador you’ll have will have unparalleled access to behind the scenes of a top early stage Life Science venture capital firm.
Some example projects…
- You’ll work hand in hand with our partners evaluating potential investment opportunities, performing diligence, & attending pitch meetings. Perhaps even spotting the next unicorns in the portfolio 🚀
- You’ll be instrumental in creating firm investment theses & forming in-depth market research on cutting edge topics like Organoids.
- You’ll assist the BIOS Team on content creation & production — Feature your voice as a guest host on BIOS Podcast alongside some of the top voices in Life Sciences: Distinguished professors, top founders, & Midas List VCs :)
Reasons to Join:
- Hands On: Experience autonomy & ownership of your work. There is no hierarchy as there would be at a large firm & simply put, you will get to do things you cannot elsewhere. Because we are a small firm, there is more than plenty of work to go around & you’ll have the opportunity to dive in to your heart’s content :)
- Thought Leadership: We have a robust content platform that will allow you to feature your personal thought leadership & grow your brand alongside some of the top voices in Life Science.
- Mentorship: Personalized mentorship, advice, and warm intros that will accelerate your career in Life Sciences VC & TechBio Entrepreneurship
- Frameworks: We’ve programized VC into a practical guide & made exercises to help you pick up the tricks of the trade
- Exclusives: Access to exclusive campus ambassador events (e.g. fire side chats) featuring key thought leaders in Life Sciences
- Network: Connection to our invaluable network of investors, founders, & campus ambassadors at other top-tier universities across the country
- Selectivity: Program receives 2500+ applications annually & accepts 15 new Ambassadors each academic year: ~ .6% annual acceptance rate. Given the small size & competitive process, we ensure you’ll work in a tight nit environment amongst the best & brightest rising stars.
- Placement Rate: We work long & hard to make sure our Ambassadors are in the best possible position to succeed, we’re proud to say we have achieved a 100% placement rate of Alix Ambassadors into Startups & Venture Capital upon their graduation.
- 1 of 1: We pride ourselves in running a truly one of a kind program & strive to work alongside like-minded team members looking to shape the future of Life Sciences!
We are looking for top candidates interested in strengthening their involvement at world renowned research universities such as…
Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, CalTech, UCSF, Berkeley, Columbia, UCSD, UCLA, Penn, University of Washington, Duke, UNC, Princeton, Cornell, Northwestern, Yale, Oxford, & Cambridge.
If you don’t see you school on this list, we still encourage you to apply!
- Apply here :)
Alix Ventures Campus Ambassador
- Location: Remote
- Type: Part-Time
- Compensation: Unpaid
- Time Commitment: ~ 5 Hours / Week
- Duration: 2022–2023 Academic Year (starting fall semester & continuing through school year)
- Applications Open: Submit your application by September 15th
University Responsibilities:
Collaborate w/ Alix Ventures on areas of opportunity on campus such as…
- Source promising Life Science startup investment opportunities
- Build Tech transfer office relationships
- Network with Top university labs & professors
- Facilitate partnerships with university organizations
Program Benefits:
- Strengthen your knowledge of the startup ecosystem & build investment theses through market deep dives in verticals Life Science of interest.
- Meet regularly with the Alix team to share updates on promising startings, campus events, network building & Present market research
- Network with fellow campus ambassadors across other top research universities
- Join Alix fireside chats, networking sessions, portfolio company meetings, & ask me anythings
Preferred Attributes:
- Current undergraduate or graduate student with both broad/deep connections to Life Sciences entrepreneurship communities & centers of excellence on campus
- Formal coursework in the life sciences, medicine, entrepreneurship, and related fields are preferred, but not required as much as a willingness to hustle 🔥
- Experience leading a campus entrepreneurship organization, VC investing or startup operating is a BIG+
- Apply here :)
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