Economics student & Aspiring Impact Investment Professional

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Energy Innovation Capital logoCurrently an Extern @Energy Innovation Capital

First-year at UW Madison, learning VC-style startup analysis and investor reporting through an externship in climate and energy tech.

Work samples

Portfolio items focus on startup sourcing, AI-assisted market analysis, and investor-style writeups from the Energy Innovation Capital externship.

  • Venture Capital Investing in Climate & Energy Tech Externship with Energy Innovation Capital
    Venture Capital Investing in Climate & Energy Tech Externship with Energy Innovation Capital
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    Venture Capital Investing in Climate & Energy Tech Externship with Energy Innovation Capital

    Think like a venture capitalist—faster with AI. Use AI-driven tools, databases, and market maps to spot and analyze energy, industrial, and sustainability startups, then craft investor-ready reports to pitch them like a pro.

    Data AnalysisInvestment AnalysisEntrepreneurship

About me

First-year at UW Madison, learning VC-style startup analysis and investor reporting through an externship in climate and energy tech.

To build practical experience in impact investing, I am completing a VC Investing in Climate & Energy Tech externship with Energy Innovation Capital to learn market research, start-up analysis, and investor-style reporting while I strengthen my resume for internships. The externship taught me to use AI tools and market maps to spot energy and sustainability start-ups and turn research into pitch-ready reports.

Externships

Venture Capital Investing in Climate & Energy Tech Externship with Energy Innovation Capital

Energy Innovation Capital

Experience

Investment Management Intern

Asset & Resource Management Holding Company · Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

B.A. Economics, Honors in Liberal Arts · Class of 2029

Skills

Market researchStartup analysisInvestor-style reportingAI-assisted sourcingMarket mappingEconomics coursework

✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress

Venture Capital Investing in Climate & Energy Tech Externship with Energy Innovation Capital

Think like a venture capitalist—faster with AI. Use AI-driven tools, databases, and market maps to spot and analyze energy, industrial, and sustainability startups, then craft investor-ready reports to pitch them like a pro.

Data AnalysisInvestment AnalysisEntrepreneurship

Overview

This externship applied VC sourcing and diligence methods to climate, energy, and industrial technologies using AI-enhanced tools and market databases. The work mapped EIC-style investment criteria, validated an investment thesis against sector signals, and produced a short target list of startups that matched those criteria.

Venture Capital Investing in Climate & Energy Tech Externship with Energy Innovation Capital

What I've accomplished

I produced a searchable spreadsheet profiling five startups, comparing industries, funding, headcount, founding date, locations, links and contact details against the externship investment criteria.

Project breakdown

I compiled a searchable spreadsheet of five startups from multiple platforms, listing industries, funding, headcount, founding date, locations, links and contact info. The sheet compared each startup against the externship investment criteria for selection.

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