HP Tech Ventures Externship via ExternHP Tech Ventures Externship via ExternI learned techniques for discovering and evaluating early-stage tech companies during an HP Tech Ventures externship.
Projects from an HP Tech Ventures externship, showing methods I used to discover startups, evaluate business models, and analyze technology and teams.
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An HP Tech Ventures externship on deal sourcing and startup analysis, focused on techniques for discovering and evaluating early-stage technology companies.
Built a 50,000-path scenario-based simulation and interactive dashboard comparing speculative technology, quality stocks and S&P 500 proxies; AI-assisted coding. Published project on GitHub; developing historical-data validation and rules-based swing-trading/statistical-arbitrage backtests.
I learned techniques for discovering and evaluating early-stage tech companies during an HP Tech Ventures externship.
I am an early-career candidate exploring startup analysis and venture deal sourcing. I completed an HP Tech Ventures externship focused on finding and evaluating early-stage technology companies and am building practical skills in market research and startup assessment.
Externships
HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
In progress
Experience
Founder & Operator
FarkMarket · Aug 2023 - Present
Creative Director, Social Media Lead & Vendor
Blacksburg Vintage Collective · Oct 2026 - Present
Self-Directed
Independent Investment Research & Trading · 2023 - Present
Cashier, Cook & Premium Attendant
Eats2Seats · Aug 2026 - Present
Digital Marketing & Content Production
Yalla Apparel · 2024 - Aug 2025
Education
Virginia tech
B.A. Economics · Class of 2029
Skills
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
An HP Tech Ventures externship on deal sourcing and startup analysis, focused on techniques for discovering and evaluating early-stage technology companies.
The externship examined methods for sourcing and evaluating early-stage startups, covering market analysis, due diligence, and investment memo structure. Work applied a venture thesis to real opportunities and used AI-assisted workflows to organize research and analysis.
I translated venture sourcing techniques into hands-on analysis, applying the HP Tech Ventures thesis and AI-assisted research to screen opportunities, assess risks, and summarize findings.
Built a 50,000-path scenario-based simulation and interactive dashboard comparing speculative technology, quality stocks and S&P 500 proxies; AI-assisted coding. Published project on GitHub; developing historical-data validation and rules-based swing-trading/statistical-arbitrage backtests.
