Investing in Technology Startups

By Thomas Weller ‘25

Understanding how venture capital works

Thomas with all of his coworkers and fellow interns at Orbit Startups.

Orbit Startups' Focus includes investing in technology startups from emerging markets.

My Work:

Managed portfolio companies
- Led calls with startup founders
- Assisted in finding additional fundraising for startups
- Provided solutions/ consulted on various operational challenges
Sourced new investments
- Analyzed startups' growth metrics (revenue, costs, MAUs)
- Presented investment opportunities to Orbit Partners

During the course of my internship, I learned that venture Capital is all about creating and maintaining connections. In addition, when analyzing startups, the founders' quality is the deciding factor.

Internship funded by the Peter Buck Internship Fund.

Published November 15, 2023