Business Development Intern (Remote) Work directly with the Founder of an AI startup building the future of workplace readiness. Are you excited about startups, business development, and creating real impact? Velvuri is looking for motivated, self-driven individuals who want hands-on experience building partnerships with engineering and management colleges across India.

This isn't an internship where you'll simply observe. You'll own real responsibilities, contribute to meaningful business outcomes, and work closely with the Founder to help grow an early-stage startup.

About Velvuri

Velvuri is an AI-powered workplace judgment training platform that helps engineering and management students prepare for internships, campus placements, and professional careers through realistic workplace decision-making practice. We partner with colleges across India to help students develop the professional judgment and workplace skills that classrooms often don't teach.

Internship Details Role: Business Development Intern Location: Remote (Work From Home) Duration: 6 Months Commitment: Full-Time What You'll Do You'll work directly with the Founder to help build college partnerships across India.

Your responsibilities will include

- Connect with engineering and management colleges across India.
- Identify placement officers and institutional decision-makers.
- Build professional relationships with prospective institutions.
- Schedule meetings and product demonstrations.
- Follow up with prospective colleges.
- Research new institutions for outreach.
- Maintain accurate outreach and pipeline records.
- Support business development and market research initiatives. Every week you'll work on real business development activities that directly contribute to Velvuri's growth.

Who Should





Apply? We're looking for people who are curious, dependable, and excited to work in a fast-moving startup.

You may be a great fit if you:

- Are pursuing or have recently completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Enjoy interacting with people and building professional relationships.
- Are a quick learner who enjoys figuring things out independently.
- Take ownership of your work and consistently follow through on commitments.
- Can work independently with minimal supervision.
- Are comfortable receiving feedback and continuously improving.
- Have a genuine interest in startups, business development, sales, or partnerships. We value attitude, ownership, curiosity, and execution more than previous internship experience. What You'll Learn Throughout the internship you'll gain practical experience in:
- Business Development
- B2B Sales
- College Partnerships
- Professional Communication
- Lead Research & Prospecting
- CRM & Sales Pipeline Management
- Customer Relationship Management
- Startup Operations
- Founder-led Decision Making What Success Looks Like By the end of the internship, successful interns will be able to:
- Manage their own outreach pipeline.
- Communicate confidently with institutional stakeholders.
- Build and maintain professional relationships.
- Contribute directly to college onboarding.




- Work independently with confidence and ownership. Performance & Growth Your contribution will be evaluated through clearly defined business development goals, including:
- Research quality
- Outreach execution
- Follow-up discipline
- Pipeline management
- Meeting generation
- Institutional engagement This is a performance-based internship with incentives linked to successful institutional onboarding in accordance with the company's incentive policy. Please note that this internship does not include a fixed monthly stipend. Outstanding interns may also be considered for full-time opportunities based on their performance, business requirements, and available opportunities at the time.

Why Join

Velvuri?

- Work directly with the Founder.
- Take ownership from Day One.
- Learn how startups build partnerships and grow.
- Develop practical business development and communication skills.
- Build experience that strengthens your resume.
- Work on meaningful projects with real business impact.
- Receive regular feedback to accelerate your skilled growth.

This Role May Not Be Right For You If • You prefer waiting for detailed instructions before taking action.

- You are uncomfortable communicating with new people.
- You prefer routine administrative work over ownership.
- You are looking for a highly structured corporate internship.

Selection

Process 1.

Application

Form

2.

Resume

Screening

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Practical

Assessment

- Interview

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Internship Offer

How to Apply Complete the application form below: https://forms.gle/1tDeGGBxuefBoGJh8 If you're someone who enjoys learning by doing, taking initiative, and contributing to the growth of an early-stage startup, we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Founding Business Development Intern (Remote) (India)
🏢 Velvuri PM
📍 India