About VALSEA: Speech intelligence infrastructure for Asia — built for the accents, dialects, and code-switching every other AI ignores.

The role:

We're looking for a BD & Outreach Intern who wants to be in the conversations that matter, not watching from the sidelines. You'll work directly alongside the CEO in live outreach, investor conversations, and client pitches — real prospects, real objections, real stakes.

Ownership here isn't assigned, it's assumed. You'll build pipeline, lead outreach, and gradually take investor and client conversations independently. Your work goes into real emails, proposals, and relationships that move the business.

What you'll do:

Support and run investor and client outreach on behalf of the CEO
Research and identify investors, partners, and clients across Asia
Draft outreach emails, follow-ups, pitch decks, and one-pagers
Build and maintain a prospect pipeline in our CRM, with clear status tracking — deals die in silence
Join CEO meetings and actively participate in BD conversations
Run market research on trends, whitespace, and relevant players
Prep investor materials: decks, data rooms, briefing docs
Represent VALSEA at events and networking sessions
Gradually own select opportunities end-to-end

What we're looking for:

Confident communicator, comfortable reaching senior stakeholders cold
Genuine passion for deals and relationships — kindness matters just as much
High agency: you surface opportunities instead of waiting for leads
Fast learner who picks up new tools and priorities quickly
Coachable, comfortable with ambiguity and rejection
Startup or entrepreneurial mindset
You think in relationships built, not emails sent — and you ask what does this investor/client actually need before every outreach

Bonus: sales/BD/client-facing experience

existing network in relevant industries
CRM exposure (HubSpot/Salesforce)
fundraising or startup-ecosystem familiarity

Tools you'll use: Claude, Notion, HubSpot, lemlist

Success in 4–6 weeks: own outreach + follow-up for a set of targets

contribute in a live pitch or investor call with the CEO
maintain an active pipeline with clear tracking
draft an investor one-pager or client proposal independently

What you'll get: direct exposure to real investor and client conversations

hands-on BD, outreach, and fundraising training
a track record of real relationships, not busywork
a front-row seat to how something worth building gets built
a team where the best idea wins, regardless of title

Business Development & Outreach (Intern)