Thrive Capital Fellowship 2026

We are committed to nurturing and developing the next generation of founders, investors, technologists, and researchers by welcoming current college students to work alongside us during the summer of 2026.

The Thrive Fellowship will provide a select group of college students with a 10-week paid internship, a stipend to offset education costs, and deep involvement in the activities of the firm. Over the course of the summer, Thrive Fellows will apprentice with a specific team at Thrive and participate in curated Fellow events. This is a full-time position for the summer, based in-person at our New York office.

A complete application must include the following:

• Completion of the Fellowship Application Form. Applications must be received by 11:59pm EST on December 1, 2025 in order to be considered.
• Submission of an unofficial transcript for the current academic semester (PDF)
• Submission of a current resume or CV (not to exceed one page) (PDF)
• Completion of the following essay questions, no more than 500 words each (please submit a separate PDF for each essay question):
  
  • We've listed Thrive's 8 values on the application. Please tell us about a time you have embodied one of these values to overcome a challenge in your professional or personal life.
  • Describe a business or product idea that you believe could solve a pressing issue in society or industry. Please explain your thought process for identifying this need, the solution you envision, and how you would approach launching or scaling it if given the opportunity.
  • Describe a time when you used data to solve a challenging problem or make a difficult decision. How did you structure your approach, how did you execute your idea, and what was the impact of your solution?
• Video (limit of 90 seconds) explaining (MP4, upload to YouTube as an unlisted video)
  • How have your academic, professional, and/or personal experiences shaped who you are today? 
• Submission of one letter of recommendation. This can be from a former or current supervisor, a colleague, a professor or academic mentor, or someone you collaborate on an activity outside of school (e.g., club, on or off campus organization, religious community). Please direct your letter of recommendation writer to this link to separately submit their recommendation letter in PDF format (not to exceed one page). It is essential your LoR writer submits the same full legal name that you have written down in your application.