Ever thought about what it’s like to work in a start-up?
Start-ups and small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are BIG business. They account for three fifths of employment in the UK and around 99.9% of the UK’s business population (Federation of Small Businesses).
Working in a start-up or small team can give you valuable practical skills and knowledge in a range of areas, from business planning and sustainability, to sales and digital marketing.
Each year we offer two paid opportunities to current King’s students.
2026 Summer Internships
Gain first-hand experience in a venture, launched and developed by King's students, alumni and staff. Applications are now open on our Accelerator App.
In a nutshell
- 7-week hybrid internship
- Open to current King's students
- Roles include marketing, business development, product engineering, research and more.
- Paid above London Living Wage (£15.29 per/hour).
Apply here by 7 May!
Key dates
- Applications Open: 6 April – 7 May
- Intern Shortlisting by founders: 11 May – 15 May
- Interviews: 18 May – 29 May
- Start Date: 8 June
- End Date: 24 July
Current opportunities
Please note you can only apply for up to two of the 12 roles we have this year.
Current roles - for more details check the link above
| Role |
Company |
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Community & Partnerships Intern (Start-up)
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SenaForma / SenaCircle - Community platform supporting women with chronic health conditions.
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Founder's Associate (Start-up)
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Tekniti AI - AI-powered compliance platform for the UK property sector. |
| Marketing, Social Media & Growth Intern (Start-up) |
Son:mi - AI skincare advisor offering personalised beauty guidance. |
| ESG Ventures Intern (Start-up) |
TrueGreen ESG - AI-powered ESG compliance platform for mid-sized companies. |
| Marketing & Growth Intern (Start-up) |
Tulah - Natural gut health brand selling via TikTok Shop and Shopify. |
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Data Analytics Intern (Start-up)
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Arcalytics - Intelligence venture analysing CBRN risks using open-source and geospatial data. |
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Customer Acquisition & Business Development Intern (Spinout)
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The Weird Gripper Company - KCL spinout developing robotic gripper technology for manufacturing and logistics. |
| Research Intern (Spinout) |
Alucia - Platform mapping supply chain risks across supplier networks. |
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Product Development Associate (Spinout)
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PoMEGRANATE™ - Digital platform providing preconception health screening and guidance. |
| Business Development & Product Operations Intern (Spinout) |
LearnLens - AI education platform, ranked #1 for assessment accuracy, scaling into UK schools. |
| Translational Strategy & Market Validation Intern (Spinout) |
NeuroPrognostix - KCL spinout with a blood-based test predicting Alzheimer's progression. |
| Market Strategy Intern (Spinout) |
MetaSenz - Deep-tech venture developing optical.
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In a start-up environment adaptability is key, and I've been exposed to a wide range of responsibilities beyond my initial scope, which has broadened my skill set considerably.
Hanh Nguyen, Global Health Social Medicine and Biosciences student, and Venture Intern
Associates
Work for the EI team alongside your studies - share your ideas and support our work!
Our Associate positions are designed to help you develop entrepreneurial skills by working on a range of assignments with different members of the EI team to support the delivery of our programmes and events.
- Flexible, part-time paid roles available on a one-year contract.
- Work on a variety of assignments including event support, research and administration tasks, social media marketing and more across a range of roles.
- Paid above London Living Wage (£14.88 per hour).
- You must be a returning student.
The thing I’ve liked most is the range of different activities I’ve undertaken, including attending focus groups, coming up with ideas and talking to different students. I’ve never encountered such an emphasis on personal development in any of my previous jobs.
Selin Akdemir, Law student and Operations Superstar (now Associate).
Watch Ria's story
Hear how Ria (a Mathematics with Management & Finance alumna from King's) is using her entrepreneurial skills to stand out from the crowd at interview and in her future career.