Symbrosia Inc
Fundraising & Investor Relations Fellow
About the Organization:
Symbrosia is a Hawaiʻi-founded aquaculture company pioneering innovations in seaweed cultivation. Our flagship product, SeaGraze®, is a red seaweed-based livestock feed additive designed to substantially reduce enteric methane emissions from cattle. Symbrosia is establishing its next phase of cultivation and manufacturing operations in Indonesia. This work will focus on developing a scalable, cost-efficient production system that combines controlled land-based cultivation, reliable seawater access, and proximity to the infrastructure needed for processing and export.
Fellowship Description:
We’re seeking a Fundraising & Investor Relations Intern to support Symbrosia’s capital formation work during a period of active fundraising and international expansion. This is a research-intensive role at the intersection of climate finance, venture capital, and non-dilutive funding. The Intern will help build and maintain the infrastructure of a raise: a researched and ranked investor pipeline, a calendar of grant and climate-finance opportunities, an organized data room, and the supporting materials that make diligence fast and predictable. The role is analytical and organizational rather than transactional — the Intern does not negotiate, set terms, or represent the company to investors.
The role will contribute to:
Researching and prioritizing prospective investors aligned with Symbrosia’s stage, sector, and geography Identifying grant, climate-finance, and other non-dilutive funding opportunities
Organizing and maintaining the investor data room and supporting diligence responses
Developing investor-facing materials, market summaries, and supporting research Tracking outreach, deadlines, requirements, and next actions across all funding workstreams
Responsibilities:
Investor Research and Pipeline Development
Research prospective investors across climate technology, agrifood technology, ocean and blue economy, and impact-oriented funds
Capture standardized profile data for each fund, including check size, stage focus, sector thesis, geographic scope, recent relevant investments, and named partners Identify strategic and corporate investors with adjacency to livestock feed, animal nutrition, dairy, and protein supply chains
Rank the pipeline by fit and warmth, and document the reasoning behind each ranking
Research potential warm introduction paths through existing relationships, portfolio companies, and shared networks
Maintain the pipeline as a living record of outreach status, conversation stage, and next actions
Grant and Non-Dilutive Funding Research
Identify grant programs, prizes, climate-finance facilities, and government funding relevant to Symbrosia’s work in the United States, Indonesia, Australia, and multilateral contexts
Build a funding calendar capturing deadlines, eligibility requirements, award sizes, reporting obligations, and application effort
Assess fit and flag the opportunities worth pursuing, with a clear recommendation and rationale
Assemble the standing evidence base that most applications require, so material is reused rather than rewritten
Support drafting and assembly of applications under leadership direction
Data Room and Diligence Support
Maintain a structured, well-indexed investor data room with consistent file naming and version control
Build and maintain a gap log identifying missing documents, and track them to resolution
Assemble a diligence question-and-answer bank capturing recurring investor questions and approved responses
Prepare supporting exhibits, summaries, and reference materials that make diligence documents navigable
Handle confidential materials with discretion and follow access protocols precisely
Investor Materials and Narrative Support
Support development and updating of investor presentations, company summaries, and appendix materials
Research and document market sizing, industry structure, and competitive positioning with clearly stated assumptions and sources
Tailor supporting material for different audiences, including venture investors, strategic investors, grant funders, and government programs
Draft sections of investor updates for leadership review and maintain a reusable update template
Maintain consistent figures, claims, and messaging across all fundraising materials
Funding Operations and Tracking
Maintain organized records of investors, funders, conversations, materials sent, and commitments made
Track deliverables, deadlines, ownership, and next actions across the fundraising workstream Prepare concise weekly status summaries for leadership Build repeatable systems and templates that the company can maintain after the internship ends Expected Internship Outputs A researched, ranked, and sourced investor pipeline with standardized fund profiles A warm introduction map identifying viable paths to priority targets A grant and non-dilutive funding calendar with fit assessments and recommendations A complete data room index with a resolved or actively tracked gap log A diligence question-and-answer bank Updated investor materials, market sizing documentation, and a reusable investor update template A final presentation summarizing the funding landscape, pipeline status, and recommended priorities
Qualifications:
Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a degree program in Business, Finance, Economics, Public Policy, Environmental Management, or a related field Strong research skills and comfort synthesizing information from filings, fund websites, databases, and industry sources Exceptional organization and follow-through, with a demonstrated ability to maintain complex trackers accurately Clear written communication and the ability to summarize complex material concisely Sound judgment and discretion in handling confidential company information Interest in climate finance, venture capital, and mission-driven business
Preferred Qualifications
Familiarity with venture capital, impact investing, or climate finance Experience supporting grant applications or fundraising campaigns
Comfort with financial concepts including cap tables, unit economics, and use-of-funds modeling
Experience with data rooms, CRM systems, or knowledge management tools Familiarity with carbon markets, environmental commodity accounting, or sustainability reporting frameworks
Remote, with coordination across time zones
Time Commitment: 15 hours per week