Dive into the heart of agtech innovation! As a Startup Accelerator Operations Associate Intern, you’ll shape the future of our rice farmlands accelerator in Thailand by driving strategic projects, amplifying global startups, and connecting with key players to grow our impact.

What You’ll Do:

• Identify and market cutting-edge global agtech startups
• Support and manage resident companies with hands-on testing
• Collaborate with global accelerators and other stakeholders like press, influencers, and government
• Liaise with venture capital investors and corporations for partnerships
• Work closely with leadership for mentorship and growth
• Possibility to visit directly onsite if in Thailand

Skills You’ll Need:

• Passion for agtech startup community building
• Marketing savvy and business development skills
• Strong communication for liaising with partners
• Social media expertise (LinkedIn, FB, Instagram, X)
• Detail-oriented with hustle and a love for innovation

Company Description

Rouge International & Rouge Ventures is a venture capital firm that offers professional services related to business transformation solutions, agriculture tech accelerator, startup funding, etc. For more details visit rougevc.com.

Key Benefits of Joining

At Rouge, we foster a collaborative, high-energy space designed for your professional development. Here's what you can expect and how to maximize it: 

Global Industry Connections:  Our work spans an international network of clients, investors, partners, and startups. As a staff, you'll gain direct exposure to diverse businesses and professionals worldwide, expanding your career network and providing insights into global operations.

Diverse and Inclusive Team: Our team members come from varied cultural backgrounds, experiences, and locations around the world. This diversity allows you to exchange ideas, gain new perspectives, and, if in a leadership role, develop skills in managing international teams. You'll build meaningful connections and friendships while collaborating effectively.

Direct Access to Expertise: You'll have open communication with Desmond Marshall, our Managing Director—a respected venture capitalist and business transformation strategist with experience at companies like LVMH, HSBC, and Rolls Royce, etc. Unlike in larger organizations, Desmond is approachable for questions or guidance. Add him on WhatsApp to stay connected, even after your term with us. Strong performance can lead to ongoing support, giving you a competitive edge in your career.

Flexible, Results-Oriented Work: With our global team and stakeholders, we prioritize task-focused work over rigid schedules. This flexibility lets you balance your work with university or family commitments, as long as deliverables are met on time and to a high standard. It's an ideal setup for self-motivated individuals who value autonomy while maintaining discipline in goal achievement.

AI-Driven Innovation: We integrate AI extensively, offering practical experience in prompt engineering and its commercial applications—skills many companies overlook. Share your ideas for new tools or methods; we're open to your contributions. If you'd like to deepen your knowledge in a specific area, we'll provide guidance. Through our AI-focused partners and startups, you'll engage with cutting-edge applications, future-proofing your skill set in this essential field.

Mentorship and Networking Opportunities: As a venture capital firm with expertise in funding, business transformation advisory, startup acceleration, and animal charity, we offer access to executives, mentors, and industry professionals. This rare breadth of operations provides insider connections across sectors, boosting your career trajectory. Leverage these resources to seek advice and expand your professional circle.

Commitment to Social Responsibility: At Rouge, we integrate social impact into our core operations, aligning with values like sustainability and inclusivity that resonate with forward-thinking professionals like you. Key initiatives include:

• Promoting sustainable farming technologies through our AgTech accelerator, where we support innovative startups focused on cutting-edge tech agriculture to address global food security and environmental challenges.
• Operating an animal charity platform dedicated to welfare and conservation efforts, enabling meaningful contributions to causes that save last chance last call animals worldwide.
• Embracing global diversity in hiring, welcoming talent from all backgrounds, genders, and locations. We ensure equal opportunities, allowing anyone with the right skills—such as female programmers exploring new tech areas—to thrive without prejudice or judgment. This inclusive approach fosters innovation and reflects our belief that diverse teams drive better outcomes.

Performance Recognition and Rewards: We encourage creative thinking and excellence, evaluating staff based on results, professional conduct, and team attitude. This process helps you develop soft skills like management and collaboration, which are often underrepresented in academic or corporate settings. 

Top performers receive priority for:

• Paid external job opportunities
• Trial roles with partner companies
• Invitations to industry conferences or activities for networking
• Participation in major events (e.g., free booths for your startup ideas if you have one later)
• Referrals to industry leaders or companies
• Internal staff recognition
• External public LinkedIn and social media shoutouts from company and/or Desmond (Sample: http://bit.ly/4nezBwS)
• Access to the exclusive Rouge Alumni Hub Network

Rouge Alumni Hub Network: Excel in your role, and you'll join our special WhatsApp group for high-achieving alumni. This network connects you with peers (ex-staffers) advancing in their careers, offering ongoing mentorship, job leads, and business referrals. Backed by Rouge's trusted references, it enhances your credibility and provides first access to opportunities. Alumni will reach out to the Rouge members first in case of new work related openings.

Sharing Ideas and Feedback: We value input from all team members, regardless of role. Feel free to suggest improvements to processes, projects, or the overall experience—your fresh perspective is an asset. Share thoughts with your mentor, unit leaders, or directly with Desmond via WhatsApp, email, video or voice calls. We're committed to addressing challenges collaboratively, ensuring a positive and growth-oriented term with u.

Reference Letter: At the end of your term, you will be provided with a reference letter as proof of work with Rouge. The content of the letter will be tied to your performance evaluation by the leaders, Management, and Desmond. The letter is crucial as other companies will be using it as evidence for background checks directly with Desmond.

Introduction to our various Units:

• Management Unit: Top mgt level assist to Managing Director, strategic management of all units and enhancing operational efficiency
• Agtech Accelerator Unit: Managing agtech startups and industry accelerators for partnerships, test and research within our rice fields farmland in Thailand. 
• AI Unit: Identifying and using AI tools to solve various challenges from all Units for corporate operational efficiency. Good at business issue solving and programming skills, hardcore programming needed (eg. React, Next.js, C++, Python, AI language modelling, APIs, etc) required. Knowledge and experience in using Ai to help coding or app creation, eg. GROK, POE.COM, Mindpal, MAKE, Loveable, etc or any new AI tools. skilled at AI prompt usage and engineering.
• Social Media Unit: Managing all social media accounts and strategies
• Venture Capital Unit: Develop and handle new or existing relationships with our corporate clients, investors, and investment partners; will require offsite visits to meet with clients or investors. Engage external stakeholders and refer high-potential opportunities to internal units.
• Animal Charity Platform Unit: Animal Charity Platform is the charity arm of Rouge International & Rouge Ventures. It is an open and free platform to help last call, last chance cases, from legitimate animal charities globally, by reposting their call-for-help news. Knowledge of FB & Instagram postings procedures and community/partner collaborations skills required.

General Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; good & CLEAR English (written and verbal)
• Good professional attitude, responsible, team player, independent, disciplined, strong leaders
• Ability to work independently, efficiently and effectively in a remote team environment; motivating others & be a leader
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent proficiency in various AI & web tools like Grok, Gemini, ChatGPT, Canva, etc
• Physically located in Asia time zones preferred (Between UTC+3 to UTC+12)

Notes

• Please make sure your CV is in ENGLISH
• Double check your spam folder in case our reply emails are sent there
• Standard working period is 6-12+ months (or more if you can, so you will learn and can rotate work)
• Remote working online, flexible timing (may require outside work)
• This is a Non-Paid role; you will experience many aspects which you normally wouldn't in other companies/industries
• We may allocate you to other units, depending on the best use of your skills and future personal growth
• More details on this role or other positions: https://www.rougevc.com/careers