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title: 'AI Labs Intern at Interplay'
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last_seen: '2026-11-11'
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# AI Labs Intern at Interplay

- **Company:** Interplay
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/interplay/bdf67758-1f20-4a01-8bb3-ccebfa79e9ac

## Job description

## AI LABS INTERN

## LOCATION

New York, NY, USA (Hybrid work – required to be in office 2–3 days/week)

## JOB DESCRIPTION

At Interplay, we invest, coach, and cofound companies. We're building a next-generation AI operations platform designed to transform how our firm and portfolio companies operate. We're looking for an AI Intern to join our Platform team and work alongside our engineers on Ivy and other internal products. You'll sit close to the people actually using our tools, find what's broken or missing, and help build the fix — learning by shipping into real production workflows rather than a sandbox.

## WHAT YOU'LL DO

- Sit with business line teams and document how their workflows actually run today.
- Test and QA new AI protocols before they go live; triage issues and reproduce bugs.
- Prototype small tools, scripts, and integrations that solve a specific person's specific problem.
- Write and maintain documentation for internal tools and protocols.
- Run research tasks — competitive scans, vendor evaluations, feasibility checks on new capabilities.
- Take on one-off build tasks across frontend, backend, and APIs as they come up.

## WHO YOU ARE

- A current student or recent grad who builds things for fun, not just for class.
- Comfortable asking non-technical people a lot of questions.
- Scrappy and resourceful, with a bias toward getting something working.
- Curious about AI and LLM tooling.
- A clear communicator, in writing and in person.
- Positive, coachable, and outcome-driven.

## REQUIRED SKILLS

- Currently enrolled in or recently completed a degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent hands-on building experience.
- Working proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript).
- Basic understanding of APIs and databases (SQL).
- Evidence of shipping something end to end — coursework, internships, hackathons, or personal projects all count.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- U.S. work authorization.

## NICE TO HAVE

- Experience with Next.js, Vercel, or Supabase.
- Familiarity with AI/LLM platforms (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini).
- Any experience building or prompting agents.

## DETAILS

10–20 hours per week, flexible around your class schedule Potential to convert to full time

## About Interplay

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Interplay is a startup ecosystem that provides venture capital, an accelerator, a studio, and platform services to support founders and innovation at every stage.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Capital & Operating Platform)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Mark Peter Davis (Managing Partner)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Venture Capital, Startup Acceleration, Company Building (Studio), Operating Services, Multi-Family Office
- **Target customers**: Early-stage founders, startups (Pre-Seed to Series B), and high-net-worth individuals (family office clients)
- **Mission statement**: “Entrepreneurs are the primary driver of social change. Our goal is to accelerate their journey.”

## Products & Services
- **Venture Capital**: Invests $500K–$2M in early-stage North American tech companies, with a focus on application-layer AI and marketplace businesses. Co-invests in Seed to Series B rounds (sweet spot: Series A).
- **Accelerator**: Provides a $50K cash investment for a 6% equity stake, plus a six-month remote program with hands-on support as interim co-founders. Sector-agnostic but prefers pure software and tech-enabled services.
- **Studio**: Partners with CEOs to build companies from scratch, typically starting from internal ideas. Invests $100K–$10M+ to break the cold-start problem.
- **Platform**: Offers core operating services (accounting, marketing, legal, professional development, outsourcing) and vendor discounts to portfolio companies.
- **Ascend (Multi-Family Office)**: Provides full-service portfolio and investment management, plus advisory services for estate planning, philanthropy, taxes, and more.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $9.0M (as of latest data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed; the firm acts as a conviction co-investor and maintains a network of hundreds of executives.
- **Growth Signals**: 28 employees (+25% YoY), 8,319 LinkedIn followers (+16.7% yearly), active job postings (+200% yearly), and a growing presence in Mexico, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full‑stack ecosystem** – Combines capital, company building, and operational support under one roof, allowing founders to access multiple resources seamlessly.
- **Hands‑on, interim co‑founder model** – In the accelerator, Interplay embeds itself as an interim co-founder, aligning incentives through equity (6% common stock).
- **Network density** – A large pool of executives, engineers, and interns that portfolio companies can tap into for talent and introductions.
- **Conviction co‑investing** – Performs its own underwriting but never leads, allowing it to remain flexible and aligned with market pricing.

## Strategic Focus
- **Investment thesis**: Application-layer AI and marketplace businesses in North America (primarily US, also Canada and Latin America).
- **Studio approach**: Identifies gaps in society’s “social fabric” and builds commercially viable solutions, often recruiting a co-founder/CEO after internal ideation and diligence.
- **Global reach with US focus**: Accelerator is remote and open worldwide, but companies must target US customers; studio companies are built in the US.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated 4.6/5 on LinkedIn (Work-Life: 4.5, Compensation: 3.9, Culture: 5.0, Career: 4.7).
- **Work model**: Accelerator program is fully remote; studio and venture teams likely operate in a hybrid environment based in New York.
- **Open roles** (as of search date): Cofounder + CEO (Manufacturing), Associate (AI), VP of Engineering – indicating opportunities for both operators and investors.
- **Perks**: “Unreasonable support” through platform services, access to a vast executive network, and a collaborative environment where employees work directly with founders.

## Sources
1. [interplay.vc – Homepage](https://www.interplay.vc/)
2. [interplay.vc – About](https://www.interplay.vc/about)
3. [interplay.vc – Jobs](https://www.interplay.vc/jobs)
4. [interplay.vc – Ventures](https://www.interplay.vc/ventures)
5. [LinkedIn – Interplay](https://www.linkedin.com/company/interplayecosystem)

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