AI Enablement & Systems Intern

Role

Location: London

Duration: 10-16 weeks

Type: Paid internship

We’re looking for a sharp, hands-on technical intern to help us bring practical AI into Volpi Capital’s day-to-day operations, particularly in go-to-market / CRM related use cases. You won’t be building models from scratch. You’ll be integrating tools, wiring APIs, and turning real business workflows into automated systems that save the investment team time and give us an edge, to identify relevant targets for investment, and getting in front of the right people at the right time.

You’ll work directly with the deal team to prototype and deploy the top AI use cases highlighted internally: improving outbound origination, automating follow-ups, surfacing triggers and news, and connecting our data sources so information flows without friction.

If you like solving real problems, not writing theoretical papers, you’ll enjoy this.

What you’ll work on

1. Internal AI projects

• Build and test GPT-based agents to support back-office and investment workflows.

• Build lightweight automation around Outlook, Affinity (CRM), and web-scraping pipelines.

• Create internal tools that pull data from multiple sources and turn it into alerts, summaries, or draft emails.

2. Tool integrations & workflow automation

• Connect Copilot, ChatGPT, or custom GPTs to our Egnyte file system (which we may migrate to Sharepoint)

• Prototype small web apps or PowerApps to move data between systems (e.g., Affinity → web scraper → weekly investor alerts).

• Package the tools in a way the team can actually use — not just demos.

3. Data engineering & APIs

• Build and maintain API integrations to fetch, clean, and aggregate data.

• Set up small ETL flows to monitor targets and portfolio companies.

• Use Python, SQL, or whatever you prefer to deliver dashboards or structured outputs.

What we’re looking for

You don’t need 10 years’ experience — but you do need to be able to ship things and have some working experience within IT.

Must-haves

• Curiosity and willingness to experiment fast

• Ability to build small front-end or no-code interfaces (React, PowerApps, or similar).

• Confidence working with APIs and authentication.

• Familiarity with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Azure, etc.).

• Good Python skills (requests, pandas, basic ML libraries, small scripts).

• Basic understanding of data engineering concepts.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with web scraping.

• SQL knowledge.

• Comfort working with cloud storage systems or document search.

• Some exposure to Power BI, Looker, or similar analytics tools.

How to apply

Send your CV and a short note (max 10-20 lines) on a small technical project you’ve built — personal or academic. Links to GitHub or past work welcome.

Who is Volpi Capital?

Volpi Capital is a London-based private equity investor focused on European technology businesses. We have c.£1 billion in assets under management. We partner with founders and management teams across Europe to accelerate growth in B2B software and IT services businesses. We target control stakes in profitable companies with enterprise values between £40-200 million, typically investing £20-100 million in equity. Founded in 2016, we have made 13 platform investments and over 30 add-on acquisitions to date, realising a 3.6x MOIC return on our Fund I within 8 years, putting Volpi in the top 10% bracket. We are currently investing out of Volpi Fund III, closed in 2024 at €428 million.

Volpi Capital focuses on ambitious, fast-growing businesses that are disrupting traditional B2B technology value chains. Our thesis-driven approach, industrial expertise and global industry connections enable us to identify unique investment opportunities, making us the preferred partner for progressive management teams. We aim to drive transformative growth through investments in products, markets, technology and talent.

Our team, representing more than 10 nationalities and diverse industry backgrounds (investment banking, consulting, technology), values unique perspectives. We seek entrepreneurial candidates who enjoy taking initiative.