

Illuminate Ventures Student-In-Residence Info Session
Illuminate Ventures Student-in-Residence Info Session
Curious about venture capital and want hands-on experience while at CMU? Join us for the Illuminate Ventures Internship Program Info Session with Cindy Padnos, Managing Partner at Illuminate Ventures and a Tepper alum, to learn how you can work one-on-one with the firm’s partners on real VC projects.
About Illuminate Ventures
A Bay Area VC firm (Oakland, CA) focused on early-stage B2B cloud and enterprise software. Founded by Cindy Padnos. Learn more: illuminate.com
About the Internship (Student-in-Residence Fellowship)
Commitment: ~2–3 hours/week
Work you’ll do: due diligence, industry analyses, and internal firm projects
Who it’s for: All backgrounds; finance, business, tech, etc.
Exposure: Close collaboration with Cindy and the other Managing Partner; resume-ready deliverables (market maps, memos, theses)
What this session covers
What to expect as an Illuminate intern (workflow, cadence, outputs)
Illuminate’s investment thesis and how they source differentiated deals in a competitive landscape
Practical recruiting tips to stand out in VC
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, October 7th
Time: 6:00 PM ET - 6:45 PM ET
Location: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship (3rd Floor of the Tepper Bldg. or Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3264950629
RSVP: https://luma.com/5z8rxhct
Food: Snacks Provided
Questions? Feel free to reach out to Austin ([email protected])