Summer help for YC startups

You probably have work an intern could do.

Driven Bay Area students going into senior year of high school or freshman year of college are available this summer for short, flexible projects. They can help with testing, research, data labeling, basic coding, social media, lead lists, and other work that does not need a full-time hire.

Why it works

Useful support without the full-time commitment.

Flexible

Students can help for a short sprint, part-time schedule, or a summer stretch.

Ambitious and helpful

They are motivated, quick to learn, and eager to be useful on real work.

Matched to needs

Technical, scrappy, research-heavy, or content-focused tasks can be routed quickly.

Straightforward

Simple hourly costs and a lightweight process for busy founders and operators.

What students can do

Good intern tasks are usually obvious once you list them.

Product support

  • Data labeling
  • App testing and bug finding
  • User testing

Technical work

  • Coding with AI tools
  • Basic coding tasks
  • Website updates

Marketing

  • Instagram or TikTok management
  • Reels and posts
  • Comment and DM responses

Research

  • Online research
  • Lead generation
  • Email and contact lists

If you have another idea, send it. We can help figure out whether it is a good fit.

Get matched

Tell us what you need done.

Fill out a few details. We will do a short call to understand the work, then send a vetted shortlist of students who could be a fit.

Next steps

  1. Briefly fill in a few things about your company and what you need help with.
  2. Within the next few days, we set up a quick 15-minute phone call.
  3. Within two weeks, we send a vetted shortlist of candidates.

This opens an email draft with your form details filled in.