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Build real experience through 8-week paid startup micro-internships, then land the offer.

5,000+
Students
250+
Startup partners
70+
Universities
Which one are you?
The micro-internship

Develop skills through real world problems.

Teams of three to four take a live startup brief from kickoff to shipped outcome over eight weeks, fully managed by Headstart.

Strategy & Research

Market entry, competitor analysis, and positioning.

Product Management & Dev

Feature testing, prototypes, and technical sprints.

Investment & Funding

Pitch decks, models, and investor shortlists.

Growth & Lead Generation

Pipelines, campaigns, and targeted outreach.

01

Pick your project

Strategy & Research · Product & Dev
02

Join a team of 3–4

100% remote · 8 weeks
03

Ship weekly deliverables

Real client · Mentored
04

Get credited

Portfolio · Reference
The student journey

From curious to hired.

Headstart students collaborating on a live brief
Building together, week by week
A student in conversation at a Headstart event
A Headstart student team on site with a startup partner

Work with innovative startups.

Real projects, real impact
Ship work founders actually use, not busywork or simulations.
Build your portfolio
Leave with a credited deliverable, a reference, and a network.
Trusted by scaling ventures

"The Headstart team shipped our SE Asia entry research weeks ahead of schedule. Genuinely operator-level work."

SOTA
Priya Nair
Founder, SOTA
In their words

Hear from students and clients.

"My micro-internship turned into the strongest line on my CV. I shipped work a real team relied on."

RC
Regina Chia
Student · NUS

"Eight weeks with a founder taught me more than a semester. I left with a reference and an offer."

KM
Khin Monn
Student · UCL

"The team and mentors pushed me. Our growth work is still live in the product today."

AG
Ashly George
Student · Warwick
A real community

5,000+ students. One cohort at a time.

Cohorts, case competitions, and demo nights, hosted across 70+ universities and captured at our own events.

A full Headstart cohort at a university partner event
Headstart × KCL cohort night
One of 70+ university partnerships
The Headstart team at a branded check-in desk
A Headstart project team celebrating together
96%
Satisfaction
250+
Startup partners
5,000+
Students

Our alumni destinations

Where Headstart students go next.

AmazonMcKinseyBCGDeloitteRevolutMarina Bay SandsKPMGPwCEYHSBC