Internship Opportunities at BlackPine

BlackPine (https://bppe.com/) is a private investment firm based in Hong Kong.  Their mission is to advance humanity by partnering with visionaries in transformative fields by backing people with meaningful ideas and companies that matter. BlackPine’s portfolio includes blockchain, crypto, eSports and new economy sectors such as carbon, quantum computing and space exploration. They also invest in AI/ML and alternative protein. Some of the most exciting companies they’re involved in include Animoca, Talon eSports, Fnatic, Solana and Polkadot.

BlackPine’s commercial ventures include:

• Oriente: A digital finance platform for emerging markets. oriente.com
• Venture Smart Financial Group (VSFG): a technology-driven, APAC-focused financial services platform that provides private wealth, alternative asset management and financial advisory. vsfg.com
• A new start-up, Dotted (dttd.io): a platform as a part of a larger value creation eco-system to support new digital assets.

How to qualify as an intern:

• Bachelor or master degree students with strong academic results and noteworthy extracurricular activities that demonstrate their quality in curiosity, capability and commitment
• Tech, product, finance, marketing, creatives, and research are areas that BlackPine is engaging across group’s companies. BlackPine will look at the projects and tasks in the pipeline that match the student’s preference, personal goal, academic field, etc.

What BlackPine will offer:

• Certain degree of freedom – BlackPine is a forward-looking company and supporting new ideas is in their DNA. Interns can freely explore, as well as initiate & express their own vision to complete tasks that are impactful to the success of projects.
• A clear and concise feedback loop, to better utilize everyone’s time, and to make sure interns’ work are making an impact on the highest level possible.
• Opportunity for full time positions – BlackPine is also looking into offering full time positions for graduated students. Interns with a good track record of performance will get preference for full time positions.