Events and Community Intern, Rho
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Business banking platform
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Business banking platform
201-500 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To take the friction out of finances, and to prime their customers for success.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone scrappy, outgoing, highly organized, and excited to learn. You’re energized by the idea of working events, building community, and meeting founders and VCs. You’re eager to grow into a future operator or marketer in the startup ecosystem
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or a related field
- Passion for startups, venture, and and founder ecosystem
- Experience supporting events, student organizations, or marketing projects a plus
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly organized with a strong attention to detail, someone who has a strong instinct on how to make experiences for partners and founders exceptional
- Comfortable working evenings or occasional weekends when events are scheduled
- Located in or able to travel to major startup markets like SF or NYC (preferred)
- Bonus: Content creation or social media experience (especially video or event recaps), strong use of AI
What the job involves
- Rho is hiring an Events & Community Intern to support our fast-growing founder community and help execute high-impact startup events
- This is a unique opportunity to get hands-on experience in the world of fintech, B2B SaaS, and venture-backed ecosystems, while working alongside a team of seasoned operators and marketers
- You’ll support our on-the-ground community efforts in key markets such as SF and NYC, helping to bring our brand to life through curated dinners, happy hours, founder roundtables, and partner activations
- From prepping venues and guest lists to capturing content and surfacing insights, you’ll be an integral part of how Rho shows up in the market
- You’ll work closely with Rho’s Community leads to deliver thoughtful, premium, founder-first experiences that build trust, generate pipeline, and strengthen Rho’s position in the startup world
- Support the events leads in end to end execution of founder-facing events in SF, NYC, and other key markets
- Own logistics prep: managing RSVPs, communications, check-in, vendor coordination, and on-site setup
- Capture live content and help create post-event recaps for social, newsletters, and community updates
- Source venues, vendors, and collaborative partners in key markets
- Help track attendance, budgets, and feedback across all events
- Represent Rho in a polished, professional way at in-person activations and founder touchpoints
- Proactively surface learnings and insights from the field to help shape future programming
- Maintain a high bar for execution quality and brand presentation
Our take
Rho was founded to address the growing need among small and medium-sized businesses for a unified solution to manage corporate spending and cash flow. Aiming to serve companies with 30 to 500 employees, Rho designed its platform to create seamless workflows across banking, corporate cards, and accounts payable.
The company introduced Rho AP, an accounts payable product, followed by a corporate card in partnership with Sterling Bank, enhancing its offering for businesses looking for efficiency in managing financial operations. With a clear focus on product strategy and growth, Rho has been expanding its team and integrating AI capabilities into its platform to stay ahead of the evolving fintech landscape.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
34% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2021
$75m
SERIES B
Jan 2021
$15m
SERIES A
Total funding: $97.2m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision
- Commuter benefits
- Flexible work policy
- Wellness perks
Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Everett Cook
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied International Economics at Vanderbilt, before working in Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank. They were a Senior Analyst at Taylor Woods and Atreaus Capital.
Alex Wheldon
(Co-Founder)Founded Trebax Innovations and Kanary Limited. Served as CMO of Smarkets and CPO of Lyst.
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