AI Business Development & Market Research - Internship

About the internship:We are looking for a Business Development & Market Research Intern who will work closely with our Business Development team and co-founders. This is not a simple telecalling or bulk-emailing internship.

You will help us identify companies that may need AI data services, research decision-makers, identify new business opportunities, and support our sales team in converting those opportunities into actual conversations and projects.

You will gain practical exposure to B2B sales, AI, international business development, market research, and the rapidly growing AI data industry.

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Market & Company Research

2. Research AI companies, technology companies, AI data companies, localization companies, and enterprises.

3. Identify companies that may require speech, language, image, video, annotation, data collection, or AI evaluation services.

4. Study companies, their products, recent activities, and potential data requirements.

5. Build and maintain targeted company databases.

6. Lead Generation

7. Identify relevant decision-makers such as Heads of AI, Data, Operations, Procurement, Vendor Management, and Project Management.

8. Find and verify professional contact information.

9. Identify high-potential accounts and prioritize them.

10. Maintain accurate lead information in our CRM/Google Sheets.

11. Identify Buying Signals

You will monitor:

1. AI/data-related job postings.

2. Vendor requirements.

3. RFPs and project announcements.

4. LinkedIn posts.

5. New AI product launches.

6. Companies expanding into multilingual AI.

7. Companies looking for annotation, transcription, or data collection resources.

Your job will be to turn these signals into actionable business opportunities for our BD team.

4. Support Business Development

5. Prepare prospect lists for outreach.

6. Assist in preparing personalized outreach messages.

7. Track responses and follow-ups.

8. Research prospects before meetings.

9. Maintain the sales pipeline.

10. Assist the BD team in preparing proposals and company information.

11. Competitor & Market Intelligence

Research competitors and understand:

1. Services they offer.

2. Markets they target.

3. Types of clients they work with.

4. New projects and opportunities.

5. Industry trends.

6. Potential gaps where Solvitude can compete.Who can apply:Only those candidates can apply who:are available for full time (in-office) internshipcan start the internship between 15th Sep'26 and 20th Oct'26are available for duration of 3 monthshave relevant skills and interests* Women wanting to start/restart their career can also apply.Stipend:INR₹ 5,000 - 10,000 /monthDeadline:[hidden]:59:59Other perks:Certificate, Letter of recommendation, Flexible work hoursSkills required:Networking, Market Analysis, MS-Excel, Lead Generation, Business Development, Artificial intelligence, Research and Analytics, Market research, Sales, Effective Communication, Document Management, Internet, Google Sheets, ChatGPT, Claude and Sales StrategyOther Requirements:RequirementsWe are looking for someone curious, analytical, and commercially minded.You should have:1. Strong written and spoken English.2. Good internet research skills.3. Good communication skills.4. Basic understanding of Excel/Google Sheets.5. Ability to find and organise information quickly.6. Strong attention to detail.7. Willingness to learn about AI and B2B technology.8. Ability to work independently and meet daily targets.Good to Have1. Pursuing or recently completed a BBA, MBA, B.Com, Engineering, or related degree.2. Previous internship experience in sales, business development, market research, or lead generation.3. Familiarity with LinkedIn.4. Familiarity with CRM tools.5. Interest in AI, technology, or SaaS.6. Experience with international B2B research.Apply If You Are Someone Who:1. Enjoys researching companies and finding opportunities.2. Is comfortable working with international companies.3. Wants to understand how technology businesses acquire clients.4. Can communicate professionally.5. Is willing to work with targets.6. Wants real responsibility rather than just an internship certificate.About Company: Solvitude is the human data layer behind smarter AI. We help AI, robotics, and autonomous companies transform complex real-world inputs into reliable, model-ready data. From data collection and transcription to annotation, validation, and evaluation, we build the high-quality datasets that enable AI systems to see, hear, understand, and act. Our expertise spans speech, image, video, egocentric video, and multimodal data - supporting conversational AI, computer vision, generative AI, robotics, and autonomous-driving applications. Every workflow is designed around the requirements that matter most in production AI: Accuracy, Consistency, Scalability, Reliability and Speed. With expert human intelligence and rigorous quality processes at the core, Solvitude helps innovative teams create stronger training data, improve model performance, and bring dependable AI applications into the real world.

Additional information:What You Will Learn:

During the internship, you will gain hands-on experience in:

1. B2B international business development.

2. AI industry research.

3. Enterprise sales.

4. Lead generation and qualification.

5. Account-based selling.

6. Market intelligence.

7. CRM and sales pipeline management.

8. AI data and annotation industry.

9. Working directly with a growing AI-focused company.

Performance & Growth:

This is intended to be a performance-based internship.

High-performing interns may be offered a full-time Business Development Executive/Junior BD position after the internship.

The role can grow from:

Market Research → Lead Generation → Outreach → Sales Development → Business Development

We are looking for people who want to build a career in B2B technology sales, not just complete an internship.

If you are proactive, curious, and willing to learn, we would like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a Business Development & Market Research Intern who will work closely with our Business Development team and co-founders. This is not a simple telecalling or bulk-emailing internship.

You will help us identify companies that may need AI data services, research decision-makers, identify new business opportunities, and support our sales team in converting those opportunities into actual conversations and projects.

You will gain practical exposure to B2B sales, AI, international business development, market research, and the rapidly growing AI data industry.

Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:

1. Market & Company Research

2. Research AI companies, technology companies, AI data companies, localization companies, and enterprises.

3. Identify companies that may require speech, language, image, video, annotation, data collection, or AI evaluation services.

4. Study companies, their products, recent activities, and potential data requirements.

5. Build and maintain targeted company databases.

6. Lead Generation

7. Identify relevant decision-makers such as Heads of AI, Data, Operations, Procurement, Vendor Management, and Project Management.

8. Find and verify professional contact information.

9. Identify high-potential accounts and prioritize them.

10. Maintain accurate lead information in our CRM/Google Sheets.

11. Identify Buying Signals

You will monitor:

1. AI/data-related job postings.

2. Vendor requirements.

3. RFPs and project announcements.

4. LinkedIn posts.

5. New AI product launches.

6. Companies expanding into multilingual AI.

7. Companies looking for annotation, transcription, or data collection resources.

Your job will be to turn these signals into actionable business opportunities for our BD team.

4. Support Business Development

5. Prepare prospect lists for outreach.

6. Assist in preparing personalized outreach messages.

7. Track responses and follow-ups.

8. Research prospects before meetings.

9. Maintain the sales pipeline.

10. Assist the BD team in preparing proposals and company information.

11. Competitor & Market Intelligence

Research competitors and understand:

1. Services they offer.

2. Markets they target.

3. Types of clients they work with.

4. New projects and opportunities.

5. Industry trends.

6. Potential gaps where Solvitude can compete.