Looking for an internship at a start-up/scale-up? This is your chance.
The next internship fair will take place on Tuesday, November 3, at the VU StartHub.
Soq
Soq is a smart health tracking device that tracks babies heart rates, oxygen levels, sleep cycles, and temperature to provide parents with peace of mind, so they can sleep more and worry less.
Software Developer / Data & Signal Processing Intern: Want to see your code in a real product? Help us build the software side of Soq. You will work on our iPhone & Android app, the backend and possibly our website, connect the app to our hardware prototype over Bluetooth and turn raw sensor data into reliable readings. You get real ownership and work directly with us at DLAB in Amsterdam.
Embedded Electronics / Case Design & 3D Printing Intern: Love building things with your hands? Help us turn our sensor prototype into one small chip that fits on a baby’s foot. You will combine our sensors into one compact circuit, program our microcontrollers, and design the case in CAD and 3D print it. You will work hands-on with us in the DLAB workshop.
Textile & Garment Design Intern: Help us shape the strap of our Soq. You will make patterns, design the Soq, sew prototypes, and choose the right fabrics that keep our sensors firmly in place. Your designs go straight into our next prototype, and you work directly with us at DLAB in Amsterdam. Knitwear or fabric design experience is a plus.
Industrial Design Intern: Help shape Soq as one product. You will help us rethink our design from the ground up, check every aspect for regulatory and safety concerns, and find the best form, materials and fit for the strap and the case. It is a rare chance to design a real product end to end, together with us at DLAB.
Marketing & Community Intern (Dutch-speaking): Help us build a brand Dutch parents love, ahead of our launch in the Netherlands. You will create content for Instagram and LinkedIn, build our community of parents, talk with parents, daycares, and doctors about what they need, and support our website and campaigns. You get real creative freedom and work directly with us at DLAB in Amsterdam. Fluent Dutch is required.
Contact: paul-freidel@t-online.de
Harmona B.V.
Agentic AI self-care companion for people living with type 2 Diabetes.
Cohort moderator for a 12-week user study with 28 people with type 2 diabetes, November 2026 to February 2027. Dutch-language video interviews with each participant, observe them using the app, keep the interview records and help analyse the findings. Native Dutch required. Start mid-November.
Business development intern: You build our network in Dutch diabetes care: patient associations, GP practices, care groups and insurers. You help us find and contact partners, prepare and join meetings, and keep the partner pipeline up to date. Fluent Dutch required.
Business, Creative technology, UX research students
Contact: saba@harmona.health
PLEQ
PLEQ is a occupancy intelligence platform for higher education. By combining IoT sensors, Wi-Fi data and AI, we help universities understand how their campus spaces are actually used. Our platform provides real-time insights to optimise space utilisation, reduce costs and improve the campus experience for students and staff.
Data Science / AI Intern: Use building-level entrance/exit counting data combined with Wi-Fi connection data to estimate occupancy per floor or wing. Explore statistical and/or machine learning approaches to develop a generic solution that can be applied to multiple buildings.
IoT / Statistics Intern: Develop automated calibration methods and algorithms to detect accuracy drift, installation errors and environmental interference, such as incorrect mounting heights, obstructed views and reflective surfaces. Turn real-world sensor data into a scalable, self-monitoring quality assurance system.
AI / Operations Research Internship: Develop a proactive AI engine that analyses campus usage data to identify and prioritise improvements based on user roles. Explore chatbot-driven recommendations, approval-based actions and feedback-driven learning to deliver actionable insights without overwhelming users with notifications.
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Econometrics & Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.
Nectora
Nectora is an emerging European media startup covering business, technology, entrepreneurship, and innovation. We interview founders, CEOs, investors, and industry leaders, producing interviews, and short-form content at major international tech conferences. We’re an ambitious team building a media brand from the ground up, bringing the stories shaping Europe’s future to a wider audience.
Social Media & Video Editing Intern: Join Nectora, an emerging European media startup! Edit engaging Reels and Shorts from interviews with founders, CEOs and tech leaders. We’re looking for someone creative, skilled in video editing and passionate about storytelling. Gain hands-on experience, creative freedom and potential opportunities to film and travel to international tech conferences.
AI in health, Biotech / Biogenetics; Business technology/business related students
contact: julio@nectora.network
Beyond Bounds
Social Media Intern: Shape how people discover Beyond Bounds. You plan, film and edit short-form content for Instagram and TikTok, from raw studio footage to atmospheric shots of our lamps in real homes. You track what performs and decide what we make next. Ideal for a student with taste, editing skills and consistency.
Operations and Design Intern: Keep our Amsterdam studio running. You operate our fleet of 3D printers, handle maintenance and repairs, and run daily lamp production from print to quality check. You optimise print files so every lamp comes out better. Ideal for a hands-on, technical student with precision and ownership. Rhino is a plus.
Business Development Intern (Dutch speaking): Get Beyond Bounds into the right places. You find and approach interior studios, concept stores, hotels and architects, pitch the brand and turn conversations into partnerships. You own the pipeline from first message to deal. Fluent Dutch required. Ideal for a commercially minded student who enjoys picking up the phone.
Videography & photography: You shoot photo and video for our campaigns and socials, and develop the concepts behind them rather than only executing them. You edit short form yourself and shoot on location at fairs. Most of the work happens after sunset, in low light. Previous experience and a portfolio required.
Respira technologies
Respira has developed the world-first laughing gas breathalyzers to help police enforce roadside checks. We are also developing other medical products based on our breath analysis platform technology.
Hardware development and validation: Design, optimize and characterize breathalyzer device for product manufacturing.
Software development and testing: Design, optimize and characterize UI/UX interface of the breathalyzer devices.
Novel medical product exploration: Literature study, proof of principle experiments on breath biomarkers for targeted medical or clinical applications.
Regulation and legislative review: Explore the regulation and legislative landscape regarding the present laughing gas breathalyzer and future medical devices in development.
Website, media and communications: Set-up an informative and engaging media and public presence to gain the broadest support from all relevant stakeholders.
DOEdeal!
DOEdeal! is a free marketplace and app that connects activity organisers with groups looking for things to do together. Groups discover and book activities in one place, while organisers reach their target groups without marketing costs, paying only a commission when a booking goes through.
Social Media Marketing Internship: We’re looking for a creative, autonomous intern who comes up with and executes their own short-form video ideas around activities and quality time. They will post across social media, track performance and improve our content generation pipelines. Ideal for someone passionate about growing a brand from the ground up.
Marketing, media or business related students
GIGAPSYCH
GIGAPSYCH is an open-science platform that transforms fragmented psychological datasets into a standardized, reusable research resource while providing individuals and organizations with scientifically validated assessments and personalized feedback.
Help build the future of open science. At GIGAPSYCH, you’ll contribute to a platform that transforms fragmented psychological datasets into a shared scientific resource. We’re seeking mission-driven students from Computer Science and related fields interested in software development, data engineering, AI, and web technologies to accelerate scientific discovery.
Help build the future of open science. At GIGAPSYCH, you’ll contribute to a platform that transforms fragmented psychological datasets into a shared scientific resource. We’re seeking mission-driven students from Computer Science and related fields interested in software development, data engineering, AI, and web technologies to accelerate scientific discovery.
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Sciences, and related technical disciplines students.
ZokiDrive
ZokiDrive is a digital platform that simplifies the journey to getting a driving licence by connecting learner drivers with driving schools and making exam preparation more accessible, engaging, and effective.
Conduct customer discovery interviews with Dutch learner drivers to understand their experiences, challenges, and needs when obtaining a driving licence. Analyse interview findings, identify recurring pain points, and translate insights into actionable recommendations to validate ZokiDrive’s problem hypothesis.
Map the learner driver’s journey from choosing a driving school to passing the driving exam. Identify usability challenges and opportunities through user research, analyse competing solutions, and translate findings into user journeys, feature requirements, and recommendations for ZokiDrive’s product development.
Contribute to the development of ZokiDrive’s digital driving platform by implementing and testing product features, improving the user experience, and exploring suitable technical solutions. Collaborate with the founding team to turn validated user needs into functional prototypes and scalable product components.
Research the Dutch driving education market, analyse competitors and existing solutions, and assess customer segments and market opportunities. Support the development of ZokiDrive’s business model by evaluating potential revenue streams, pricing approaches, and opportunities for sustainable growth.
Identify and engage potential partners, including driving schools, driving instructors, and relevant mobility organisations in the Netherlands. Research partnership opportunities, support outreach and meetings, and develop recommendations for building ZokiDrive’s initial network of driving education partners.
Business related and AI&Computer science students
Contact: elenaaibi@yahoo.com
Baxter-Labs | Aeiva
Baxter-Labs is an Amsterdam-based AI and tech research lab. Our flagship product, Aeiva, is a personal health OS grounded in bio-individuality metrics—acting as a GPS for human biology to turn wearable data into daily habits for longevity. We’re looking for ambitious interns to help us build, market, and scale this platform.
Aeiva – The alphabet of your own body.
Business Development Intern: Assist in driving growth by identifying new market opportunities, building client relationships, and developing strategic partnerships. Ideal for proactive students eager to gain hands-on experience in sales, strategy, and scaling a business.
Frontend Development Intern: Build responsive, user-friendly web applications. You will collaborate with our design team to translate UI/UX wireframes into high-quality code using modern frameworks. Great for students passionate about creating engaging digital experiences.
Design & Marketing Intern: Support our brand by creating compelling visual content and executing digital marketing campaigns. You will work on social media, graphic design, and market research to boost our online visibility and audience engagement.
SME Clinical Advisor Intern: Advise small and medium enterprises using insights from a clinical setting. You will analyze health-related workflows, provide strategic clinical perspectives, and help bridge the gap between healthcare practices and business solutions.
We are looking for students from a mix of disciplines that match our core internship areas: Business/Management (for business development), Computer Science/Software Engineering (for frontend development), Communications/Design (for marketing), and Healthcare/Medical Sciences (for the clinical advisory roles).
Join.aeiva.app
contact: eshwarpk@baxter-labs.com
Bijlex
Our mission is to improve math skills through interactive exercises and personalized feedback that ensure every student has equal opportunities.
We are looking for creative and proactive marketing interns to help increase our brand awareness among schools. The internship focuses on developing marketing materials such as posters, presentations, social media content and website improvements. In addition to content creation, interns will research our target audience, explore new marketing opportunities and develop strategies to reach more schools. The goal is to combine creative marketing with strategic thinking to improve our visibility and strengthen our position within the education sector.
Adapty
Adapty is an AI companion for newcomers to the Netherlands. It explains Dutch government letters, guides people through steps like registering at the gemeente and getting a BSN, and answers questions in plain language. Our Android and iPhone apps are heading into closed testing on Google Play.
AI Product & Quality intern: Test the Android and iPhone apps with real newcomer scenarios, check the AI’s answers about Dutch rules against official sources, and turn findings into clear tasks for our AI-assisted development team. Curious, precise, interested in AI products; coding helpful, not required.
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TUE Nov 3 | 12 – 3.30PM | Internship Market at the VU StartHub
Don’t forget to bring your resume!