Business Development Intern
Company: PopPop Labs
Position: Business Development Intern
Duration: 3 Months
Work Mode: Remote
Type: Part-Time Internship
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious Business Development Intern to join our growing team.
You will work closely with the Business Development and Core Team to identify new business opportunities, build partnerships, generate leads, conduct market research, and support the company's growth initiatives.
This internship is designed for candidates who want hands-on exposure to business development, sales, partnerships, market research, networking, and startup growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct market research to identify potential customers, partners, organizations, brands, and business opportunities.
- Build and maintain databases of potential clients and strategic partners.
- Generate leads through LinkedIn, email, WhatsApp, calls, networking, events, and online research.
- Initiate conversations with prospective clients and partners.
- Schedule and coordinate meetings with potential partners and clients.
- Assist in preparing partnership proposals, pitch decks, presentations, and business proposals.
- Support negotiations and partnership discussions under the guidance of senior team members.
- Maintain accurate records of leads, communications, follow-ups, and conversions.
- Follow up with prospects and ensure timely communication.
- Identify potential collaborations, sponsorships, institutional partnerships, and growth opportunities.
- Monitor competitors and emerging market trends.
- Work with Marketing, Product, Operations, and other teams to execute business initiatives.
- Prepare weekly business development reports and track key performance indicators.
- Participate in networking events, meetings, conferences, and other business activities when required.
What You'll Learn
During the 3-month internship, you will gain practical experience in:
- Business Development
- B2B & B2C Sales
- Lead Generation
- Client Acquisition
- Partnership Development
- Market Research
- Cold Outreach
- Negotiation
- CRM & Lead Management
- Business Strategy
- Startup Operations
- Networking
- Pitching & Presentations
Eligibility
- Students pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate degrees.
- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply.
- Candidates from Business, Management, Marketing, Commerce, Economics, Law, Entrepreneurship, or related fields are preferred.
- Prior experience is not mandatory.
- Candidates with previous sales, marketing, entrepreneurship, or business development experience will be preferred.
Required Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- Strong interpersonal and networking skills.
- Confidence in approaching new people and organizations.
- Good research and analytical abilities.
- Strong follow-up and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace / Microsoft Office.
- Basic understanding of LinkedIn and professional networking.
- Willingness to make calls and conduct outreach.
- Strong learning ability and a “get things done” attitude.
Performance Expectations
Interns will be evaluated based on:
- Quality and quantity of leads generated.
- Outreach activity and consistency.
- Meetings/opportunities generated.
- Partnerships or clients contributed toward.
- Follow-up discipline.
- Research quality.
- Team collaboration.
- Professional communication.
- Initiative and ownership.
What We Offer
- Hands-on experience in a fast-growing startup environment.
- Direct exposure to business and growth operations.
- Opportunity to work with the core team.
- Practical experience in sales, partnerships, and strategy.
- Certificate upon successful completion.
- Letter of Recommendation based on performance.
- Opportunity for extended employment / full-time role based on performance.
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The Products We are Building:
1. Sakshya112 — AI-Powered Public Safety & Emergency Response
Sakshya112 is an intelligent safety and emergency-response ecosystem designed to help protect people, homes, and communities.
The platform combines AI-powered emergency detection, connected safety devices, real-time communication, and autonomous response technologies to create a faster emergency-response network.
Key capabilities include:
- AI-powered detection of distress and emergency situations
- Voice-triggered emergency activation
- Direct connection to emergency services such as 112
- Live audio/video transmission during emergencies
- Smart home safety devices
- Autonomous drone-assisted emergency response
- Real-time location and incident information
- Integration with emergency-response infrastructure
- AI-powered incident detection and analysis
Vision: Build a technology-enabled safety network where help can be detected, dispatched, and coordinated faster.
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2. PopPop — The Social Collaboration & Experience Platform
PopPop is a next-generation platform connecting people through learning, communities, social experiences, events, and real-world collaboration.
It brings multiple aspects of participation and social discovery into one ecosystem, allowing users to discover experiences, create events, join communities, learn new skills, and collaborate with others.
Core experiences/categories include:
- School — Classes, workshops, courses, mentorship and learning experiences
- Vibes — Parties, nightlife and social experiences
- Play — Sports, games and recreational activities
- Work — Collaboration, networking and professional experiences
- Eats — Dining, venues and food experiences
- Communities — Groups, conversations and interest-based communities
- Events — Discovering, creating and participating in real-world events
- AI-powered experiences and intelligent discovery
PopPop is designed to bridge the gap between digital communities and real-world experiences.
Vision: Build a global participation platform where people can learn, meet, play, collaborate and experience more together.
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3. Poppy The Robot — AI-Powered Telepresence Robot
Poppy is a Developing Telepresence Robot focused on developing intelligent and autonomous interactions for education, communities, assistance, communication.
One of its flagship concepts is Poppy the Robot, an AI-powered educational and telepresence robot designed to bring intelligent robotic assistance into classrooms and learning environments.
Potential capabilities include:
- AI-powered voice interaction
- Natural-language communication
- Computer vision and environmental perception
- Autonomous navigation
- Telepresence and remote classroom participation
- Interactive educational assistance
- Attendance and classroom interaction
- Live audio/video communication
- AI tutoring and learning assistance
- Integration with educational platforms
- Sensor-based environmental awareness
- Remote monitoring and control
Poppy is being developed as a broader robotics platform, allowing future versions to serve different environments including education, homes, workplaces, healthcare, public spaces, and other applications.
Vision: Build intelligent physical AI systems that can interact with people and operate meaningfully in the real world.
Together, these products represent three major technology areas:
Sakshya112 → Protect people
PopPop → Connect people
Poppy → Assist people
Poppy is building at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Social Technology, Education, Public Safety, Automation, and Future Technologies.
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Ideal Candidate:
We are looking for someone who is ambitious, proactive, persuasive, curious, and comfortable taking initiative.
If you enjoy talking to people, discovering opportunities, building relationships, and turning ideas into real business outcomes, this role is for you.
Duration: 3 Months
Start Date: Immediate
Work Mode: Remote / Hybrid
Experience: Freshers welcome
Pay: ₹10,000.00 per month
Work Location: Remote
