Research & Growth Intern (Commerce & Marketplaces)

About Gidana

Gidana is building AI-native infrastructure that enables organizations to launch, operate, and scale modern commerce networks. Rather than rebuilding common capabilities from scratch, businesses can leverage reusable platform services for onboarding, workflows, communications, operations, and growth.

As part of validating new products and markets, we invest heavily in customer discovery, market research, competitive analysis, and growth experimentation.

Role Description

This is a hands-on internship for someone who enjoys asking questions, uncovering insights, and turning research into action.

You’ll help us better understand customers, markets, competitors, and growth opportunities while contributing to strategic initiatives across the business. Rather than completing isolated assignments, you’ll work on projects that directly inform product development and company priorities.

This role is ideal for someone considering a future in consulting, strategy, venture capital, product management, marketing, entrepreneurship, or business leadership.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research across emerging commerce sectors.
• Identify and analyze potential customer segments and business opportunities.
• Research competitors, products, pricing models, and go-to-market strategies.
• Conduct structured customer and stakeholder interviews.
• Analyze research findings and present recommendations.
• Assist with business development and partnership research.
• Support outreach initiatives and community engagement.
• Develop reports, presentations, and strategic briefs.
• Monitor market trends and emerging technologies relevant to commerce.
• Assist with growth experiments and operational initiatives.
• Use modern AI tools to accelerate research, synthesis, and content creation.

Qualifications

We welcome applications from:

• Incoming undergraduate students
• Current undergraduate students
• Graduate students
• Recent graduates

Preferred fields of study include:

• Economics
• Business Administration
• Marketing
• Finance
• Communications
• Entrepreneurship
• Other related disciplines

What We’re Looking For

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Curiosity and a desire to understand how businesses grow.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to synthesize research into clear recommendations.
• Comfortable learning and using AI-powered productivity tools.
• High ownership mentality and bias toward execution.

What You’ll Learn

• Customer discovery
• Market research
• Competitive intelligence
• Marketplace and platform business models
• Business strategy
• Go-to-market planning
• Founder-led decision making
• AI-assisted research workflows
• Executive communication
• Startup operations

Compensation

Competitive internship stipend based on experience, availability, and scope of work.

How to Apply

Send your resume, LinkedIn profile if available, and a short note answering: Tell us about something you recently researched simply because you were curious. What did you learn, and why did it interest you?