Vermont Innovation Summer 2026 Startup Intern @ Myti
Vermont Innovation Summer 2026
This opportunity is part of Middlebury College’s Vermont Innovation Summer cohort program, sponsored by the Innovation Hub. This program supports students working with companies across Burlington’s innovation ecosystem. Vermont Innovation Summer internships will run from June 8—July 31, 2026. Students will receive a $5000 funding award through Innovation Hub at Middlebury College. For more information about Vermont Innovation Summer, please contact Dana Anderson at danaa@middlebury.edu.
This position comes with access to affordable, fee-based dormitory housing through Champlain College in Burlington. More information will be available in March upon the intern’s offer of employment, however students will need to accept housing by April 1 in order to secure their spot. ELIGIBILITY: Interns must have at least a semester left at Middlebury following the conclusion of the internship to qualify. This position is not open to graduating seniors.
Startup Internship at Myti
About Myti
Myti is a local-first online marketplace and delivery platform built to keep economic power in local communities.
Today, a handful of massive companies extract billions of dollars from towns and cities every year, concentrating wealth while isolating people from one another. That kind of economic model doesn’t just hurt small businesses — it drains communities of agency, resilience, and connection.
Myti exists as a direct alternative. We’re building shared systems that allow people to act together: to support local businesses, keep money circulating close to home, and reclaim a sense of collective economic power without giving up convenience.
About the Internship
This internship offers an opportunity to spend the summer working alongside a small startup team and contributing to the ongoing development and improvement of the Myti platform.
The role is intentionally broad and will involve exposure to multiple parts of the business. You’ll support projects that touch technology, operations, and product decisions, with a particular emphasis on understanding how Myti’s systems and tools support local businesses, customers, and delivery.
Because Myti is actively growing, the work will change over the course of the summer. You may spend time testing or improving internal tools, documenting processes so they can scale, researching or evaluating new platforms, or supporting the rollout of new features or workflows. The specific mix of work will be shaped by current needs as well as your interests and strengths.
Who This Is For
This internship is for a student who believes that the current economy concentrates too much power in the hands of a few large corporations and wants to help build something different.
You care about local businesses, community self-determination, and the idea that people are stronger when they act together instead of being isolated as consumers. You’re interested in how technology can either reinforce extractive systems or be used to support collective, community-rooted alternatives — and you want your work to do the latter.
You don’t need a specific major or technical background. What matters is that you’re willing to learn, comfortable taking responsibility in a small team, and motivated by work that is explicitly about shifting economic power back to communities.
What You’ll Gain
Over the course of the summer, you’ll gain hands-on experience working inside a mission-driven startup that is explicitly focused on shifting economic power. You’ll develop a clearer understanding of how technology, operations, and organizing intersect, and how collective systems get built in the real world.
You’ll work closely with Myti’s team, receive regular guidance and feedback, and contribute to work that has visible impact — not just on the company, but on the communities it serves.
Other details:
This is a full-time internship (30–40 hours per week) based in Burlington, Vermont. Compensation is provided through the Vermont Innovation Summer program.