About Alter
Alter finds and supports high-growth tech ventures in emerging markets. Our mission is to catalyze development by supporting visionary entrepreneurs. We find the top tech companies around the world that have the potential to create economic opportunity at scale. We support high-character founders that are not only building their companies, they’re defying all odds to build their countries and are inspiring others to do the same.
Alter was founded three years ago out of Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Alter currently works with 25 ventures in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Vietnam, the Philippines, Turkey, Pakistan. Since 2015, our ventures have created 2,334 jobs, now generate est. annual revenues of $492M+, and serve 2M+ customers.
Alter Product Fellowship Program
For more information, please see the full Alter Fellowship Brochure.
Alter's Product Fellowship is open to product managers and product designers with a passion for building empathetic and innovative products. Fellows spend 6 months to 2 years embedded in the product or design teams at an Alter partner company, working closely with the executive and engineering teams to build core products.
Projects: Fellows have the flexibility to design their projects in conversation with the company leadership, based on their experience and needs of the company.
What you will gain: Alongside working with exceptional entrepreneurs, Fellows will be immersed in a new business culture and geography, lead and mentor others, and gain access to the Alter network of leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Past Product Fellows have worked on: core consumer product of Myanmar’s leading mesh WiFi internet service provider, customer and driver applications, internal customer relationship management tool, and a Facebook messenger chatbot for Bangladesh’s main ride-hailing app.
Orientation
Fellows are highly encouraged to attend Alter’s orientation, which is taking place on February 12-14th, 2021. While participation is optional for Product Fellows, orientation gives the opportunity for Fellows to meet each other and learn more about Alter’s model and its partner companies. For Product Fellows that are unable to attend the orientation, live/recorded webinars will be hosted to provide key information relevant to the Fellowship. For all Fellows, an Alter guidebook to the country and directory to Alter staff and Fellows will be provided.
Program structure
Length: Fellows have the option to embark on project-based experiences that can be tailored with the venture as needed, with a minimum requirement of 6 months.
Timing: Projects launch on a rolling basis, so applications will be always open and matched with a company on-demand.
Location: Projects can be in Bangladesh, Nigeria, Kenya, Indonesia, South Africa, Vietnam, or Turkey.
Logistics: Host companies will provide Fellows with housing, transportation, and a stipend that will be sufficient to cover living expenses within the country.
Reporting: The Fellow will be embedded within the organization and report to the CEO and/or other senior leaders within the host organization.
Requirements
Benefits
Ventures will provide for round trip flights, accommodation expenses as well as a stipend that covers in-country living costs.