Who we are

DoubleVerify is a leading software platform for digital media measurement, data & analytics. DVs mission is to be the definitive source of transparency & data-driven insights into the quality & effectiveness of digital advertising for the worlds largest brands, publishers & digital ad platforms. DVs technology platform provides advertisers with consistent & unbiased data & analytics that can be used to optimize the quality & return on their digital ad investments. Since 2008, DV has helped hundreds of Fortune 500 companies gain the most from their media spend by delivering best in class solutions across the digital advertising ecosystem, helping to build a better industry. Learn more at www.doubleverify.com.

Our Corporate Development team is responsible for identifying, evaluating, & executing mergers, acquisitions, & strategic partnerships that accelerate DV's growth & competitive positioning. This summer, we're offering one exceptional high school student a front-row seat to how world-class M&A gets done.

As a Corporate Development & M&A Intern, you will work directly alongside our small deal team to support active research, analysis, & strategic projects. This is a real working role not a shadowing experience. You will contribute to live workstreams, develop professional skills in financial analysis & industry research, & present findings to senior team members.

What You'll Do

• Market Mapping: Research & build a landscape of potential acquisition targets & strategic partners across adtech, martech, data infrastructure, & AI-driven advertising verticals
• Competitive Intelligence: Analyze public filings, earnings transcripts, & press releases to track the strategic moves of key competitors including The Trade Desk, Integral Ad Science, & Nielsen
• Financial Research: Assist in compiling revenue, growth, & profitability benchmarks for target companies using tools like PitchBook, Crunchbase, & public filings
• Deal Screening: Support the team in building target screening scorecards that evaluate strategic fit, product overlap, & financial metrics
• Presentation Support: Help prepare internal memos, slide decks, & briefing materials for corporate development team reviews
• Industry Deep Dives: Produce a research brief on an emerging segment (e.g., AI-generated content verification, retail media measurement, or agentic advertising) & present it to the corporate development team at the end of the internship

What You'll Learn

• How public & private companies are valued (revenue multiples, EBITDA, comparable company analysis)
• How a corporate development team thinks about build vs. buy vs. partner decisions
• How adtech & martech ecosystems are structured, who the key players are, & where the market is heading

Who You Are

You don't need prior finance experience but you do need to be curious, driven, & comfortable with ambiguity. Strong candidates will have:

• Strong academic record with interest in business, economics, finance, or technology
• Comfort working with data & spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets)
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Genuine curiosity about how companies grow through strategy & acquisitions
• An entrepreneurial mindset & the ability to work independently on research projects
• Rising Junior or Senior