TeenInterns

What TeenInterns does

TeenInterns (legal entity TIG Internship Private Limited) is a Bangalore-headquartered, India-domiciled online internship platform purpose-built for high school students aged 14-18. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of I Love Mondays Global, a workplace culture and career-motivation firm founded in 2013 by Mala Mary Martina. The core product is a self-serve web application where students register free, browse listings from 100+ partner companies and mentors, and apply to internships by paying a non-refundable INR 288 application fee; internships are 100% online, 2-4 weeks in duration, and uncompensated. The product is structured around two tracks — Inner Work (self-awareness, emotional resilience) and Innovation/Impact (real-world problem solving) — and is fronted by a structured pre-internship curriculum called Internship Ready Skills (IRS), delivered as six paid one-hour mentoring sessions in batch cohorts.

The platform operates a hybrid product-led and community-led go-to-market. School partnerships with 58+ institutions across India, UAE, US, Canada, and Southeast Asia (with dedicated co-branded landing pages) drive top-of-funnel student acquisition, while content channels — a YouTube channel, a Spotify internship podcast, LinkedIn presence via the parent company, and the founder's TEDx/HarperCollins author profile — drive awareness. Parent/guardian engagement (consent and activity auto-updates) is a built-in feature required because users are minors. The company is recognized under Startup India and is founder-led with no disclosed external institutional funding. Monetization is primarily micro-transactional (application fees) supplemented by IRS cohort fees (not publicly disclosed), Discovery Call consulting, and ancillary paid resources such as The Internship Book and an Internship Portfolio template.

From 2020 to 2025 the platform reports 7,000+ teen interns placed across 200+ internship opportunities, with a global footprint claim and a stated mission of producing "Monday Lovers & Positive Contributing Citizens." The technology stack is a Wix-hosted web platform with no disclosed native mobile app, no public API, and no integrations; AI/ML is not a feature of the product, though "AI tools" is listed as a curriculum topic for interns. Revenue, headcount, and funding are not disclosed.

Name

TeenInterns

Legal name

TIG Internship Private Limited

Website

https://teeninterns.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Short description

TeenInterns is a Bangalore-based, India-domiciled online internship marketplace for high school students aged 14-18, operating as a subsidiary of I Love Mondays Global. It connects teens to 100+ partner companies via a self-serve platform charging INR 288 per application, fronted by school partnerships across five geographies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Teen Internship Platform

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Internships, Externships & Work-Based Learning Placement (EDAMAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Provider-Run International Internship Programs (Multi-Country/Multi-Industry) (EDAIAFAA), Leadership, Service Learning & Volunteer-to-Career Pathways (EDAMAKAJ), Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF), Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

Keywords

• Teen internship platform
• High school internships
• Youth career readiness
• Online internship marketplace
• Student mentoring programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. IRS Mentoring Program: Internship Ready Skills (IRS) is a paid mentoring program with 6 sessions (1 hour each). Registration re-opens June 2026. Fee structure not publicly disclosed on available pages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TeenInterns operates a 100% online, self-serve internship marketplace that connects high school students aged 14-18 with structured, skill-based internship opportunities supplied by 100+ partner companies and mentors. Students browse listings, pay a non-refundable INR 288 application fee per internship, and complete work remotely under company-defined fitment, commitment, and readiness criteria. The platform wraps these placements with two curated internship tracks (Inner Work for self-awareness; Innovation/Impact for real-world problem solving), a live six-session Internship Ready Skills (IRS) mentoring program, school partnership channels, and mandatory parent/guardian consent to safeguard minors.

Product overview

TeenInterns is a structured internship platform for teenagers (13-18 years old) operating as a subsidiary of I Love Mondays Global. The core platform offers guided, skill-based internship experiences across multiple industries. The product portfolio includes the main TeenInterns.com Platform, the Internship Ready Skills (IRS) mentoring program for professional preparation, Inner Work Internships focused on personal development, and Innovation/Impact Internships for real-world problem-solving. Additional resources include an Internship Podcast, Internship Portfolio template, The Internship Book, and Discovery Call consultations. The platform connects students with 200+ internship opportunities across 100+ companies and mentors, primarily serving regions in India, UAE, U.S., Canada, and SEA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IRS (Internship Ready Skills): A live, structured mentoring program designed to equip high school and early college students with practical skills required to succeed in internships and real-world environments.

Products and services

• TeenInterns.com Platform Self-serve online internship marketplace connecting high school students aged 14-18 with structured, skill-based internship opportunities from 100+ partner companies and mentors across India, UAE, U.S., Canada and Southeast Asia. Students log in for free, browse listings, pay an INR 288 non-refundable application fee per internship, complete work remotely over 2-4 weeks at 4-8 hours per week, and receive a certificate from the partnering company upon completion.
• Internship Ready Skills (IRS) Live, batch-based online mentoring program of six one-hour sessions that prepares high school students for internships by building practical workplace skills including communication, collaboration, ownership, time management, and execution. Operates as a separate paid subscription distinct from per-internship application fees; next cohort re-opens June 2026.
• Inner Work Internships Structured internship track focused on building self-awareness, emotional resilience, personal values, and inner change in students aged 14-18 before they engage with broader career work. Available through the TeenInterns.com platform as one of two curated internship types.
• Innovation/Impact Internships Structured internship track in which students aged 14-18 learn to think, build, and experiment with real ideas and apply skills to real problems to create meaningful change. Delivered online through the TeenInterns.com platform with 100+ partner companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,000+ students interned with companies (2020-2025)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• I Love Mondays GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and strategic partner. TeenInterns is a subsidiary of I Love Mondays Global (established in 2013). I Love Mondays provides operational infrastructure, brand credibility, and leadership (CEO Mala Mary Martina leads both entities). The parent company specializes in career motivation and workplace culture training.
• Oakridge International SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school with dedicated TeenInterns page (oakridge.teeninterns.com). Students from this school access structured internship program through the partnership.
• Euro SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school with dedicated TeenInterns page (euroschools.teeninterns.com). Students from this school access structured internship program through the partnership.
• Pathways SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school with dedicated TeenInterns page (pathways.teeninterns.com). Students from this school access structured internship program through the partnership.
• KED (Knowledge Experience and Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school with dedicated TeenInterns page (ked.teeninterns.com). Students from this school access structured internship program through the partnership.
• Shiv Nadar SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school featured on TeenInterns platform with video testimonial. Students from this school access structured internship program through the partnership.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Unstop (formerly Dare2Compete): Unstop is an Indian student opportunities platform hosting internships, competitions, and hiring challenges primarily for college students in India. It is a regional peer because it operates in the same Indian student-internship market but focuses on the college (not high school) cohort and a broader set of opportunity types.
• LetsIntern: LetsIntern is an India-focused internship discovery and application platform serving students and recent graduates. It is a regional peer because it matches Indian students with internships via an online marketplace, overlapping TeenInterns' domestic B2C channel, but targets older college students.
• HelloIntern: HelloIntern is an Indian internship and fresher job platform connecting students and graduates with companies. It is a regional peer because it competes for the same Indian student demographic on internship discovery, though it skews to college students and entry-level jobs.
• Internshala: Internshala is India's largest online internship and training platform, primarily serving college students and fresh graduates. It is a regional peer because it operates an online internship marketplace in the same geography, but its primary users are 18+ college students rather than high schoolers.

Direct peers

• Forage: Forage offers free, self-paced virtual job simulations and work experience programs for students and graduates, commonly used by universities and high schools for early-career exposure. It is a direct peer because it competes for the same high-school/early-college audience seeking online, structured work experience prior to formal internships.
• Parker Dewey: Parker Dewey operates a micro-internship platform that matches college students and recent graduates with companies for paid, short-term professional projects. It is a direct peer because it provides project-based, online work experience to students and is a leading marketplace in the same category as TeenInterns.
• Paragon One: Paragon One runs remote externship programs connecting students with companies for short, project-based work experiences. It is a direct peer because it offers online, structured, short-duration externships for students via employer partnerships, closely mirroring TeenInterns' model.
• Riipen: Riipen is a work-integrated learning platform that connects educators and students with companies for project-based micro-internships. It is a direct peer because it targets the same educational channel (schools/colleges) and serves the same student population seeking short, online, real-world project experience.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant professional network and includes internship listings, student services, and early-career job functionality used by millions of students globally. It is a broad incumbent because it offers overlapping capabilities (job/internship discovery, employer matching, school/alumni networking) but does not specialize in under-18 high school internship curation.

Others

• I Love Mondays Global: I Love Mondays Global is the parent company of TeenInterns, founded in 2013, providing workplace culture and career motivation training and serving as operational backbone. It is listed as an "others" peer because it is the strategic holding entity, sharing leadership and brand, but does not itself operate a student internship marketplace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Teeninterns
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/i-love-mondays-global

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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