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StepStone Group

Private Equity, Venture Capital

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programs
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open now
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ProgramStatus
Summer 2028
  • Private Equity Summer AnalystPENo data yet
  • Venture Capital Summer AnalystVCNo data yet
Summer 2027 2 open
  • Private Equity Summer AnalystPEApplyOpen in ClevelandApply
  • Venture Capital Summer AnalystVCApplyOpen in BaltimoreApply

How StepStone Group recruitsTypical for Private Equity

  1. 1Application

    Resume and transcript. Undergraduate programs screen hard on school and prior internships.

  2. 2First round

    Associate or VP. Why PE, deal or internship walkthrough, LBO mechanics, what makes a good LBO target.

  3. 3Superday and case

    A paper LBO or a timed modeling test, an investment judgment case, and fit with partners.

  4. 4Offer

    Fast. Often same week.

StepStone Group does not state its process on its own site, so these are the usual stages.

At a glance

Posting now
Baltimore, Cleveland
Industries
Private Equity, Venture Capital
Summers
2028, 2027
Last verified
Nov 11

Dates by cycle2

  • Summer 2027 Private Equity Summer AnalystSeen open from Nov 5, 2026. Open now.
  • Summer 2027 Venture Capital Summer AnalystSeen open from Nov 5, 2026. Open now.

Seen open from is the first day we saw the posting on the firm's own site. A public record is the firm's announcement or a dated student post.

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