Summer 2026

Summer 2026 Investment Analyst

Posted on 8/10/2025

Abdiel Capital

Abdiel Capital

Concentrated long-only value investor

No salary listed

New York, NY, USA

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Category
Quantitative Finance (1)
Required Skills
Financial analysis
Requirements
  • Minimum GPA of 3.8 or other evidence of exceptional intellectual ability.
  • Only current juniors may apply for Summer 2026.
  • Candidates should have curiosity, intelligence, and enthusiasm for self-directed research projects.
  • The candidate should be comfortable writing concisely, working with numbers, and presenting conclusions orally.
  • Related work experience is not required.
  • Coursework in finance or economics is not required.
  • Applicants should be interested in learning how to interpret financial statements and gather information through interviewing industry sources.
Responsibilities
  • Assist the firm's principals in finding businesses whose product superiority enables them to take market share for a long time.
  • Learn how to assess competitive positioning, valuations, managements, and company cultures across industries and geographies.
  • We use our summer program to identify people who would thrive as full-time analysts with us upon graduation.

Abdiel Capital is a New York-based investment firm that makes concentrated, long-only bets on publicly traded companies. It looks for firms likely to gain market share over long horizons, preferring recurring revenue and leaders with a large personal stake in the stock. The firm builds portfolios of high-conviction ideas and values them by the long-term cash flows the entire business could generate if owned outright. Abdiel differentiates itself by emphasizing under-the-hood factors like product quality, corporate culture, and insider ownership, and by maintaining a concentrated portfolio with a multi-year time horizon to pursue absolute returns that beat the market.

Company Size

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Company Stage

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Total Funding

$131.6M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2006

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Appian revenue grew 18% YoY to $726.9M in 2025 with positive GAAP net income.[4]
  • New positions in Coupang and BBB Foods diversify beyond core fintech holdings.[4]
  • HCA Healthcare remains dominant 44% portfolio position with stable healthcare demand.

What critics are saying

  • Appian shares down 25% YTD 2026; further declines risk forced liquidation or writedowns.[4]
  • Top 5 holdings represent ~90% of AUM; single adverse event triggers cascading losses.
  • HCA Healthcare concentration at 44% creates existential fund-level risk from regulatory action.

What makes Abdiel Capital unique

  • Concentrated portfolio strategy targeting undervalued, high-growth software and healthcare companies.
  • Significant stake in HCA Healthcare provides exposure to resilient healthcare services sector.
  • International expansion into European industrial sectors via Lindbergh S.p.A. MRO services.

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Company News

Yahoo Finance
Feb 27th, 2026
Abdiel Capital sells $38M in Appian stock as shares fall 25% in 2026

Abdiel Capital Advisors sold 1,075,738 shares of Appian during the fourth quarter of 2025, an estimated $38.32 million transaction based on quarterly average pricing, according to an SEC filing dated 17 February 2026. The firm reduced its stake to 12.4% of reportable assets under management, with the position valued at $8.80 million as of 31 December 2025. Appian shares have declined more than 25% in 2026 and are down roughly 20% over the past year. Despite the reduction, Appian remains a significant holding for Abdiel, which maintains concentrated positions in companies including HCA Healthcare, Global-E Online and Affirm. Appian, a low-code automation platform provider, reported $726.9 million in full-year 2025 revenue, up 18%, and delivered positive GAAP net income of $1.2 million.

TipRanks
Feb 27th, 2026
U.S. fund Abdiel Capital takes significant stake in Italy’s Lindbergh - TipRanks.com

Lindbergh S.p.A. ( ($IT:LDB) ) has provided an announcement. Lindbergh S.p.A., an Italian group active in MRO, HVAC and circular economy services, operates through ...

SME Channels
Feb 18th, 2021
OutSystems Raises $150 Million Investment at $9.5 Billion Valuation - SME Channels

OutSystems raises $150 million capital. The round, co-led by Abdiel Capital and Tiger Global, values OutSystems at $9.5 billion. The funding will be used to expand investments in its R&D and GTM strategy. Recognizing the challenges of building scalable, adaptable software, OutSystems was founded to give every organization the power...

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