Founders Associate Intern, m/f/d

• Work directly with the founder on launching new companies
• Drive workstreams that determine whether existing companies succeed
• Take incubation-pipeline ideas to validated concepts through research, financial modeling, customer conversations, positioning, and setup
• Own delegated portfolio projects across go-to-market, operations, finance, and hiring
• Conduct deal work including financial models, data room analysis, thesis pressure-testing, investment memos, and LP reporting
• Build and run AI agents and automations for firm operations
• Research topics and provide recommendations with supporting reasoning

• AI-native: use frontier models daily and know Claude Code, agentic workflows, MCP, automation platforms, and rapid prototyping well enough to show what you have built
• Strong academic record from a globally recognised university
• Previous work experience in banking, consulting, start-ups and/or investing
• Proactive work attitude and strong work ethic
• Original thinking
• Independent and fast: able to turn a vague brief into finished work without supervision
• Excellent written and spoken English
• German or another European language is an advantage
• Available full time within four to six weeks, for three to six months

• Remote-first, flexible, flat work environment
• Work directly with the founder, with no layers
• Exposure across an investment firm and several operating companies
• Potential full-time role afterwards
• Opportunity to join one of the portfolio companies in a key role