Tasks

As a Founder’s Associate focused on Venture Building, you’ll work directly with the founding team to explore and validate new business opportunities at the frontier of AI x Data.

We’re a young company led by repeat founders who previously built startups, created and ran a VC fund, and supported over 20 early-stage companies across Europe. Now we’re building the foundational data layer for the agentic AI age.

As one of our first hires, you’ll help define new product directions — and shape how we operate as a company from day one.

From Day 1, you will:

Research and validate underserved B2B use cases for agentic/AI-native systems
Engage directly with potential users and customers to understand needs, pain points, and buying behavior
Benchmark successful startups (especially in the US) to identify whitespace and localization opportunities
Design and test new business models, pricing strategies, and value propositions
Draft internal memos, market maps, and early MVP/feature specs
Contribute to shaping new tools, APIs, or insights products from idea to prototype
Support go/no-go decisions based on market feedback and early traction signals

The ideal outcome of your internship: we launch a new product or revenue-generating stream that you helped originate and shape.

If the fit is strong, a follow-up working student or full-time offer is possible.

Requirements

You are currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields
Previous experience in startups, strategy consulting, VC, product management, or similar fast-paced environments
Strong analytical and structured thinking — you break down ambiguity into actionable steps
Great communicator (written + verbal) who can confidently talk to users and synthesize insights
Entrepreneurial mindset: proactive, curious, comfortable with uncertainty, and execution-oriented
Fluent in English (German is a plus)

Benefits

Extreme learning curve through direct collaboration with the founding team — ideal preparation for aspiring founders, strategic operators, or future VCs who want to build and validate new products from scratch
Exposure to frontier topics like agentic systems, LLMs, embeddings, and structured data infrastructure
Build a strong portfolio of real deliverables — from strategy memos and market maps to MVPs and product specs
Ongoing support after the internship with references, warm intros, and career guidance — past interns have gone on to roles at Anthropic, Lakera AI, Speedinvest, Earlybird, Redalpine, and more
Performance-based financial bonus if a product or revenue stream you contributed to gets launched
Possibility of a follow-up offer as a working student or full-time team member, depending on fit

This is a voluntary internship for a maximum of 3 months or a mandatory internship (Pflichtpraktikum) as part of a university degree. Please indicate your eligibility in your application.

Remote-first and async-friendly setup — work from anywhere, with full ownership and flexibility.

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