Sandwater is a venture capital firm backing early-stage founders that build ambitious, scalable solutions for the change we need. With offices in Oslo and Stockholm, we are rooted in the Nordic spirit of collaboration and transparency, and we bring passion and commitment to help our founders succeed. The founders we work with address some of the most important challenges within resource efficiency, energy transition and productivity & resilience. By adding capital, competence, conviction and connections, we work collaboratively with our founders, teams and co-investors to create the right foundation and speed for success.
Sandwater manages more than EUR 400m AUM across two funds in the top decile with a focus on Northern European companies developing from the late Seed to Series B stages. We have more than 25 companies in our current fund portfolios across 7 countries. We’re a team of 11 people located across Oslo (our HQ) and Stockholm (opened April 2025) who work tightly as a team to source, qualify, invest in and assist our companies as they develop. We’re now expanding our investment team in Stockholm and are looking for an individual who can contribute to our investment processes, existing portfolio work and Sandwater’s ecosystem and presence in an ever more thriving European venture market.
We are looking for a new colleague, and would love to hear from you if you are:
Passionate about creating positive change with the drive to get things done
A go-getter who enjoys working collaboratively with others, with the ability to take on tasks with autonomy
Curious by heart, analytical in mindset, dares to differ, and true to your values
Recognize and realize opportunities when they appear
Accustomed to working internationally and developing your own perspectives/theses around global mega-trends
Previous experiences that could contribute to what we do:
Minimum of 3 years full-time working experience including, but not limited to:
Founder experience (successful or not!)
Start-up/scale-up journey
Investing (VC/PE), finance/M&A, management consulting
Functional expertise with AI, software, operational scaling, sales, business development, etc
Specific domain knowledge relevant to our investment thematics within energy, resource efficiency/materials, human health and wellbeing, productivity & resilience, AI/robotics, etc.
Other exciting backgrounds that could expand our diversity of perspectives and contribute to making successful investments
We are looking for an Investment team member, and we will consider anything from three years of relevant experience. If you can tick a few of the above boxes, we encourage you to apply.
We can offer:
A meaningful job, where you get to work with companies that are shaping a better future, while building a successful venture firm
A dynamic workflow across a great variety of tasks, with challenging but inspiring growth opportunities - no day will be the same
Being part of a highly motivated, experienced and cross-disciplinary team that invests in each your development and truly enjoys each other's company
Opportunity to take responsibility and lead in our work on thematics, investments, company development, and team competencies.
Taking part in the journey to further build and expand Sandwater’s impact in the early-stage market
An attractive career path and a competitive compensation package
If this sounds interesting, please apply by submitting a cover letter and CV. In this recruitment process Sandwater is collaborating with Aggancio. For more information about this opportunity, contact Erik Olofsson at Aggancio erik.olofsson@aggancio.com.
Please note that we do not accept applications through e-mail, due to GDPR.