Speedinvest is a globally active European venture capital firm built on a simple belief: many move more. With more than €1.2 billion in AuM and from six offices across EMEA, our sector-focused investment teams back relentless founders from pre–Seed to Growth with long-term conviction, providing day-one access to our global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, and top-tier follow-on investors to scale smarter and faster. Building lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Wayflyer (Ireland), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (U.S.), GoStudent (Austria), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) — together.
Big ideas may start with one. But scaling and winning take The Power of More.
About the Position
Love venture, but bored of B2B SaaS? Then we have just the job for you! We are hiring an Associate / Senior Associate for our Marketplaces & Consumer team in Berlin. If that sounds interesting, keep reading.
You will be supporting founders from the beginning to the culmination of their startup journey. You will need to maintain and expand your network in the consumer ecosystem in order to source deals. You will also need to develop a point of view around consumer investing to evaluate and diligence these opportunities. In addition, you will need to work with existing portfolio companies, providing operational support, input on product/growth/metrics and supporting them in any way you can. Finally, you will be front and centre, helping Speedinvest build its brand as the leading consumer seed fund in Europe.
This role is right for you if…
… you’re an early adopter — you love testing new consumer products and hanging out on Discord/Reddit
… you’re intellectually curious — you love learning and going deep into new concepts and ideas
… you’re data driven and have the aptitude to work out which metrics are relevant to each product
… you’re a first principles thinker and not afraid of being contrarian
… you have a bias to action, with a high clock speed
… you want to roll up your sleeves and be a real sparring partner for portfolio founders on product, growth and metrics
This role is NOT right for you if…
… your idea of a good investment is based on whatever theme is in vogue at the moment
… you’re more interested in your career trajectory than your portfolio companies’ trajectory
… your idea of value add is making the occasional intro and sharing competitor websites with founders
Your Responsibilities
Develop a network of angels, operators and VCs to aid in sourcing deals
Source and screen marketplace and consumer startups
Conduct in-depth due diligence on founders, markets, product and metrics
Build/maintain cap tables and occasionally, financial models
Prepare summary materials and present investment recommendations in deal meetings
Actively monitor portfolio companies and help with key priorities, including fundraising
Assist with special projects on an as-needed basis
Your Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
3-5 years of relevant work experience, including at least 2–3 years in venture capital
Good numerical skills and attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Dedicated work ethic, proactive attitude and commitment to a goal-oriented environment
Fluent in English
What We Offer?
Opportunity to work in a successful, innovative European Venture Capital Fund within an international team
Working in an inspiring environment directly with senior partners and receive ongoing training to develop your technical, leadership and interpersonal skills
Working directly and hands-on with founders and their startups
A competitive salary and further monetary benefits
In short, if you have a genuine passion for consumer startups/products, we'd love to chat!
Speedinvest believes in equal opportunities for everyone and encourages diversity and inclusion. We want to encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply to the Venture Capital world. We process all applications without regard to gender, nationality, race, colour, religion, age, disability status, sexual orientation or marital status.