About the role
About Planet A
Planet A is a leading early-stage European tech VC backing founders tackling the world’s greatest systemic challenges. We take a scientific approach to identify breakthrough solutions the world can’t afford to ignore across energy, resource mastery, neo-manufacturing, and critical infrastructure. Investments include Aris Machina, Staer, INERATEC, Gigaton and Makersite.
* Employment: Full-time internship (40 hours/week)
* Duration: 6 months
* Location: Remote within the EU (Preference to Berlin, London, Munich, Zurich and Stockholm)
* Start Date: As soon as possible
Tasks
You’ll work directly with one of our Partners on the most important thing a VC does: finding exceptional founders before everyone else does. This is a hands-on sourcing seat, not a back-office position.
* Find exceptional founders early. Identify promising founders, spinouts and research teams through LinkedIn, GitHub, scientific papers, patents, university labs and relevant communities.
* Build a sourcing engine. Develop and run your own sourcing playbooks, using AI and automation to identify promising opportunities at a scale that manual research cannot match.
* Screen inbound deal flow. Quickly assess incoming opportunities and flag the most promising cases to the investment team.
* Maintain our CRM. Keep our CRM accurate and up to date, ensuring leads, interactions and relationships are properly tracked.
* Build tools, not just workflows. Work with our Data / Engineering team to turn successful sourcing approaches into repeatable tools and systems.
Requirements
* Highly analytical. You form clear views from data, evidence and first principles.
* AI-native. You actively use AI tools and agents, experiment with new approaches and constantly look for ways to automate work.
* A builder's mindset. You take ownership, work independently and focus on outcomes rather than waiting for instructions.
* Ambitious and persistent. You pursue promising leads, follow up and keep going when the first attempt doesn't work.
* Technically minded. A background in engineering, computer science or the natural sciences is a strong plus.
* A strong communicator. You write clearly, communicate confidently and are fluent in English. Additional languages are a plus.
Benefits
* Direct access to the Partners. Work closely with a Partner, with your findings going directly to the investment team and contributing to real investment decisions.
* Real ownership. Build and run your own sourcing initiatives rather than simply supporting someone else's work.
* A small, flat team. Work closely with colleagues in a collaborative environment.
* Flexibility to work remotely within the EU time zone, with access to our Berlin hub in Mitte.
* Regular team time. Join monthly co-working days with the whole team.
Planet A is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and encourages people of all ethnic & racial origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions & ideologies, socio-economic statuses, educational backgrounds, ages, and individuals of all abilities to apply.
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