About the role

  • Investment Associate at Planet A Ventures driving impact in venture capital with a scientific approach. Collaborating with General Partners and building a powerful network in Europe’s VC ecosystem.

Responsibilities

  • Take joint responsibility for the full investment process - from spotting promising ventures and meeting visionary founders to deep-dives, expert calls, and writing proposals that turn ideas into reality.
  • Build and nurture meaningful relationships across Europe’s VC landscape, with founders, and with industry experts - strengthening Planet A’s reach and sharpening our deal-sourcing edge.
  • Work side-by-side with our General Partners to bring deals across the finish line - from negotiation to closing.
  • Develop expertise in frontier deep-tech topics that hold the keys to solving global challenges.
  • Prepare market and industry research that inspires new investment theses and keeps us ahead of emerging trends.
  • Support internal projects that help Planet A become ever more thesis- and data-driven.
  • Represent us at industry events, on stage, and in writing - from speaking engagements to blog posts - while actively building your own network and amplifying our presence in the venture ecosystem.

Requirements

  • You drive impact through investing with a proven track record in venture capital, private equity, or related investment roles in fast-paced environments.
  • Bonus points for a solid foundation in a scientific or engineering discipline to strengthen our science-meets-business edge.
  • Curiosity is your superpower you are passionate about emerging deep-tech trends and actively building knowledge and relationships within Europe's tech ecosystem.
  • You thrive on immersing yourself in uncharted waters and turning connections into insights.
  • You harness AI as a competitive edge you are comfortable using common AI tools for research, analysis, and workflow automation to accelerate deal evaluation and due diligence.
  • Structure meets creative hustle you bring exceptional self-organisation and a methodical and data-driven approach to your work, while still flexing the agility to adapt and think on your feet.
  • Confident, grounded, driven by purpose you engage external partners with conviction and clarity, yet lead with humility and empathy.
  • A master of meaningful communication you are fluent in English (written and spoken), with multilingual ability being an added asset to help us connect across Europe.
  • Mission fuels you you are not just after a job, you're after a reason: making a measurable difference for the planet.

Benefits

  • You will be an integral part of a top tier venture capital firm - the first in Europe with a scientific approach to impact.
  • You join a dynamic environment that is driven by impact and highly motivated to make a change for the better.
  • While we’d love for you to be based in Berlin as we have our beautiful office in Berlin Mitte, remote work within Europe is absolutely possible.
  • You have access to an annual personal development as well as travel and conference budget.
  • You enjoy benefits like Corporate discounts, Urban Sports membership or the Deutschlandticket.
  • You participate in our monthly co-working days - collaborate side by side with the entire team and strengthen connections over lunches, dinners, and team activities.
  • You attend our bi-annual offsite gatherings with the entire Planet A team.

Job title

Investment Associate

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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