Investment Associate

Planet A Ventures

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.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeBerlin • 🇩🇪 GermanyJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape the future of planet-positive entrepreneurship : 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.
Grow our network and influence : 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.
Turn opportunities into investments : Work side-by-side with our General Partners to bring deals across the finish line - from negotiation to closing.
Dive deep into science and tech : Develop expertise in frontier deep-tech topics that hold the keys to solving global challenges.
Connect the dots and see ahead : Prepare market and industry research that inspires new investment theses and keeps us ahead of emerging trends.
Build institutional knowledge : Support internal projects that help Planet A become ever more thesis- and data-driven.
Be an ambassador for Planet A : 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

What you’ll need

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

Comp & perks

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.
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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Hard Skills & Tools

venture capitalprivate equityinvestment analysismarket researchdata-driven decision makingdue diligencenegotiationproposal writingdeep-tech expertisescientific or engineering foundation

Soft Skills

relationship buildingcuriosityself-organisationadaptabilitycommunicationempathyleadershipcreativityinsight generationpurpose-driven