Chief of Staff

• Work closely with Co-Founder and CEO Sebastian
• Work on highly strategic topics and behind-the-scenes projects
• Network with clients and investors
• Pitch at events
• Test own ideas and learn from mistakes
• Take ownership and accountability
• Support the company during an essential startup phase

Founders Associate intern supporting FixFirst’s circular repair startup and CEO in Berlin

Founders Associate – Intern

Founders Associate intern supporting FixFirst, a GreenTech startup making repair services simple and accessible. Working with the CEO on strategy, projects, networking, and events.

• Als operativer Counterpart den Überblick über das komplette Unternehmen behalten und Teams, Prioritäten sowie aktuelle Engpässe kennen
• Erster Ansprechpartner für Anwälte, Steuerberater, Mitarbeitende, Lieferanten und Partner sein
• Unvollständige Informationen, Nachrichten und Gedanken in fertige Ergebnisse überführen
• Aufgaben an externe und interne Teams delegieren und sicherstellen, dass Rückmeldungen und Ergebnisse nachverfolgt werden
• Entscheidungsvorlagen mit belastbaren Empfehlungen für den CEO erstellen
• Eigenständig Entscheidungen treffen und operative Themen vorantreiben
• Risiken frühzeitig erkennen und durch rechtzeitige Gespräche und Maßnahmen vermeiden
• In Fachgesprächen Buchungssätze, Abschlussprozesse und Controlling-Setups erörtern
• An früheren Vorgesetzten oder Auftraggebern durchgeführte Referenzgespräche ermöglichen

Operativer Founder’s Associate bei Galvanek Energiesysteme für Wärmepumpen- und PV-Prozesse

Founder’s EA, Founder’s Associate

Operativer Founder’s Associate bei Galvanek Energiesysteme, einem Anbieter von Wärmepumpen und Photovoltaik.
Steuerung des laufenden Geschäfts, Delegation, Risikomanagement und CEO-Entscheidungsvorlagen.

• Support the founding team in strategic and operational projects
• Develop and implement new brand and product ideas
• Conduct market and competitor analyses
• Prepare business cases
• Manage and coordinate projects
• Build and optimize processes in day-to-day operations
• Independently execute projects that directly impact growth
• Collaborate with the founding team across areas such as Operations, Marketing and Finance

Founders Associate supporting an influencer-product company builder in Berlin

Founders Associate

Founders Associate supporting LIMITD, a German influencer-product company builder. Developing brands, analyzing markets, and driving strategic and operational growth projects with the founders.

• Work closely with Partners on strategy, investment thesis development, and fund-level initiatives
• Serve as a trusted sparring partner on high-priority tasks and special projects
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with LPs and network members
• Support investor updates, quarterly reporting, fundraising processes, meeting preparation, and on-site DDs
• Own the quality of LP-facing materials, including quarterly updates, AGM decks, DDQ responses, and data-room documents
• Identify and implement improvements across internal processes and fund infrastructure
• Drive cross-functional communication and alignment across the team
• Drive high-leverage projects across operations, portfolio, and ecosystem initiatives
• Prepare and debrief key meetings, including research, materials, and action-item follow-through
• Plan and execute LP events, founder retreats, strategy off-sites, ecosystem gatherings, and thematic initiatives
• Identify opportunities for AI leverage across the organization and partner with the Data Engineer to embed AI into workflows and decision-making
• Help the team adopt new tools, workflows, and ways of working

Chief of Staff steering operations and strategy at Planet A, a European climate-tech venture capital firm

Chief of Staff steering strategy, LP relations, and operations at Planet A, a European climate-tech venture capital firm. Building AI-native workflows and executing fund-level initiatives.

• Unterstützung der Gründer bei strategischen und operativen Themen
• Eigenständige Übernahme und Umsetzung verschiedener Projekte
• Recherche und Aufbereitung von Informationen als Grundlage für unternehmerische Entscheidungen
• Erstellung von Analysen, Präsentationen, Reports und Entscheidungsvorlagen
• Analyse von Unternehmenskennzahlen und Ableitung konkreter Handlungsempfehlungen
• Unterstützung bei Projekten in Vertrieb, Operations, Marketing und Business Development
• Analyse und Weiterentwicklung bestehender interner Prozesse
• Koordination und Nachhalten wichtiger Projekte und Aufgaben
• Recherche zu neuen Geschäftsmöglichkeiten, Märkten, Tools und Technologien
• Unterstützung bei kurzfristig auftretenden operativen Herausforderungen
• Einsatz von KI- und Automatisierungstools zur effizienten Gestaltung von Prozessen und Aufgaben
• Direkte Zusammenarbeit mit den Gründern und der Geschäftsführung

Werkstudent Founders Associate bei Retail-Media-Unternehmen AdWise Media

Werkstudent Founders Associate

Werkstudent Founders Associate bei AdWise Media, einem Retail-Media-Unternehmen für Werbung am Point of Sale.
Unterstützung der Gründer bei Strategie, Operations, Analysen und KI-gestützter Prozessoptimierung.

• Manage priorities and prepare key decisions using decision logs
• Maintain calendar hygiene
• Prepare materials for investors and team updates
• Conduct user analyses and interviews
• Translate user problems into clear requirements such as PRDs and RFCs
• Align with engineering and product on what is built and why
• Build small prototypes using LLMs and no-code tools
• Refine prompts and validate product ideas before development
• Create KPI dashboards to measure success
• Monitor competitors and regulatory trends, e.g., GDPR
• Derive strategic recommendations in strategy notes
• Work closely with the founder and CEO as a “force multiplier”
• Optional: Complete a bonus challenge on pitch, AI workflow, or market analysis

Founder’s Associate helping Mediform build AI phone assistants for German medical practices

Founder’s Associate – Product, Strategy & Innovation

Founder’s Associate supporting Mediform’s AI phone assistant for German medical practices. Driving product discovery, prototypes, analytics, strategy, and founder operations.

• Wachstumsstrategie mitentwickeln und gezieltes Fundraising zur Sicherung der Kapitalbasis unterstützen
• Skalierbare Business-Operations-Prozesse etablieren
• Sich um Tools und Reporting kümmern und Sonderprojekte übernehmen
• Bei der Weiterentwicklung des ISMS helfen und Richtlinien mitgestalten
• Produkt und Tech bei der Vorbereitung auf ISO 27001, DORA und weitere Anforderungen unterstützen
• Eng mit CEO, CTO und Teamleads zusammenarbeiten
• Struktur für weiteres Wachstum und Skalierung schaffen
• AI-Tools über Aufgaben, Prozesse und Teams hinweg gezielt einsetzen, um Produktivität und Effizienz zu steigern

Founders Associate helping credium scale its AI-first building-data and property-financing platform

Founders Associate helping credium scale its AI-first building-data platform. Supporting strategy, fundraising, operations, compliance, and AI-driven efficiency improvements.

• Partner directly with the CEO on day-to-day sales activity — from prospecting and outreach to closing deals and managing relationships
• Own and grow pipeline, contributing directly to revenue targets and business development initiatives
• Support the design and execution of scalable sales processes and commercial operations
• Assist with company-building activities including hiring, partnerships, and strategic projects as the team scales
• Work cross-functionally across sales, marketing, product, and operations — acting as a force multiplier for the founding team
• Represent the company externally with prospects, partners, and clients

Founders Associate supporting CEO with sales and operational tasks in AI startup

Founders Associate – Sales-Focused

Founders Associate supporting CEO in day-to-day sales and commercial operations at an AI-powered brand visibility platform. Seeking a motivated candidate with sales-related experience and language skills.

• Support the founders with strategic and operational matters
• Independently take on and execute various projects
• Research and prepare information as a basis for business decisions
• Create analyses, presentations, reports, and decision papers
• Analyze company metrics and derive concrete recommendations for action
• Support projects in sales, operations, marketing, and business development
• Analyze and further develop existing internal processes
• Coordinate and follow up on important projects and tasks
• Research new business opportunities, markets, tools, and technologies
• Assist with short-term operational challenges as they arise
• Use AI and automation tools when they can make processes or tasks meaningfully more efficient

Founders Associate collaborating with management in a growing Retail Media business.

Working Student (Founders Associate)

Founders Associate working closely with founders and management at Adwise Media GmbH, focusing on strategic and operational tasks in Retail Media. Engaging in diverse projects while leveraging AI and automation tools.

• Work directly with the founders and GTM team on high-priority GTM projects from ideation to execution
• Own specific campaigns and creative initiatives end-to-end - including defining scope, producing assets, and driving distribution
• Activate and grow Weflow's existing community, podcast audience, and thought leadership platform into campaign distribution channels
• Identify and seize distribution opportunities others overlook - partnerships, communities, events, media, co-marketing
• Build repeatable systems and playbooks so what works can scale

Weflow's Founder’s Associate working on go-to-market projects and campaigns

Founder’s Associate – Growth

Weflow's Founder’s Associate role focuses on go-to-market projects and campaigns. Work closely with the founders of Weflow on high-priority GTM initiatives.

• Strategy: Work closely with the leadership team on projects of strategic importance and help develop plans for growth in new regions (DACH, US, and beyond)
• Operations: Execute internal projects to improve company efficiency and drive growth
• Investor Relations: Prepare investor meetings and support the founders with graphics, presentations, and solid financial calculations
• HR: Assist with sourcing and recruiting. Collaborate with us to develop additional KPIs for the entire team

Founders Associate Intern assisting a fast-growing startup in strategic projects

Founders Associate Intern

Founders Associate Intern at Meet5, a fast-growing startup for people over 40. Supporting the leadership team in strategic initiatives and operational improvements.

• Eigenverantwortung für Teilprojekte in Kundenmandaten, von Discovery bis Go-Live.
• Aufbau von Agenten- und Automatisierungs-Workflows mit Claude, n8n und unserem internen Stack.
• Discovery-Recherche: öffentliche Quellen auswerten, Hypothesen prüfen, Briefings für Erstgespräche vorbereiten.
• Workshops, Statusupdates und Kundenmaterialien vorbereiten. Klar, strukturiert, auf den Punkt.
• Kundentermine vor Ort oder per Video: mitmoderieren, protokollieren, Next Steps am selben Abend rausschicken.
• Prozessoptimierung intern wie bei Kunden.
• Mitarbeit über Geschäftsbereiche hinweg: Beratung, Produkt, Vertrieb, interne Ops.

Founders Associate focusing on AI & Business Development in a hybrid role.

Werkstudent Founders Associate – AI & Business Development

Founders Associate involved in AI & Business Development at Lucid Labs. Responsible for project management and client interactions in a hybrid setup in Berlin.

• You will support the build-out and development of new business areas and independently work toward achieving set objectives
• You will assist executive management with all organizational and administrative tasks
• You will support the leadership team with all subsidiaries and new projects (IT company, carsharing, tiny houses, new spaces)
• You will prepare decision papers as well as presentations and graphics, including analyses
• You will act as a communication interface between executive management and external business partners as well as employees in German and English
• You will prepare and follow up on meetings and conference calls, including taking minutes
• You will handle scheduling and calendar management, with a focus on prioritizing the management team’s agenda
• You will organize domestic and international travel and prepare expense reports

Founders Associate supporting business development and project management in a startup

Founders Associate – Mandatory Internship

Founders Associate supporting the development of new business areas in a startup focused on sustainability. Assisting management with organizational tasks and project support across various initiatives.

• Own the expansion of our partner network with agencies and IT service providers.
• Qualify and manage inbound and outbound leads, prepare documents, and participate in customer calls.
• Expand our inbound channels and optimize our onboarding process.
• Make it even easier for customers to use Spreadly.
• Automate our processes (with and without AI) so we can focus on what really matters.
• Work closely with the founder in daily collaboration.

Founders Associate Intern supporting the growth of a B2B-SaaS startup's partnership network

Founders Associate Intern at Spreadly GmbH assisting in building partnerships and optimizing sales processes in a remote role. Collaborate directly with the CEO to drive business growth.

• Close collaboration with the founding team on strategic and operational finance topics
• Active contribution to financials, reports, and investor materials
• Support in building investor-ready financial and KPI setups
• Analysis and preparation of SaaS metrics (MRR, ARR, churn, CAC, LTV, burn, runway, cohort analyses)
• Assistance with financial modeling (forecasts, scenarios, budget planning)
• Preparation and maintenance of investor-readiness materials (pitch decks, KPI sheets, data rooms, reporting structures)
• Market, competitor, and benchmark analyses (SaaS, audit/QM, GRC)
• Support for strategic projects (pricing, GTM, expansion, tooling)
• Operational support for the founders' day-to-day activities

Founders Associate assisting nextAudit's growth in SaaS financials and investor readiness

Founders Associate – Focus: Financials & Investor Readiness

Founders Associate at nextAudit supporting strategic financials and investor readiness initiatives. Collaborating closely with the founding team to enhance operational success in a dynamic startup.

• Take ownership of sub-projects within client engagements, from discovery to go‑live
• Build agent and automation workflows using Claude, n8n and our internal stack
• Prepare workshops, status updates and client materials—clear, structured and to the point
• Optimize processes in day‑to‑day operations, both internally and for clients
• Collaborate across functions: consulting, product, sales and internal ops

Founders Associate managing part projects in customer mandates at Lucid Labs

Working Student — Founders Associate, Business Development

Founders Associate managing part projects in customer mandates at Lucid Labs. Involves project work from discovery to go-live with AI tools and customer communication.

• Deine Rolle Als Founders Associate (m/w/d) bist du bewusst salesgetrieben unterwegs – und gleichzeitig weit mehr als reines Verkaufen.
• Du gewinnst aktiv neue Kunden über Outbound Sales (insbesondere über LinkedIn), entwickelst kreative Wege der Kundengewinnung und bist zugleich die zentrale Schnittstelle zwischen unseren Kunden und unseren internen Beratern.
• Du arbeitest eng mit unserem CEO, unserem Managing Director und unserem Chief of Staff zusammen – die Rolle ist nah am Management angesiedelt und bietet viel Verantwortung und echtes Entwicklungspotenzial.
• Outbound Sales: Du gewinnst aktiv neue Kunden und baust dir eine eigene Pipeline auf – mit klarem Fokus auf Outbound und strategisches Social Selling über LinkedIn.
• Sales-Strategie & Kreativität: Du entwickelst eigene Ideen und Wege, um neue Kunden zu generieren, und probierst mutig neue Ansätze aus.
• Kundenonboarding & Koordination: Du begleitest neue Kunden vom ersten Kontakt bis ins operative Onboarding und sorgst für einen reibungslosen Ablauf.
• Schnittstelle Kunde – Beratung: Du bist die Verbindung zwischen unseren Kunden und unseren internen Beratern. Dazu verstehst du unser Business im Detail und übersetzt zwischen beiden Seiten.
• Netzwerkaufbau: Du baust dir ein starkes Netzwerk im Finance-Umfeld auf und pflegst langfristige, vertrauensvolle Beziehungen.
• Strategische Zusammenarbeit: Du arbeitest eng mit CEO, Managing Director und Chief of Staff zusammen und erhältst tiefe Einblicke in unternehmerische Entscheidungen.
• Events (unterstützend): Punktuell unterstützt du bei Kunden- und Networking-Events – als Ergänzung zu deiner Sales-Rolle, nicht als Schwerpunkt.
• CRM & Administration: Du pflegst unsere Kundendaten im CRM und hältst deine Pipeline jederzeit sauber.

Founders Associate driving sales and building a pipeline at accounting startup

Founders Associate focusing on sales and customer acquisition for an accounting services startup. Collaborating closely with management in Berlin while developing responsibility and growth opportunities.

• Work directly with the CEO on Beam's highest-priority strategic and operational initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional projects from idea through execution, coordinating stakeholders and delivery.
• Support decision-making through research, analysis, and clear recommendations.
• Prepare presentations and materials for leadership, customer, and investor discussions.
• Collaborate across teams to drive alignment and remove execution blockers.
• Improve internal processes and use AI to increase speed and leverage.
• Step into ambiguous or urgent problems and take ownership until they are resolved.

Chief of Staff driving CEO's strategic initiatives in AI-native company

Chief of Staff driving Beam's highest-priority initiatives alongside the CEO in AI-native organization. Collaborating across disciplines to improve operations and enhance decision-making.

• As a Founders Associate, you will work directly alongside our founders.
• You are not someone who only watches — you will be fully involved from day one, take ownership, and actively shape the future of Project Bay.
• You free up the founders’ bandwidth.
• You analyze new markets and locations across Europe and provide the decision-making basis for our expansion.
• You support the acquisition of new B2B customers and partners, prepare meetings, and accompany the founders in strategic discussions.
• You help create professional presentations (pitch decks) and reports for investors and partners.
• You identify inefficiencies in our daily operations, test new (AI) tools, and help us scale more intelligently as an organization.

Founders Associate supporting the founders at Project Bay startup

Founders Associate – Entrepreneur in Residence

Founders Associate supporting the founders at Project Bay startup in a remote setting. Involved in business development, investor relations, and strategic market analysis.

• You will support our Founder and Co‑CEO directly in day‑to‑day operations
• You ensure that appointments, meetings, slide decks, documentation, follow‑ups, internal processes, organizational matters and selected special projects are reliably prepared, executed and tracked
• You organize appointments, prepare meetings (before and after) and reliably follow up on open items
• You create slides, meeting materials, documentation and internal overviews
• You maintain and structure wikis, internal processes and organizational workflows
• You assist with office administration and ensure operational issues do not remain unresolved
• You coordinate internal team syncs and document decisions and follow‑ups
• You support internal system rollouts and process improvements
• You research potential ERP/MES partners, create structured lists and prepare initial contacts
• You help organize trade shows, partner meetings and operational special topics
• You support the Founder team in better preparing, documenting and tracking strategic topics

Founder’s Associate supporting daily operations and structure at a B2B-AI startup

Founder's Associate – Operations

Founder’s Associate providing operations and internal enablement at DeepSynergyAI, a B2B-AI startup. Working closely with the Co-CEO on various operational tasks and projects.

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Founders Associate – Intern

Founder’s EA, Founder’s Associate

Founders Associate

Chief of Staff

Werkstudent Founders Associate

Founder’s Associate – Product, Strategy & Innovation

Founders Associate

Founders Associate – Sales-Focused

Working Student (Founders Associate)

Founder’s Associate – Growth

Founders Associate Intern

Werkstudent Founders Associate – AI & Business Development

Founders Associate – Mandatory Internship

Founders Associate Intern

Founders Associate – Focus: Financials & Investor Readiness

Working Student — Founders Associate, Business Development

Founders Associate

Chief of Staff

Founders Associate – Entrepreneur in Residence

Founder's Associate – Operations