Investment Associate

Revent is an early stage venture firm backing founders building companies that truly matter. We believe that the best builders of our generation dont just want to build a unicorn they want to create and leave a legacy for humanity. As a firm we work relentlessly hard to earn the right to partner with these outlier individuals - obsessives on a mission as we call them.

Weve invested in companies such as Avelios Medical (Sequoia subsequently led their Series A) Tem Energy (Series B led by Lightspeed) and several yet unannounced rounds with Tier 1 funds and are currently deploying a fresh 112M fund. With this new fund we will invest in 40 early stage companies all pushing the boundaries in AI and frontier tech to build a better collective future for us all.

Tasks

Were hiring an Associate to join us full time in Munich (with plenty of time spent in Berlin and across Europe) as a core member of the investment team. Were looking to fill this role as soon as possible. We deliberately keep our investment team small to sprint faster on opportunities so this is a rare chance to join the team in a high ownership high agency position.

Your job description is simple: find and partner with the most exceptional founders building companies that truly matter. The day to day is incredibly diverse and will call on your analytical abilities emotional intelligence ingenuity hustle creativity energy and ambition on a regular a given week you might:

• Use agents (that youve built yourself) your network research and creativity to find outlier founders at the start of their journey and push these opportunities through to a potential investment.
• Figure out exactly what a founder might need and provide that thing.
• Go deep on a topic and come back with a compelling investment thesis that results in our next investment.
• Use your bias toward action to build new valuable dimensions of Revent as a firm.
• Leverage your good taste and judgement to bring together interesting people in meaningful ways.

Our team is small and we work closely together. Youll have exposure to all parts of the investment process as well as to firm building. As a young firm ourselves we look for people with a builders spirit sky-high ambition great ideas and the executional ability to see these through.

Requirements

We look for sharp thinkers with genuine curiosity a builders mentality high energy and a competitive streak. A technical background (e.g. hard sciences computer science AI specialization) is highly appreciated and ideally youve had previous exposure to startups / tech through internships projects or academic work.

You dont need years of experience for this role but you do need to have an outstanding trajectory. Were looking for people who have genuine streaks of brilliance alongside overall Swiss Army skills. Brilliance could look like: an exceptional ability to see patterns where others cannot true technical prowess an encyclopedic knowledge of something relevant extraordinary EQ or herculean energy levels. Alongside this streak of brilliance we search for people who demonstrate:

• Curiosity and clarity of thought. You love to learn to understand the underlying why and can articulate ideas implications hypotheses and a point of view with incisiveness.
• An immense drive and desire to win. Venture is competitive and we are looking for people who love to compete. You get energy from a good challenge lean forward into hard work and really love winning.
• A builders spirit. We see ourselves as a startup too early in our journey with some initial wins and yet with much to prove. We look for people with a high degree of agency who are genuinely excited to co-create an exceptional firm.
• A passion to create a better world. Revent invests in companies that can become massive by virtue of solving real problems for humanity. Were mission driven and seek out people who want to back positive companies that will change the world.
• Excellence. We have a high bar and are constantly striving to get better. We look for people who are dedicated to doing things extremely well and to constantly improving.

Practicalities:

This is a full time role based in Munich as part of a small high ownership investment team. We are not sponsoring working visas meaning you must already have the right to work full time in Germany.

Compensation is between 65000 and 85000 annually depending on experience plus a performance based bonus plus a carried interest component which varies depending on fund performance and can be a significant part of compensation.

How to Apply:

This is an immediate hire. We review applications on a rolling basis and are moving fast so there is an advantage to applying sooner. Please submit below:

• Your Linkedin profile
• Max two sentences about why you want to be a VC
• The names of the 1-2 most interesting pre-seed companies or founders youve encountered in the past 3 months with a brief explanation of why you find them compelling

From there the process consists of:

• Cultural fit interview with several team members
• A case study
• Time together in person to ensure mutual fit