Founding VC Investor
Founding VC Investor
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05-04-2025
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What we do
Merantix Europes top AI platform has been incubating AIfirst startups across various industries since 2016. Our 180 member team is supported by global investors like Softbank. To foster Europes largest AI ecosystem weve launched two initiatives: AI Campus a Berlin coworking space hosting 80 AI/ML teams from startups to corporates; and Merantix Momentum an AI services company with 60 engineers executing AI projects and pushing innovation in various AI domains. Together we strive to transform cuttingedge AI research into valuable products.
Over the past seven years we have further strengthened and developed our expertise in building and scaling impactful deep tech startups and our unique positioning attracts the best talent and AI ideas. With the current advancements in AI through the democratization of powerful foundation models we see many amazing founders tackling the most crucial challenges of our time. Within our incubation framework however we cannot pursue and engage with all of these exciting opportunities. That is why we are now also kickstarting investments in the most inspiring and promising AI startups that have been incubated outside of the Merantix ecosystem.
Our primary focus will be on investing in AIfirst companies at the preseed to Series A stages. We want to position ourselves as an AI catalyst coinvestor and seek deals with a focus on Europe. As we coinvest with toptier VCs in Europe our network partners are excited about our new positioning as they can rely on our AI expertise for technical due diligence of deeptech startups. Thus receiving investment from Merantix ought to be regarded as the AI stamp of approval which will be a strong signal for growth investors. The startups we invest in will also benefit significantly from being part of our AI ecosystem which comes with a host of perks.
Over the past seven years we have further strengthened and developed our expertise in building and scaling impactful deep tech startups and our unique positioning attracts the best talent and AI ideas. With the current advancements in AI through the democratization of powerful foundation models we see many amazing founders tackling the most crucial challenges of our time. Within our incubation framework however we cannot pursue and engage with all of these exciting opportunities. That is why we are now also kickstarting investments in the most inspiring and promising AI startups that have been incubated outside of the Merantix ecosystem.
Our primary focus will be on investing in AIfirst companies at the preseed to Series A stages. We want to position ourselves as an AI catalyst coinvestor and seek deals with a focus on Europe. As we coinvest with toptier VCs in Europe our network partners are excited about our new positioning as they can rely on our AI expertise for technical due diligence of deeptech startups. Thus receiving investment from Merantix ought to be regarded as the AI stamp of approval which will be a strong signal for growth investors. The startups we invest in will also benefit significantly from being part of our AI ecosystem which comes with a host of perks.
Your role
We are seeking a talented individual to join our investment arm as one of the first founding investors. In this role you will be responsible for:
- Sourcing evaluating and securing four to five exceptional deals per year to help establish us as the goto earlystage AI investor in Europe
- Establishing and maintaining our positioning to all stakeholders (Founders Engineers VCs LPs)
- Seamlessly integrating our investment targets into our existing AI ecosystem to strengthen the ecosystem and support the venture in its early growth
Your profile
We are looking for extraordinarily driven capable and visionary talent with an outstanding track record of personal and professional achievements. You are:
- Driven by entrepreneurship and possessing a growth mindset
- Equipped with 24 years of experience as an operator in the AI ecosystem and or on the investment side in the venture capital industry
- Experienced in investing in AI companies and providing ongoing support to your portfolio companies
- Passionate about creating meaningful impact and contributing to the European AI revolution
- Excited to further help grow and shape categoryleading AI ventures
- A technical/STEM academic background. Computer Science is a plus
What we offer
We offer attractive compensation as well as carry in our fund as we are aware of the power of ownership. At Merantix we foster a culture of ownership and collaboration. As the leader of our venture capital arm you will have the responsibility to build it from scratch but our objective is to empower you in the best possible way. We believe in the value of ownership which is why our approach allows you to generate and execute your own ideas while still benefiting from the teams support to refine and develop them further. You will also have access to mentorship where you can spar with other founders within Merantix or with external partners. Our environment values knowledge sharing which will provide you with additional opportunities for growth and development.
(Please note due to the amount of applications we receive we would like to encourage you to apply via a warm introduction for sooner processing of your application)
(Please note due to the amount of applications we receive we would like to encourage you to apply via a warm introduction for sooner processing of your application)
About us
We are an equalopportunity employer and value diversity. We consider all applications equally regardless of race color ancestry religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability or gender identity. We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply.
Employment Type
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