Founders Associate Intern Business Development

About You

Are you excited about driving business growth at a pre-seed startup tackling a massive untouched market Do you thrive when juggling outreach recruiting content and operations in the same week Are you eager to work directly with a technical founder to build the commercial engine of an AI company from scratch If so wed love to meet you!

About INC

INC (Iudex Non Calculat) is a pre-seed AI startup based in Zurich building the infrastructure that automates coverage checks for legal insurance companies. Legal insurance is a 16.8B European market where every case still requires 15-45 minutes of manual review. We compress that to under 2 minutes. Were backed by a paid pilot with a Swiss insurer and a founder with 120 B2B customers at his previous company. Our long-term vision: make legal insurance affordable for everyone in the world.

Tasks

Your Responsibilities

As a Founders Associate Intern youll work directly with the founder across business development operations and company-building. No two weeks look the same.

• Business Development: Identify reach out to and build relationships with legal insurance companies across Switzerland and Germany. Own the outreach pipeline.
• Founder Personal Branding: Help build the founders presence on LinkedIn and at industry events -- draft posts manage content calendars and coordinate speaking opportunities.
• Landing Page & Web Presence: Own and iterate on INCs landing page messaging and public-facing materials based on customer feedback and market positioning.
• User Interviews: Organize and coordinate interviews with claims handlers and insurance executives. Prepare discussion guides take notes and synthesize insights.
• Recruiting: Conduct first-round screening interviews for early hires. Help source candidates and manage the recruiting pipeline.
• Networking: Represent INC at insurance and legal tech events (RIAD insurtech meetups startup events). Build relationships in the Swiss and German insurance ecosystem.
• Market Research: Track competitors regulatory developments (EU AI Act) and expansion opportunities across European markets.
• Investor Relations: Support preparation of investor updates pitch materials and financial models.
• Operational Support: Help set up and optimize internal processes tools and workflows as we scale from 1 to 5 people.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications

• A degree in Business Finance Economics or a related field (or currently pursuing one).
• Strong analytical skills and a structured independent approach to problem-solving.
• Sales & Communication Skills: Ability to articulate value propositions clearly and build trust with senior insurance executives.
• Self-Starter Mentality: You dont wait to be told what to do. You identify what matters and get it done.
• Work Permit: You have a Swiss work permit.
• Language Skills: Proficient in German and English (French is a plus).
• Availability: Ideally full-time; 70% may be considered for exceptional candidates. 3-6 months internship duration. On-site in Zurich at least twice per week.

Preferred qualifications

• Business Development Experience: Previous exposure to outbound sales partnerships or startup operations.
• Insurance or Legal Tech Interest: Curiosity about how AI is transforming insurance workflows.
• Startup Experience: Prior involvement in an early-stage company or founding your own project.
• Content & Branding Skills: Experience with LinkedIn content copywriting or managing a founders public profile.

Benefits

Benefits

• Autonomy & Ownership: Real responsibility from day one. We hire people who manage themselves not people who need managing.
• Impactful Work: Help build a company that could fundamentally change how 150M Europeans access legal protection.
• Direct Founder Access: Work side-by-side with the founder on strategy customers and company-building decisions.
• Professional Growth: Learn product thinking sales recruiting and operations simultaneously in a high-intensity environment.
• Startup Culture: Small team flat hierarchy written decision-making no unnecessary meetings.
• Compensation: CHF 2500-4000/month aligned with the value you provide and your experience.
• Prospect of a Permanent Position: Possibility of full-time employment with equity (ESOP) after successful completion of the 6-12 month internship.

Were excited to hear from candidates who want to build the commercial engine of an AI company from scratch. Apply today by pressing the Apply button.