b2venture's Direct Investments Team is looking for an additional team member (m/f/d) to join our team as an Intern as of January 2025. The duration of the internship should be at least 4 months to make the most of it.

Founded in 2000, b2venture is one of the most experienced venture capital firms in Europe. The group makes early-stage investments through its dedicated funds and stage-agnostic investments through its direct investment track. b2venture is supported by a strong community of angel investors, fostering the firm’s passion for backing the unique entrepreneurs, maverick ideas, and outlier companies that will define tomorrow. The firm began its journey in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and now has additional offices in Berlin, Zurich, Munich, and Luxembourg. b2venture deploys over EUR 100 million per year across Europe, leveraging the power of its multi-generational investor community. b2venture has proudly backed companies such as 1KOMMA5°, DeepL, Facebook, Raisin, Foodspring, ORCAM, SumUp, Volocopter, and XING.

The b2venture Direct Investments Team works closely with our vibrant angel community of 300+ (ex-) entrepreneurs and industry experts, who not only invest through us, but also support the b2venture team to source, select, win, and support excellent companies. One of the major responsibilities of the team is to secure funding for investment opportunities on a deal-by-deal basis from our network.

Details

• Team: Direct Investments
• Start date: January 2025
• Duration: Minimum of 4 months, full-time
• Workplace: Berlin

Your mission:

Join us on our mission to invest in the outlier companies of tomorrow by collaborating with Europe’s strongest community of angel investors.

Your role:

The role combines the privilege of working with leading angel investors and the attractions of VC deal-making:

• Collaborate with b2venture's fund teams and the angel community to screen and analyze new and promising investments (with a focus on sector-agnostic growth investments)
• Support in managing investment processes for new and follow-on transactions, ranging from due diligence activities, investor onboardings, and investment presentations
• Conduct industry research and develop new investment hypotheses
• Support the team in building relationships with the members of b2venture’s angel community and communicate potential investment opportunities
• Work on initiatives to further strengthen our angel community e.g.
  through new event formats, development of marketing material, and landscape screening

Your profile:

• You are fluent in spoken and written German and English
• You have completed the fourth semester of your studies in business, economics, computer science, or have a technical background and achieved outstanding academic results
• You gained operating experience in a startup (preferably Sales or Business Development), banking (wealth management), consulting, or investment firm
• You are passionate about entrepreneurship and have a solid understanding of digital and or scalable hardware business models
• You are a team player and self-starter with superb social skills and humor
• You combine social with analytical excellence, with high attention to detail and a proactive mindset
• You have excellent MS Office skills, specifically with regard to Excel and PowerPoint

Process:

• Please send your CV via JOIN
• Selected candidates will then meet multiple team members via Zoom & work through a case study

We look forward to hearing from you!

b2venture is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate based on ethnicity, religion, creed, or sexual orientation. We foster a culture that embraces all individuals and encourages diverse perspectives. We want to work with the most talented and brightest minds regardless of where they come from, how they look like, whom they love or what they believe.

b2venture is one of the most experienced venture capital firms in Europe. The group makes early-stage investments through its dedicated funds and stage-agnostic investments through its direct investment track. b2venture is supported by a strong community of angel investors, fostering the firm’s passion for backing the unique entrepreneurs, maverick ideas, and outlier companies that will define tomorrow.