Venture studio investor & builder

Skip to main contentEnglishEnglishBack to all jobsVenture studio investor & builderBerlinFull-timePermanent employeeApply for this jobWhat we doMerantix Capital is an early-stage AI investor and venture studio backing ambitious AI founders across Europe.Our roots lie in the Merantix Venture Studio, where we have been supporting and building AI-native companies since 2016 - from idea validation and co-founder matching to first customers, team building and follow-on financing. Today, we combine this company-building DNA with a dedicated early-stage AI fund, investing in outstanding AI pre-seed companies. We are part of the Merantix Group, one of Europe’s leading AI platforms, including the AI Campus in Berlin, Merantix Momentum, the AI House Davos and a deep network of founders, engineers, industry partners, investors and AI experts.Our ambition is to be more than a capital provider: we help founders validate ideas, build teams, access customers, refine their product and go-to-market strategy, and scale AI companies from day one.Your roleWe are looking for an exceptional individual to join Merantix Capital as an investor focused on our venture studio activities.In this role, you will work as part of the Merantix investment team to identify, attract and invest in technical founders at the earliest stage - in most cases before a company, product or team is fully formed. You will work closely with venture studio founders throughout the ideation and validation process, helping them pressure-test, reshape and refine their ideas into investable AI company concepts.Your responsibilities will include:Sourcing exceptional founder talent and venture opportunities across Europe’s AI ecosystem, with the goal of helping launch and invest in four to five high-potential AI companies per yearDeveloping original investment themes and company-building theses in AI, based on market research, stakeholder conversations, portfolio insights and emerging technology shiftsWorking hands-on with venture studio founders as a strategic sparring partner to validate, challenge and sharpen new venture ideas - from market selection and customer discovery to AI use-case validation, product direction and GTM  strategyHelping turn promising ideas into fundable AI ventures by challenging and sparring with founders on problem definition, wedge selection, commercial validation and the company-building roadmapLeveraging the Merantix ecosystem to accelerate company formation - including co-founder matching, access to AI engineering and product talent, introductions to first customers, and connections to relevant investors and industry partnersPositioning Merantix Capital as the leading AI venture studio platform in Europe among founders, engineers, operators, VCs, LPs and corporate partnersYour profileRequired:Multiple years of experience building AI/ML products - as a technical founder, early engineer, or senior ML/Product lead in an AI-first startupDeep ML expertise: you have not only trained models, but brought them into productionFluent in English and German0-to-1 product experience: you have helped take products from initial customer discovery to first paying usersStrong technical background at MSc or PhD level, ideally in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related fieldStrong plus:Prior founder experience - including ventures that did not succeedDeep domain expertise in an area relevant to us, including but not limited to Industrial AI, Healthcare, Robotics, or FinTechExperience coaching or mentoring younger technical foundersPersonal profile:High tolerance for parallel context switching: you can spend the morning discussing an architectural challenge and the afternoon helping an industrial customer scale a pilotIntellectually honest: you tell founders the uncomfortable truths early, instead of letting them learn them late and expensivelyLow ego: you are successful when the founders are successful - not when your idea winsWhat we offerWe offer attractive...