
EarlyBird
ABOUT YOU
Do you have a deep passion for the European startup or venture capital ecosystem? Do you see yourself as an investor working for a pre-seed and seed multi-agnostic tech fund? Please send us your application today!
ABOUT EARLYBIRD
Earlybird is a venture capital investor focused on European technology companies. Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all growth and development phases of a company and supports its portfolio companies with financial resources, strategic support, as well as access to an international network and capital markets. Earlybird invests out of a family of focused and independently-managed funds: Digital West (Western Europe), Digital East (Emerging Europe), Healthcare, Earlybird – X (University spinoffs), and Growth Opportunity. With EUR 2 billion under management, 8 IPOs, and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of Europe’s most established and active venture capital firms.
The Earlybird-X fund is focused on the pre-seed and seed stages. Besides the collaboration with universities, the team invests in deep tech startups around Western Europe.
AT EARLYBIRD, YOUR PROJECTS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TASKS WILL LIKELY INCLUDE:
- Working on deals with the Earlybird-X investment team and taking responsibility for sourcing, initial deal assessments, preparing investment decisions, and managing the subsequent due diligences
- Conducting deep dives in different industries and technologies
- Helping the Earlybird-X team build a presence in the French-speaking startup and VC ecosystem
- Actively supporting our portfolio companies
WHAT WE HOPE YOU BRING TO THE ROLE:
- Excellent academic track record in a STEM field
- Hands-on experience in a DeepTech startup and/or in a Tech focused VC (early- stage preferred)
- Analytical rigor, business acumen, relationship-building, and emotional intelligence skills allow you to source deals in the space, understand the technologies, thought-partner with founders, and help guide our investments to success
- An existing network within the French startup ecosystem
- Passion for the European startup ecosystem plus a solid understanding of the venture capital industry
- Willingness to travel within France and between Berlin and Paris
- Fluency in French
- EU Work authorization