Associate ClimateTech (Science background required), Munich/Berlin in Homeoffice bei Ananda Ventures GmbH

Ananda Impact Ventures (https://ananda.vc) is looking for you if you like sourcing early staged climate tech and sustainability investment opportunities for Ananda Impact Ventures (https://ananda.vc). As a member of the investment team, you will expand our start-up network and source for the best impact startups. Besides being responsible for sourcing and due diligence support processes, you are also going to take over responsibilities to further develop Ananda Impact Ventures as a front-runner in impact VC in Europe. The role is based in Munich.

Your tasks will include the following but will not be limited to:

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  Screening the start-up market in order to identify new investment opportunities in the sustainability & climate tech sector and present them to the team

• Establish and develop impact tech founder networks, attending well-selected conferences

• Manage the climate & sustainability tech deal sourcing process including opportunity identification and support of the due diligence process

• Actively network with start-up founders, evaluate their teams and companies, and select the most interesting ones

• Connect with entrepreneurial communities as well as other VCs, built and maintain strong relationships

• Process and investigate seed and early-stage climate tech investment opportunities regarding market size, management teams, business model, business plan, competitive landscape & positioning

• Involvement in advancing our sustainability-related impact evaluation tools

• Challenge the scientific perspective on investment opportunity's impact potential

Depending on your level of experience, you have the following background:

• Your diverse experience can come from either a VC-backed start-up or from a seed and/or early-stage VC fund

• You have benefited from a fast-paced business environment where you were required to quickly adapt and learn

• You have an entrepreneurial personality with a strong self-initiative and interest in start-ups and venture capital

• You bring a great passion and strong interest in climate tech and sustainability

• You have very good analytical and numeracy skills

• You ideally have worked as a climate scientist and you might even have studied climate change

• You bring a degree in the fields of technology, engineering, or mathematics which will help to cope better with the complex technologies we are dealing with; maybe you have combined your studies with a master in climate change

• You represent Ananda Ventures as a climate and sustainability tech investor in the market, both in the VC industry and in the start-up networks

Ananda Impact Ventures(https://ananda.vc) is the leading impact venture capital fund with a pan-European investment remit, managing ca. €200 million in four Core Impact Funds, with backing from notable institutional and private investors. Ananda backs technology businesses committed to having a positive impact that answers the most pressing social and ecological challenges of our time, in a way that is both scalable and sustainable. The active portfolio includes Klim (Carbon Farming), Open Bionics (bionic prostheses for children), IESO Digital Health (online psychotherapy), and Ororatech (which uses satellite technology to combat forest fires). For more about Ananda Impact Ventures, visit www.ananda.vc.

Ananda Impact Ventures is providing a family and life-friendly working environment including flexible working hours. We celebrate diversity and are fully committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Therefore we also encourage non-traditional candidates to apply.

Contact

Sabine Scherer, Head of People
E-Mail: ses@ananda.vc