Merantix 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.

We 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 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.

A day in the life of an investor in the venture studio:

• 08:30 - 09:00 // Read news on the latest developments in the tech industry, startup ecosystem, funding round announcements.

• 09:00 - 10:00 // Identifying and sourcing potential founders-in-residence from data platforms, LinkedIn, WhatsApp groups and founder communities.

• 10:00 - 12:00 // Founder calls!

• 12:00 - 13:00 // Lunch with an investor friend to learn what they are excited about and share deal flow.

• 13:00 - 14:00 // GTM sparring session with a founder-in-residence in the venture studio.

• 14:00 - 15:00 // Work with a founder-in-residence in the venture studio to come up with user acquisition experiments.

• 15:00 - 16:00 // Founder calls!

• 16:00 - 17:00 // System architecture review with a founder-in-residence in the venture studio.

• 17:000 - 18:00 // Write investment memo for founder-in-residence who is pre-seed ready and prepare for her Investment Committee next week.

• 18:00 - 20:00 // Attend a VC dinner hosted by a growth stage fund.

Required:

• Multiple years of experience building AI/ML products - as a technical founder, early engineer, or senior ML/Product lead in an AI-first startup.

• 0-to-1 product experience: you have helped take products from initial customer discovery to first paying users.

• Strong technical background, ideally in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or a related field.

Strong plus:

• Experience with investing in early stage technology companies; whether it be VC investments or angel investments.

• Deep domain expertise in an area relevant to us, including but not limited to Industrial AI, Healthcare, Robotics, or FinTech.

• Native German speaker.

• Established founder networks in the DACH region.

• Experience coaching or mentoring younger founders.

Personal 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 pilot

• Intellectually honest: you tell founders the uncomfortable truths early, instead of letting them learn them late and expensively

• Low ego: you are successful when the founders are successful - not when your idea wins

We offer attractive compensation, including carry participation in our AI fund, and the opportunity to take on a high-ownership role at the intersection of AI company building, venture studio work and early-stage investing.

You will work hands-on with exceptional founders from the earliest idea stage through validation, launch and financing readiness, while benefiting from the broader Merantix ecosystem of founders, AI engineers, operators, industry partners, investors and the AI Campus.

At Merantix, we value ownership, intellectual honesty, low ego and high ambition. You will be encouraged to bring your own ideas, test them quickly, and refine them through close collaboration with experienced founders, operators, investors and external experts.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, warm introductions are helpful but not required. We review all applications carefully.