Founders Associate (Intern)
About the Role
This is a high-ownership internship embedded within a small, fast-moving operations team at an early-stage AI startup building purpose-built agents for the sea and air freight industry. You will work directly alongside the founders, switching fluidly between big-picture strategy and detailed execution, and will be a genuine driver of how the company grows.
What You'll Do
Build and manage internal systems, including the company website and operational tooling.
Lead recruiting efforts and support the onboarding of new team members.
Support go-to-market initiatives and help bring AI agent products to customers.
Identify and secure grant and non-dilutive funding opportunities.
Tackle a wide range of challenges across operations, strategy, and execution as the company's needs evolve.
What We're Looking For
Prior experience in generalist or operations roles within early-stage startups or other high-agency environments, with real ownership over outcomes.
A technical background or strong intuition for AI and software systems.
Experience building or managing internal tools, websites, or operational workflows.
Familiarity with recruiting processes, candidate sourcing, or talent acquisition.
Some exposure to go-to-market work, customer acquisition, or sales enablement.
Experience researching or securing grants, non-dilutive funding, or similar opportunities is a strong plus.
Curiosity about AI agents, logistics technology, or how freight operations work is a bonus.
Full fluency in both German and English, written and verbal.
A bias toward action, strong work ethic, high integrity, and comfort operating with ambiguity.
Local work authorization in Germany required; visa sponsorship is not available.
Compensation & Benefits
€2,400 per month.
Location
On-site in Berlin, Germany. Internship starting Q4 2026.