Venture Capital Investor

Your role

We are looking for a technically strong investor to join Merantix Capital and focus on direct investments.

You will work with the investment team to identify, evaluate, and invest in AI founders across Europe. The role spans the full investment process: sourcing, thesis development, technical and commercial due diligence, investment committee preparation, deal execution, and portfolio support.

A core part of the role is forming a view on whether an AI company is not only commercially attractive, but also technically credible: whether the product works, whether the data or model approach is defensible, whether the system can scale, and whether the team can execute.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Sourcing exceptional pre‑seed founders and investment opportunities across Europe’s AI ecosystem
• Developing original investment themes in AI based on market research, founder conversations, customer feedback and technology shifts
• Evaluating new investment opportunities across team, product, market, technology, competition, business model, GTM, and financing dynamics
• Leading due diligence processes, including market sizing, competitive mapping, customer calls, technical assessment and financial analysis
• Preparing high‑quality investment materials and recommendations for internal discussions and investment committee decisions
• Building strong relationships with founders, angels, VCs, operators, accelerators, universities and AI research communities
• Supporting portfolio companies on strategic topics such as fundraising, hiring, customer introductions, positioning and GTM
• Leveraging the Merantix ecosystem to support portfolio companies and strengthen our position as a leading European AI investment platform

• Strong technical background in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, data science, engineering, or a related field
• Prior experience in VC, early‑stage investing, angel investing, or technical due diligence
• Strong network in the European AI, software, research, or startup ecosystem
• Strong understanding of modern AI/ML systems, including model development, data pipelines, deployment, evaluation, and production constraints
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to quickly understand new markets, products, technologies, and business models
• Strong commercial judgment and ability to assess venture‑scale potential
• Clear written communication and ability to prepare investment memos and recommendations
• High ownership and ability to manage several processes in parallel

• Prior founder, startup or hands‑on experience building, shipping, or scaling technical products, ideally in AI/ML, data, software, or infrastructure
• MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related technical field
• Domain expertise in Industrial AI, Healthcare, Robotics, Fin Tech, Cybersecurity, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, or AI Infrastructure

We offer attractive compensation, including carry in our AI fund, and a high‑ownership role at the intersection of AI, venture capital, and company building.