KEEN Venture Partners is a radically human venture capital firm that invests in fast-growing European technology companies at the early stages. Based in Amsterdam, our team of eight manages €270m in commitments over two funds. Our portfolio companies are active in a diverse set of tech sectors but all share the same entrepreneurial DNA. Current portfolio companies include the likes of Beekeeper, Mollie, Plan A, and Crisp, among others.
Keen is a thesis-driven VC fund, meaning that we do deep-dives on tech trends and form an opinion on them before we make investments.
We’re looking to add a Thesis VC Working Student to our Amsterdam-based team. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic person who lives and breathes tech and can work as part of our team. We are looking for someone ambitious, data-driven, who embraces a point of view, loves a bit of good debate, is personable and has a good sense of humor(!). In particular, we’re looking for someone to support us on our AI-theses.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
You’ll be an integral part of our team, playing a key role in our thesis research and will support us in forming a point of view on new tech trends:
Tech trends: map and analyse innovative emerging tech fields as part of our broader thesis-driven investment approach—do deep dives in anything from generative AI, API management, fintech, MLOps, the data stack, and help us find the next Snowflake
Deal sourcing: identify promising companies in the tech fields you research
REQUIREMENTS:
A true passion for technology—you visit GitHub more than Instagram, you get excited about React, Angular, Vuejs, Django etc., and you see the potential of tech more broadly
Independent worker, organized go-getter, and you love research and diving into new topics
Currently studying or having just graduated from a technical course in a field like computer science or engineering
Intellectual curiosity with a ‘what does this button do’ attitude and analytical abilities to boot
Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing
Did we mention a sense of humour?
Fluent in English and even better if you’re fluent in Javascript or Python
Bonus points if you have experience or have done interesting things using 3rd party APIs and web scraping tools
JOB INFO & HOW TO APPLY:
Paid position (€15 / hour)
16 hours / week (1 day of which is in our central Amsterdam office)
Minimum period of 6 months
ASAP ideal, but starting date flexible
Must have a valid EU work permit
How to apply:
We’re reviewing applicants on a rolling basis. We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Team KEEN