Founders Associate Intern

About this role

ABOUT THE ROLE Join a small, fast-moving operations team at an early-stage AI company serving the freight and logistics sector. This high-ownership internship spans internal systems, recruiting, funding research, and go-to-market support, helping the company grow and bring AI tools to customers. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Build and manage internal systems, including the company website and operational tools. - Coordinate recruiting efforts, source candidates, and support onboarding for new team members.

- Support go-to-market initiatives and help introduce AI agent solutions to customers. - Identify, research, and pursue grants and other non-dilutive funding opportunities. - Take on varied strategic and hands-on projects that help move the business forward. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Prior internship experience and a background in generalist roles at an early-stage startup or another high-ownership environment; this is an internship role.

- A technical background or demonstrated understanding of AI, software systems, and how technology is built. - Experience building or managing websites, internal systems, or operational tooling. - Experience supporting recruiting, candidate sourcing, or talent acquisition workflows. - Experience researching funding opportunities, supporting go-to-market work, customer acquisition, or sales enablement. - Strong written and verbal fluency in German and English, with local work authorization.

- Interest in startups and AI, clear communication, a bias toward action, and comfort switching between strategy and detailed execution. - Experience in freight, logistics, AI agents, machine learning, APIs, or system integrations is useful but not required. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS €2,400 per month, equivalent to €28,800 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. LOCATION On-site in Berlin, Germany. The internship is expected to start in Q4 2026.

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