Jobs

1. Venture Capital Associate & Principal (m,f,x)

THE ROLE

Join us to build companies that shape the future of nutrition, health, and sustainability.

As Venture Capital Associate or Principal (m/f/x), you will be an integral part of the Atlantic Food Labs core team. You will help us grow our portfolio of groundbreaking companies and founder teams in the food and biotech space. With your analysis of upcoming market trends and assessment of incoming opportunities, you will enable us to keep outperforming our ambitious growth goals. You will explore market opportunities throughout various industries and sciences, such as agtech, alternative protein sources, water supply, food security, decentralized food production, vertical farming, personalised nutrition, food waste, and carbon reduction. Across our portfolio, you will be working closely with several founders and key decision-makers to help them set up and grow their ventures.

WHY JOIN

Build companies that matter. Our portfolio companies change the way we produce, deliver, and consume food in a healthy and sustainable way.
Get things done. We focus on results and turning visions into reality efficiently – not on how long you stay in the office.
Work on cutting edge ideas and future technologies. You will guide the way for AFL to find the most impactful and game-changing opportunities.
Have a major impact. The business ideas you develop and build with our entrepreneurs influence directly how we all live.
Grow with us. 2021 will be a big year for all of us at AFL with lots of exciting things to come.

YOUR TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Explore our focus areas for external investment opportunities and ideas for our internal company building studio. Thoroughly conduct market research and qualify incoming leads. You hunt for the best ideas, teams, and ultimately ‘deals’ out there.
Meet early-stage companies and inspiring founders every day. Analyze their business ideas, fact check, conduct financial analysis, and technical research at all stages of the deal flow in various industries and business models. Together with our investment committee, you decide on which deals to pursue and close.
Advice selected portfolio companies and their founders on various growth issues, track and consult on their key metrics and lead and execute workstreams wherever necessary.
Support in all fields of portfolio management, such as initiating and managing strategic projects, fundraising, substantial pivots, business plan preparation, financial planning, reporting, organizational setup, etc.
Attend events, meet entrepreneurs, industry partners, and build/ further explore relationships within the ecosystem to best help accelerate the growth and likelihood of success for our portfolio ventures.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Different business ideas demand different backgrounds and characteristics. Therefore, we are looking for diverse candidates that do not necessarily fit the standard but unquestionably aim for the stars.
Above all, we are looking for brave and mission-driven people ready to face a lot of obstacles on their way to ultimate success. Giving up is not an option.
You will need to be a curious leader, with strong analytical and great communication skills.
No matter the field, you have proven yourself in the past and can clearly show why you will be successful in the future.
Outstanding university degree, Master’s degree desired. Preferably Business, BioTech, FoodTech, AgTech, or Engineering background.
Min. 2 years of work experience in venture capital, private equity, company building, investment banking, a high-growth start-up, or consulting.
First experience in the areas of Food / Nutrition, BioTech, HealthTech, AgTech, or sustainability is a big plus and adds to your credibility.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, in English and German.
Ability to translate analytical insights into clear-cut recommendations.
Excellent quantitative skills, incl. experience with key financial metrics and performance KPIs.
Fluency in German and English.

ABOUT US

Atlantic Food Labs is a venture studio and early-stage investor for startups with solutions to feed ten billion people by 2050 in a sustainable and healthy way. Founded in 2016, the Berlin-based investor is one of Europe’s leading venture firms for food, health, and sustainability projects. We have supported over 25 mission-driven teams to launch their ideas and put great concepts into practice. The portfolio covers the entire value chain – from agtech, alternative protein sources, water supply, food security, decentralized food production, vertical farming, personalised nutrition, food waste, and carbon reduction. We work with companies such as Legendairy, Mushlabs, Meatable, Sanity Group, Mitte, share, and many more.

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2. Head of Growth (m,f,x) @ Fast-Growing Nutrition Brand

THE COMPANY

For one of our fastest-growing ventures in the nutrition space, we are currently looking for a Head of Growth (m/f/x) who will lead our performance marketing strategy, build up our brand internationally, and lead a team of high-performers. You will bring the creative and innovative leadership that is needed to drive, implement, and deliver your marketing strategy aligned with business objectives. As our first Head of Growth m/f/x), you will work closely with the founders to build an international DTC brand, an impactful growth strategy as well as your own marketing team. You can be located in Berlin or Hamburg.

WHY JOIN

High-growth, fast-paced biohacking startup with a steep learning curve and flat hierarchies
Sit in the first row and become an integer part of the potential next unicorn
Great networking opportunities within all of Atlantic Food Labs‘s portfolio companies
A high degree of creative freedom and exciting challenges
We know what we’re doing, but there are still a lot of decisions to be made – so you’ll get to shape and build things from scratch
A competitive, performance-oriented compensation package including options

YOUR TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Be part of something big: As the first Head of Growth (m/f/x), you are our scaling hero. You will work closely with the founding team and will build up an international nutrition DTC brand
Lead your own team: You will enable, motivate, and manage our marketing & growth team with full responsibility
Strategize & implement: You own the definition and implementation of the end-to-end-growth strategy. Together with the founders you will set priorities and are their sparring partner for all things marketing and growth BI
Be bold: You will set ambitious customer acquisition and retention targets and know how to leverage all performance channels (incl. SEA, Social, Display, Influencer, CRM) to achieve them
Go international: We have successfully launched our product in the German market, next destination the rest of the world!
Join a biohacking family: Bring your personal passion for fitness, health, and nutrition into our mission-driven team of who wants to build the future of human performance

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

A strong track record in an e-commerce or marketplace growth startup
Several years of experience in leading teams across several marketing channels (SEA, Social, Display, Influencer, CRM)
Experience in building a KPI-led marketing function with the relevant tools and processes
Excellent analytical abilities in designing and running effective campaigns, incl. experience in conversion rate optimization, and testing methodologies
A strategy mindset and the ability to turn big visions into actionable tasks
Strong communication and influencing skills – clear, concise, and persuasive in style
You are enthusiastic, a self-starter and result-driven
Enthusiasm for startups/entrepreneurship as well as food, health, and nutrition
You are fluent in German (min. C1) and English

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3. Technical Co-Founder (m,f,x) – High-impact Health-Tech Venture

About Atlantic Food Labs

Atlantic Food Labs (AFL) is a place where new food companies are built. We work together with extraordinary entrepreneurs, whose innovations will define the next era of food and health. We provide (pre-)seed venture capital and build companies from scratch. We are constantly investigating new and exciting topics in the space of food, health, and sustainability.

One of our newest ventures in the field of health-tech is now looking for a Technical Co-Founder (m,f,x) to join the team in our Founder’s Studio in Berlin. We are building a mission-driven company focused on tackling the ever-increasing burden of chronic diseases driven by our changing lifestyles and diets. We set out to use the power of the latest medical research, mobile technology, and human-centered design to create the highly personalized and practical solutions needed to empower patients in taking back control over their conditions and leading the change – beyond conventional therapy.

Why join us

The opportunity to build your own business together with strong VC-backing
A high-growth, ambitious startup environment with an exponential learning curve
A team of talented and motivated individuals looking to change the world
Great networking opportunities within the Atlantic Food Labs family and Berlin startup ecosystem
Free office space in our amazing office in Berlin in Mitte (incl. rooftop terrace)

Your Role

As Technical Co-Founder you will use your product and engineering expertise to turn our business model into an impactful health-tech application that puts the needs of patients first. You will drive all of our efforts to not only build a top-notch UX & UI but to create a product that affects human behavior and health choices. From conducting user research, drafting journeys and frames, to building a first app-prototype – you will handle it all. You love growing your own company as much as solving technical challenges. With your Co-Founder and our support, you develop your own business model, test the (medical) effectiveness of the solution in the market, validate your go-to-market strategy, and build up a high-performance team. While you lead the way we will enable and advise you throughout the journey to your first investment. As a team, you will define and execute the company’s vision, business case, and product roadmap. Thus, accounting for all critical functions of a typical early-stage startup and its overall success.

Your Responsibilities

Within the first three months, you will build up a strong product vision and a clear roadmap
You will build our MVP from scratch and lead all efforts to make it happen – from in-depth user research, drafting product designs, to setting up our tech stack
You will define the technical and product requirements of the business in detail and set up all required processes for a successful market entry
You will continuously develop hypotheses and validate them (e.g. through interviews with experts, patient surveys, etc.)
You are in charge of developing and shipping the product and new features to the customers
Own the operative KPIs for product and tech
Recruit, build, and manage a technical team of A-players

What you need to succeed in this role

5+ years of high-performance tech environment (ideally start-up) as a Product Manager or Tech Lead – previous experience in healthcare, nutritional science, and as a founder desirable
Preferably advanced degree (MSc or Ph.D.) from a technical field such as Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or similar
Experience in owning and delivering on the entire product vision from zero to MVP
Experience with digital health apps, behavioral change, and data science is a strong plus
Entrepreneurial mindset and drive to always be in problem-solving mode in a highly ambiguous environment
Strong hands-on attitude and willingness to take on various tasks inside and outside your field of expertise
Strong communication and influencing skills – clear, concise, and persuasive in style
Comfortable when making decisions using limited information and resources
Integrity, self-motivation, and a keen drive to improve the healthcare system and patients’ wellbeing
A passion for health and nutrition
Fluency in English, German is a bonus

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4. Chief Financial Officer (m/f/x) @ Atlantic Food Labs

THE ROLE

Join us to build companies that shape the future of food, health, and sustainability.

As our Chief Financial Officer (m/f/x), you will be an integral part of the Atlantic Food Labs core team. You will help us grow our portfolio of groundbreaking companies in the extended food space. With your excellent deal execution, fundraising, capital structuring, and portfolio management, you will enable us to keep outperforming our ambitious growth goals. You will work with our partners, core team, and entrepreneurs-in-residence on financial topics throughout various industries and sciences, such as agtech, alternative protein sources, water supply, food security, decentralized food production, vertical farming, personalised nutrition, food waste, and carbon reduction. Across our portfolio, you will be working closely with several founders and key decision-makers to help them set up and grow their ventures.

WHY JOIN

Help us build companies that matter. Our portfolio companies change the way we produce, deliver, and consume food in a healthy and sustainable way, and tackle many problems surrounding the entire value chain.
Get things done. We focus on results and turning visions into reality efficiently – not on how long you stay in the office.
We are a value- and mission-driven early-stage investor and company builder with the greatest ambition, meaning we have no fear of initiating moonshot ventures.
Work on cutting edge ideas and future technologies. You will guide the financial way for AFL and the most impactful and game-changing companies.
Have a major impact. The business ideas you support influence directly how we all live.
Grow with us. 2021 will be a big year for all of us at AFL with lots of exciting things to come.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leading and defining our financial strategy and planning
Structuring and executing new investment deals and leading later-stage funding rounds of portfolio companies
Heading investor relations, steering fund administrators, and leading simplistic, accurate communication for our different vehicles
Extensively supporting our internal fundraising activities on all levels and in all stages
Managing our portfolio reporting, systematic KPI and risk monitoring, and taking over responsibility for the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of a lean but effective reporting structure
Establishing deep trusted relations with our portfolio founders and CFOs and supporting them when facing challenges in setting up best practice finance departments, fundraising, due diligence, etc.
Structuring, monitoring, and housekeeping of all legal entities together with our external accountants, tax advisors, lawyers, banks, fund administrators
Leading our day-to-day business within Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Legal and managing the preparation and revision of the financial statements of various entities as well as setting up additional vehicles
Initiating special projects on different topics and helping to continuously improve reporting frameworks, processes, etc.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Proven track record in a demanding, fast-paced, leading finance role. Ideally in a VC-backed high-growth startup having successfully steered fundraising activities, and preferably a background in Investment Banking / Private Equity / Venture Capital / Big 4
A degree in Business or Economics, preferably with a focus on Finance, Accounting, Controlling, Taxation. Ideally topped up with a CFA / CVA or in process of achieving
In-depth knowledge of German GAAP and Tax Law. Experience in IFRS or US GAAP is beneficial
A builder’s mindset of rolling up your sleeves and taking ownership, paired with strong work ethics and great analytical skills making you efficient, reliable, and adaptable to change
A true passion for building companies that combine purpose and profit
Greatest ambition to deliver high-quality projects in a complex environment
Independent, structured, and accurate work style helping you to always stay on top of the game
Natural curiosity, great communication skills, and a thrill for our demanding, yet informal startup environment with rapidly growing businesses surrounding you
Proficiency in both German and English

ABOUT US

Atlantic Food Labs is a venture studio and early-stage investor for startups with solutions to feed ten billion people by 2050 in a sustainable and healthy way. Founded in 2016, we are one of Europe’s leading venture firms for food, health, and sustainability projects. We have supported numerous mission-driven teams to launch their ideas and put great concepts into practice. The portfolio covers the entire value chain, including agtech, alternative protein sources, water supply, food security, decentralized food production, vertical farming, personalised nutrition, food waste, and carbon reduction. We work with companies such as Legendairy, Gorillas, Sanity Group, Mitte, Mushlabs, infarm, Meatable, share, and many more.

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5. Chief Marketing Officer (m/f/x) @ High-Growth Start-Up

One of our fastest-growing ventures in the field of pet health-tech is now looking for a Chief Marketing Officer (m,f,x) to join the team in our Founder’s Studio in Berlin. In this role, you will be joining an early-stage company with mission-driven founders working on the future of pet health. We are set to take the guesswork out of a pet’s diet by offering personalized nutrition. Our mission is to enable every pet owner to achieve their pet’s best health through science-backed, result-driven nutrition.

WHY JOIN US

The opportunity to build your own business together with strong VC-backing
A high-growth, ambitious startup environment with an exponential learning curve
A team of talented and motivated individuals looking to change the world
Great networking opportunities within the Atlantic Food Labs family and Berlin startup ecosystem
Free office space in our amazing office in Berlin in Mitte (incl. rooftop terrace)
You will receive an attractive remuneration package (salary + shares)

YOUR TASK & RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be our first marketing expert in the team and thus will be a key sparrings partner for all things marketing to the founder team
Define the overall marketing strategy and budget in close collaboration with the founder team and drive the execution to deliver business growth at a massive scale
Develop an authentic, well-targeted global brand and lead the international expansion to capitalize on market opportunities across geographies and channels
Implement, execute and optimize all relevant performance marketing and analytics tools to continuously evaluate and enhance channel, campaign, and content performance
Conduct market research and competitor analysis to define our target market and to constantly refine our product value proposition
Define a clear and inspiring content marketing strategy which builds trust and credibility to facilitate long-term customer acquisition
After our successful launch, build, lead and develop a data-driven, fast-growing team of highly skilled marketers

YOUR PROFILE

You have a strong track record in a leading marketing role in a fast-growing B2C e-commerce startup
You have first experience in managing a team and are a strong leader with outstanding people management skills
You have a strong track record of developing, optimizing, and scaling performance marketing channels like GoogleAdwords and social media performance marketing
You have experience in developing market entry strategies and drive international expansion
You have an entrepreneurial mindset, exceptional analytical skills, and a deep understanding of data analytics and attribution models
You have experience in display, cross-channel and micro-influencer campaigns
You are fluent in German (C1) and fluent in English (C1) in oral and written communication
You have a passion for pets and healthy pet nutrition

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