About Atlantic Food Labs

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

Atlantic Food Labs is constantly investigating new and exciting topics in the space of food. Recently, AFL has analysed the pet market in-depth. We have seen some very astonishing developments and are convinced that pet health is not only a multi-billion-dollar market, but also ready to be disrupted and re-innovated in terms of certain aspects. This is why we are looking for you in order to build a stellar pet health brand from scratch.

The Position

As a mission driven co-founder you will be part of the founding and core management team. You execute the company’s vision and ensure that strategic business goals are met. You will do so by jumping head first into strategic, marketing, operational, product and finance related tasks, thus accounting for all critical functions of a typical early-stage startup and its overall success.

Your Responsibilities:

• Understand the business’ core activities in detail and set up all required processes for a successful market entry.
• Find, negotiate, and close suppliers and logistics partners.
• Build up relevant sales channels and the complete marketing strategy from scratch, i.e. by launching a first online presence, reaching out to potential sales coop partners etc.
• Own the fundraising process (projections, pitch deck and VC meetings) and secure the first pre-seed VC money for your startup.
• Own the operative KPIs, financial model and investor reporting.
• Recruit, build, and manage a team of A-players.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of high-performance environments: E-Commerce, Startup, strategy consulting, investment banking, VC – previous experience as a founder is a strong plus.
• Experience working cross-functionally to build vendors, supplier, and contract manufacturer quality programs and requirements,
• Entrepreneur and executer: You have a bias for action and are able to operate in a highly ambiguous environment; you are independent and get energy from building things from scratch.
• 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 health and food system of pets.
• It’s a plus: passion for animals.
• Fluency in English and German.

Nice to haves:

• Knack for all things marketing: you have a successful track record in performance marketing and/or brand building
• Previous experience in the pet food/food manufacturing industry
• Interest in pet nutrition/pet health.

Our Offer:

• A high-growth, ambitious food startup environment with an exponential learning curve.
• An opportunity to work with a groundbreaking and disruptive new technology.
• Full ownership over exciting and challenging projects.
• 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.
• A competitive salary and a significant share package.

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About Atlantic Food Labs

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

Atlantic Food Labs is constantly investigating new and exciting topics in the space of nutrition, healthcare, and sustainability. Recently, further motivated by the current global health care challenges, AFL performed an in-depth analysis of chronic diseases and their implications for both patients and the medical system. This pointed towards a huge opportunity to revolutionise conventional treatment methods, significantly easing patients’ lives and target a multi-billion-dollar market. This is why AFL is looking for you in order to build a stellar health-tech brand from scratch.

The Position

As a mission driven Co-Founder you will be part of the founding and core management team. You will execute on the company’s vision to enable patients’ a worry-free life and ensure that strategic business goals are met. You will do so by jumping head first into strategic, operational, product and finance related tasks, thus accounting for all critical functions of a typical early-stage startup and its overall success. You will further plan the operational and financial growth of the company and take care of fundraising.

Your Responsibilities:

• As a co-founder you are building and designing the company from scratch.
• You are in charge of the business’ core activities. You will set up all required processes and strategies for a successful market entry.
• You will build up relevant sales channels and the complete marketing strategy from scratch, i.e. by launching a first online presence, reaching out to potential cooperation partners, and more.
• Oversee the regulatory and administrative approval process of the digital treatment alternative.
• Plan the strategic and financial growth of the company. Supervise the technical development.
• Own the fundraising process (projections, pitch deck and VC meetings) and secure the first pre-seed VC money for your startup.
• Own the operative KPIs, financial model and investor reporting.
• Recruit, build, and manage a team of A-players.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of high-performance environments: health-tech startup, digital treatment company, medical insurance, strategy consulting, investment banking, venture capital – previous experience as a founder is a strong plus.
• Proven track record of successfully implementing technical and/or regulatory projects, processes or systems.
• Experience in addressing the third and fourth age target group.
• Experience in working cross-functionally to manage a large group of stakeholders.
• Understanding of the med-tech environment, chronic diseases and health claims regulations.
• Entrepreneur and executer: You have a bias for action and are able to operate in a highly ambiguous environment; you are independent and get energy from building things from scratch.
• 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 medical system and patients’ wellbeing, complemented by a passion for health and nutrition.
• Fluency in English and German.

Nice to haves:

• Knack for all things marketing: you have a successful track record in brand building in the medical sector
• Previous experience in bringing digital treatments or telemedicine services to market and targeting a 50+ user group
• Interest in chronic disease relief, prevention and  healthy nutrition.

Our Offer:

• A high-growth, ambitious health-tech startup environment with an exponential learning curve.
• An opportunity to work with groundbreaking and disruptive new treatment approaches.
• Full ownership over exciting and challenging projects.
• 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.
• A competitive salary package including shares.

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Carbon Farmed is a portfolio company of Atlantic Food Labs with the mission to scale up Carbon Farming as the future of sustainable agriculture and food production. We are looking for a co-founder with outstanding marketing & branding skills and experience in food / FMCG to help us achieve our vision.

Carbon Farming? Carbon Farming is a form of agriculture that can reverse this trend by capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it in soils. Carbon Farming has the potential to capture and store between 4 and 11 Gigatonnes of CO2 globally each year. This makes it one of the most powerful methods we can employ to combat climate change and minimise global warming.

Whom we are looking for:

Our mission at Carbon Farmed is to accelerate the uptake of carbon farming and maximise the amount of CO2 captured as quickly as possible, because time is critical. This is what drives us, and we are looking for a Co-Founder (m/f/x) who shares this drive, and who wants to take ownership of the B2C consumer side of the business. In this role, you will develop our brand, engage with our community and work with food producers, retailers and supply chain stakeholders

Your focus areas (to be further defined jointly):

• Brand development and positioning strategy for a new food brand focusing on CO2 reduction
• Product and brand development in cooperation with retailers, discounters and food producers
• Setting up and maintaining a strong network with partners
• Concept, development, implementation and maintenance of marketing strategy
• Building and growing a community around our brand
• Build up relevant sales channels and the complete marketing strategy from scratch, i.e. by launching a first e-commerce presence, reaching out to potential sales cooperation partners etc.
• Find, negotiate and close suppliers and logistics partners

Your ideal profile:

• 5+ years experience in brand management, consumer brands and marketing, ideally with focus on food / FMCG; previous experience as a founder is a strong plus
• Experience working in the German “Handelslandschaft” (Lebensmitteleinzelhandel)
• Deep understanding of the German consumer psyche
• Native or fluent German, fluent English
• You are a self-starter, result-focused, data-driven and have a hands-on mentality
• Enthusiasm for startups/entrepreneurship as well as sustainability, agriculture and food
• Strong communication and influencing skills – clear, concise, and persuasive in style
• You have a bias for action and are able to operate in a highly ambiguous environment; you are independent and get energy from building things from scratch

What we offer:

• Co-Founder (m/f/x) role in an already incorporated and funded startup
• Opportunity to lead and build up the company from its early stages onwards
• High degree of responsibility, creative freedom and exciting challenges
• Competitive equity or VSOP participation
• A mission driven and humane company culture
• A modern office in the heart of Berlin (near Rosenthaler Platz)

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Für eines unserer schnellwachsensten Portfoliounternehmen in Berlin such wir ab sofort einen Head of Marketing & Customer Experience (m/w/d).

Über Start-Up & Business Case

Die Vision: das größte Händlernetzwerk in Deutschland und International zu werden! Wir glauben an die Vielfalt im Handel und finden, dass Kioske und Büdchen zu unserem Leben und zu unserer Kultur dazu gehören. Aber nur wenn auch Einzelkämpfer ihre Kräfte bündeln, gewinnen sie an Macht gegenüber Herstellern und Lieferanten und können in Zukunft erfolgreich wachsen. Mit unserer Technologie vernetzen wir unsere Partner digital auf einer Plattform. Über unsere App bieten wir viele Services an, die das Leben eines Einzelhändlers besser machen,  z. B. das Bestellen von Ware, Exklusive Werbeaktionen oder Verbesserung der Sortimente – und das gratis für den Spätis.

Mit einem erfahrenen Gründerteam (ex-ALDI, -METRO, -DaWanda) sowie starken VC-Partnern (Atlantic Labs, Market One, Redalpine, FJ Labs und Piton) sind wir 2018 gestartet und bereits nach einem Jahr zum Marktführer in Berlin gewachsen. Für die weitere Markterschließung sowie internationale Expansion suchen wir daher einen Head of Marketing & Customer Experience (m/w/d) für unser Growth-Team in Berlin.

Die Rolle: Head of Marketing & Customer Experience (m/w/d)

In dieser Rolle bist Du Stratege und Umsetzer zugleich. Du wirst mit uns ein Start-Up skalieren, in neuen Märkten launchen, unsere Customer Base vervielfachen und dementsprechend schnell mit uns wachsen. Hierfür brauchen wir neben deiner CRM- und Marketing-Expertise auch deine Analytik und Umsetzungskraft. Du bist Sparringspartner auf Augenhöhe für unseren CEO sowie das restliche Gründerteam zu allen Fragen rund um unsere Customer Experience. Du ownst den gesamten Customer-Lifecycle, führst unser Marketing- & Customer-Success-Team und hebelst Product und Sales durch Campaigns, Insights und Strategieempfehlungen.

Deine Aufgaben

• Du steuerst, motivierst und baust unser Marketing- & Customer-Success-Team (6 Teammitglieder) auf
• Du definierst und verantwortest die komplette End-to-End-Ausführung des Customer-Lifycycles (On-boarding, Activation, Lifecycle und Reactivation)
• Du konzipierst und führst Werbe- und Reaktivierungskampagnen über alle CRM-Kanäle (E-Mail, Push, Web-Push, in App, offline) in Deutsch und Englisch durch
• Du planst und führst von A/B-Tests über die verschiedenen CRM-Plattformen hinweg durch, um datengesteuerte Entscheidungen zu treffen und die Konvertierungen zu verbessern
• Du analysierst, optimierst und automatisierst unsere Campaigns und Prozesse
• Du wertest unsere CRM- und Marketing-Performance aus, bereitest Customer Insights auf und leitest Maßnahmen für die Optimierung des Lifecycles ab

Dein Profil

• Du hast mind. 4 Jahre Erfahrung in einer CRM/Performance-Marketing-Rolle in einem schnellwachsenden Start-Up-/Digitalunternehmen
• Du bringst mind. 2 Jahre Erfahrung in der Führung (z. B. als Team Lead) von Marketing-/Customer-Success-Teams mit
• Du hast deine umfassende Kenntnisse von Sales- und Marketingprozessen in einem E-Commerce- oder Marketplace-Unternehmen erworben
• Du kannst selbständig exzellente Kampagnen für mehreren Kommunikationskanäle konzipieren und durchführen, u. a. E-Mail, Push, In-App oder Web-Push
• Du besitzt starke analytische Fähigkeiten und einen datenbasierten Entscheidungsansatz
• Du beherrschst hervorragende Präsentations- und Kommunikationsfähigkeiten, sowohl mündlich als auch schriftlich in Deutsch und Englisch

Was wir Dir bieten

• Die Chance als Erste/r in dieser Rolle den Grundstein für unser Wachstum zu legen und dein eigenes Team aufzubauen
• Herausragende Lern- und Entwicklungschancen in einem Markt voller Individuen, die sich über ihr enormes Geschäftspotenzial noch gar nicht im Klaren sind
• Freie Gestaltung deines Arbeitsumfeldes von der eingesetzten Technologie über deine Arbeitszeiten bis hin zum Arbeitsort
• Ein freundschaftliches Team aus Menschen, die überzeugt sind von dem, was sie tun

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Legendairy Foods is Europe’s first cellular agriculture startup focusing on the production of clean dairy products. We are developing real dairy proteins without the animals through a process of fermentation. Our technology requires less resources and causes less greenhouse emissions compared to the traditional ways of producing dairy. Join us in our mission to produce ethical and sustainable food for the future of our planet.

The position:

We look for a passionate Food Technologist with a scientific and hands on experience in developing and taking food products from the concept to laboratory to market. Ideally with knowledge or experience in cheese product development. You will be responsible for the new recipes and processes for our innovative animal-free cheese products. You will have the chance to get to know the startup world and to work in a professional international team.

Your responsibilities:

• You will start by designing product attributes vs consumer expectations as well as available technical solutions within each project.
• You will develop animal-free cheese formulations and processes to deliver on consumer expectations, within project food safety, costs and timing requirements.
• You will plan, design and execute experiments at laboratory and pilot plant scale.
• You will gather and analyse data, document and report results as well as make recommendations.
• You will conduct analytical tests, quality control and sensory evaluations.
• You will participate in consumer test design, organize sample production and ensure product quality follow up.
• You will be responsible to identify the intellectual property generated through the product development process.

Our offer:

• A high-growth food biotech startup environment with an exponential learning curve.
• The opportunity to design and work with novel ingredients and disruptive technologies.
• The freedom to shape, inspire and lead.
• A lean Start-up innovation culture environment.
• An interdisciplinary team of highly ambitious colleagues.
• A unique chance to find purpose in what you do on a daily basis.

Your profile:

• Passionate about food, health, nutrition and sustainability.
• Master’s Degree in Food Science or closely related field.
• A great plus if you are knowledgeable, have experience or have a PhD in colloid chemistry, dairy or vegetable proteins, vegetable fats, cheese science, cheese product development and/or you are eager to fill in these topics.
• Strong project management and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• Proficient in computer skills.
• Drive in an entrepreneurial setting, eager to collaborate across functions and backgrounds.
• Fluent in English, German a plus

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Job description

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 & ag. It has supported over 20 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.

For one of our growth ventures in the field of biohacking and performance nutrition,

we are looking for a Head of Growth (m/f/x) in Berlin or Hamburg.

What awaits you

• Be part of something big: As the first Head of Growth, you are our scaling hero. You will work closely with the founders/CEOs and will build an international nutrition brand with us
• 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

Your Profile

• Min. of 5 years experience in an e-commerce or marketplace growth startup
• Min. of 2 years of experience in leading teams across several marketing channels (SEA, Social, Display, Influencer, CRM)
• Strong track record 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
• Passionate strategist who can 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

What we offer

• 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

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Job description

At ahead, we develop evidence-based nutritional supplements & functional foods aiming to optimize human performance. Whether it’s about being fully focused in your studies or at work, recall your maximum performance in sports, optimally recover or finding balance and a restful sleep after a stressful day – we have founded ahead with the motivation to help ambitious go-getters and athletes tap into their full physical and mental potential.

We are looking to add a stellar young professional to our team to help us steer our growth:

• You will be the first hire in our “strategic projects unit” and an essential part of our core team
• You will drive strategic business development & growth efforts such as: negotiate partnerships, identify macro trends and derive product development implications, setup KPI tracking, support in future fundraising efforts, define and execute experiments, represent us at industry events
• You will get to work directly with the founders and support them on operational and strategic tasks and play an integral role in the company’s success
• You will learn what it takes to build and manage an early stage startup

Requirements

• You have excellent results at a top university or business school currently pursuing a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Business Administration or Economics
• You have knowledge of and strong interest in nutrition, biohacking and competitive sports
• You have gained first relevant work experience in business development or strategic project management in a start-up, venture capital, banking or consulting environment
• You can juggle several tasks at once without losing oversight and work independently with a structured and pragmatic approach
• You possess excellent Microsoft Office and G-Suite skills (especially Excel modeling and storytelling through Powerpoint)
• Fluency in German and English is a must

What we have to offer:

• A position that prepares you for your own entrepreneurial endeavors or management roles in startups
• Possibility to join our team full-time after your internship
• You will be directly reporting to our founders and have the possibility to own projects from day one, grow with the company and eventually build your own team
• A high level of trust and autonomy combined with a feedback-seeking culture that fuels personal growth
• A fun team with flat hierarchies, free innovative performance food products

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Job description

Bei ahead entwickeln wir evidenzbasierte Nahrungsergänzungsmittel und funktionelle Lebensmittel mit dem Ziel, die menschliche Leistungsfähigkeit zu optimieren. Ob es darum geht, sich im Studium oder bei der Arbeit voll und ganz auf das Wesentliche zu konzentrieren, seine Höchstleistungen im Sport abzurufen, sich optimal zu erholen oder das Gleichgewicht zu finden und nach einem stressigen Tag einen erholsamen Schlaf zu genießen. Wir haben die Motivation, ambitionierten Go-Gettern und Sportlern zu helfen, ihr körperliches und geistiges Potenzial voll auszuschöpfen.

Als Produktentwickler/in bei Ahead Nutrition bist Du ein wichtiger Teil des Ahead-Kernteams. Du entwickelst innovative Performance Food Produkte und stimmst diese mit den gesetzlichen Anforderungen ab:

• Entwicklung neuer Produktkonzepte für unsere Projekte sowohl konzeptionell als auch operativ
• Korrekte Deklaration von Produkten (z.B. Etiketteninformationen)
• Sicherstellung der Konformität von Produkten und Zutaten mit dem Lebensmittelrecht, z.B. Novel Food Regulation, LMIV, EFSA.
• Strategische Unterstützung der Beziehungen zu den Lebensmittelkontrollbehörden, z.B. Biokontrolle, Lebensmittelbehörden, Gesundheitsbehörden, Produzenten und Auftragsfertigern.
• Organisation von Lebensmittelanalysen (in Zusammenarbeit mit Labors)
• Korrekte Deklarationen von Lebensmitteln für den internationalen Vertrieb
• Festlegung interner und externer Qualitätsstandards
• Prüfung von Herstellern und Überprüfung von Qualitätsstandards wie z.B. HACCP, IFS, ISO

Requirements

• Du bist leidenschaftlich interessiert an den Themen Ernährung, Sport und Gesundheit
• Du bringst analytische Fähigkeiten, Liebe zum Detail und kreative Problemlösungsfähigkeiten mit
• Du behältst auch in stressigen Situationen einen klaren Kopf und hast kein Problem damit, an mehreren Projekten gleichzeitig zu arbeiten
• Mindestens 1 Jahr Berufserfahrung im Bereich Produktentwicklung
• Du hast einen Bachelor-Abschluss oder höher, idealerweise in Lebensmittelwissenschaften, Biotechnologie oder Lebensmittelchemie
• Du sprichst fließend Deutsch und Englisch

Warum Ahead?

• Du wirst ein wichtiger Teil eines wachsenden Teams in einem schnelllebigen Umfeld sein, umgeben von einer talentierten und unterstützenden Gruppe von Menschen mit viel Spaß und flachen Hierarchien
• Du gestaltest das unternehmerische Ökosystem im Bereich “Performance Food” aktiv mit und entwickelst innovative Produkte die das Potenzial haben, vielen Menschen dabei zu helfen, ihre tägliche Performance zu optimieren
• Potenzial zum Aufbau und zur Führung eines eigenen Teams zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt

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