Investment Associate (m/w/d)

ZINTINUS

  • Berlin
  • Veröffentlicht am: 23. April 2025
Jobbeschreibung

The food industry is facing a significant change. Greatly altering consumer requirements paired with the need to use our planet's resources more responsibly will lead to an unprecedented wave of innovation. We are determined to support the upcoming wave of innovations, accelerate it and make it sustainable. We bring a unique combination of knowledge, experience and contacts to the table, which provides the basis for superior value generation along the whole chain. ZINTINUS is a Food Tech Growth Capital Fund with a focus on alternative proteins, functional food, clean nutrition and food waste reduction. ZINTINUS aims to contribute its unique combination of knowledge, experience and network to the positive transition of the food systems creating the basis for superior value generation along the whole chain to the benefit of consumers, the environment and investors.


  • With your experience as an investor or technical consultant in the startup space you will become a domain expert and you will contribute to our long-term strategy of showing deep sector knowledge.
  • You will use your expertise to support our founders and prospective founders.
  • You will take part in detailed analyses of relevant markets and companies across various sectors to identify companies with untapped potential.
  • As part of our team you will build and develop a strong deal pipeline and lead the evaluation of investment opportunities autonomously as well as negotiations with founders and co-invest partners.
  • You will manage the portfolio post-investment including its ongoing performance assessment. You will work proactively on the identification of the portfolio companies' risks and opportunities and together with the team you will actively assist in the value creation process of these assets.

  • You have an excellent academic background in International Business and Finance.
  • 3-5 years work experience in venture capital investing, investment funds, family offices or food focussed consultancies. Alternatively, you have operational startup experience as a founder or deal doing experience (corporate / investment bank).
  • You have a structured, analytical and data driven work approach, a hands-on personality, team-play-spirit and efficient self-time management. As an empathetic and trustworthy team player with high accountability you are respected by colleagues, the network and founders.
  • You enjoy learning and discovering new fields of activity
  • Passionate about food, health, nutrition, and sustainability.
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