About the role
Our vision
Funding should not fail because of bureaucracy. We want a world where organisations put their energy where it is needed – into their projects and their impact, not into funding logic, forms and administration.
Our mission
We are building the digital infrastructure for grant funding: research across 18,000+ programmes, AI-supported analysis and application drafting, review by funding experts and ongoing grant management. AI takes on what scales – people decide where experience and judgement matter.
Your role
You help build what AntragPlus becomes as a company. As Founders Associate you work directly with the founder and CEO and take on strategic projects that do not have a clear home yet: new market segments, product initiatives, partnerships, internal processes, fundraising preparation or hiring sprints.
You structure, decide, execute – and hand over as soon as an initiative deserves its own team. This role is entrepreneurial, generalist and accountable for results: you will find topics that have no process yet. That is exactly what you are here for.
What you'll do
Own strategic projects independently – from first hypothesis to execution
Build new initiatives: go-to-market, operations, partnerships, product or internationalisation
Translate complex questions into clear options, decision documents and roadmaps
Prepare investor updates, board materials, pitches and strategic analyses
Identify operational bottlenecks and remove them together with sales, marketing, grants, finance and product
Build and iterate internal processes, KPIs and reporting until they are ready to hand over
Act as sparring partner to the CEO on strategic decisions, market topics and priorities
How we'll measure success
Measurable progress on your projects within clear timeframes. Decision-ready documents and analyses. Initiatives you take from concept into operation – and hand over cleanly. And in the end: a CEO who no longer has to carry the topics you own.
Growth path
This role is designed as an entrepreneurial springboard: chief of staff, head-of functions in sales, marketing, operations or product, GM responsibility for a new segment, or building a new business unit – depending on your strengths and interests.
What you bring
- Initial relevant experience in a fast-growing startup, a top management consultancy, in venture capital, or in a comparable generalist role
- Strongly developed analytical skills and the ability to quickly translate complex topics into workable structures
- Entrepreneurial thinking, high personal ownership, and the ambition to bring topics from concept into operation
- Very good communication toward management, the team, and external stakeholders
- Confident handling of data, models, and digital tools
- You set your own priorities when ten things seem important at once
- Very good written and spoken German and English
What we offer
- Direct collaboration with the founder and CEO as equals
- Full responsibility for company-relevant projects with real impact
- Short decision-making paths and a steep learning curve in an ambitious team
- Professional development budget of €2,000 per year
- Remote-first setup with a focus on results
- Competitive compensation and a clear development path
Our values
Our values are how decisions get made — even when the founders aren't in the room.
Customer First
We choose the customer's success even when it means doing unglamorous work — and we tell customers no when it serves them.
Complete Ownership
We own problems, not tasks — even when the problem isn't in our job description. Proposals, not diagnoses; no delegating upwards.
Ship, Learn, Repeat
We choose speed and iteration even when it means rough edges and visible mistakes. Do it by hand first, then automate.
One Team
We assume the best of each other even when it would be easier to assign blame — and respect includes saying uncomfortable things early.
You have the project. Now let's find the right funding.
Start your funding check and find out which funding opportunities fit your organisation and your project.
Non-binding · don't-stop guarantee · 82% approval rate (industry: ~40%)