Internship - venture development climate & circularity

**Please note prospective interns must be based in or close to Amsterdam. Start dates are November - December.**We are looking for Interns in Amsterdam. The successful candidates will collaborate with our experienced team to help create and grow new ventures within the cleantech sector. If you are currently studying in a relevant field such as novel materials, chemical & process engineering, advanced (bio)chemistry, applied physics or (sustainable) energy we would love to hear from you!The world needs innovations to reach net-zero and circularity, but a wealth of research inventions never get used at scale. As a venture development intern, you will work alongside our experienced venture partners and developers turning promising DeepTech into successful startups that tackle the world’s climate and circularity challenges.Your activities include:Sourcing inventions by performing desk based searches on patents, projects and licence offers, supporting our outreach to universities and researchers, and helping the team to prepare for eventsSupporting the selection of promising inventions via our structured process, by gathering technical, impact and market input via desk based research and supporting or conducting interviews with experts, investors and industry playersProviding hands-on support in other phases of our process, for example when we are recruiting and onboarding a team for the new ventureAssisting with coordinating the process from sourcing to onboarding for the inventions you are working on and keeping invention and progress data up to dateAs part of all this, learning about entrepreneurship, venture building and how this fits you, while getting involved in the many opportunities to develop our organisationYour profileYou want to make a positive impact and believe in the power of technologyYou are on your way to a scientific/technology degree at Masters level (or equivalent) in a relevant field such as novel materials, chemical & process engineering, advanced (bio)chemistry, applied physics or (sustainable) energyYou enjoy the puzzle as well as the human side of venture building, you are a positive, open and outgoing personalityYou are hands-on, a self-starter with a follow-through mentality, entrepreneurial and eager to learn, you combine sensibility with guts, you take ownership and thrive on collaboration, you enjoy discovering and developing your talentsYou are fluent in English (spoken and written), as we contact people all over Europe and beyondYou live in or within commuting distance from Amsterdam, so you can collaborate with the team in our officeWhy apply?Join an energetic and fast growing team with a proven venture building approachMake a positive impact by boosting the world’s journey towards sustainabilityWe offer EUR 600 per month internship compensation and we reimburse travel costsApply today to continue your journey towards a more sustainable future!#climatetech #greentech #cleantech #venturebuilder #internship