BigCircle
Ventures is looking for a venture developer to join our mission to create the
next generation of cleantech ventures. The world needs innovations to reach
net-zero and circularity, but a wealth of research inventions never gets used
at scale. BigCircle Ventures scouts promising deeptech and turns this into
successful startups that tackle the world’s climate and circularity challenges.
We focus on the large, untapped pool of early-stage innovations that would
otherwise stay untouched on a shelf, hidden in a university, research institute
or company lab.

At BigCircle, we build our own
ventures

 We are an
Amsterdam based ClimateTech venture builder with a growing, entrepreneurial
team with deep expertise in venture building and the energy and materials
transition. We are setting up our first ventures and are now ready for further
growth and internationalisation. Join this exciting and pioneering growth phase
to be part of founding and supporting 30 high impact ventures over the next 3-4
years.

We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive team.

Your role as venture developer

As a venture developer, you collaborate with experienced
venture partners and the wider BigCircle team to create and grow new ventures.
Because we are a startup ourselves, you have many opportunities to build up and
shape BigCircle.

Your activities include:

●      Sourcing inventions (in collaboration
with the venture partners) by building relationships with universities and
researchers, taking part in events and doing desk based searches on patents,
projects and licence offers

●      Selecting promising inventions based
on technical, impact and market potential via our structured process, in
collaboration with your colleagues and by gathering input via desk based
research and interviewing experts, investors and industry players

●      Supporting the venture partner with
negotiating an agreement with the university and the researcher to start a
venture, followed by selecting the right team for the venture

●      Onboarding the venture team, by
handing over the insights you have gathered about the technology and the
market, and staying available for sparring afterwards

●      Coordinating the process from
sourcing to onboarding for the inventions you are working on, being the
spider-in-the-web for everybody involved

●      As part of all this, growing your and
our network and expertise, and getting involved in the many different
opportunities and challenges to develop our organisation

Requirements

●      You want to make a positive impact
and believe in the power of technology

●      You have a scientific technology
degree in a relevant field, such as novel materials, complex engineering,
advanced (bio)chemistry, applied physics, and (sustainable) energy sciences

●      You have significant relevant working
experience in a startup, entrepreneurship, industry, venture capital, or
top-tier consulting, with deep knowledge of market and technology trends

●      You have a positive, open, and
outgoing personality. Combined with a growing network in academia/climate
startups/R&D companies, you enjoy hunting for new technology opportunities.

●      You 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 learning and developing your own talents and nurturing the potential of
your junior colleagues

●      You are fluent in English (spoken and
written), as we will work all over Europe and beyond. Being a native
French/Italian/German speaker is a plus.

●      You live in or within commuting
distance from Amsterdam, allowing for regular close collaboration in our office

We strongly believe that the right
personality, motivation and team-fit form the key to
having impact, so we value those over having a ‘perfect score’ on all the
criteria

Benefits

●      Join an energetic and fast growing
team with a proven venture building approach

●      Make a positive impact by boosting
the world’s journey towards sustainability

●      Enjoy flexible teamwork - no
mandatory office hours, but we love to meet each other in our Amsterdam office
and enjoy our lunch together

●      Enjoy a startup style compensation
package – co-own our business and future upside