About Us
smalt is the AI-first backoffice and growth engine empowering skilled tradespeople to become entrepreneurs - from company setup to invoicing, documentation, and growth tools. Since 2023 we've raised €12M from top global VCs (General Catalyst, Owl Ventures, noa and others) and built strong revenue traction. We only win when our Handwerk partners win.
The Role
As Founders Associate Intern (m/f/d), you'll work directly for our two founders. Your mission: help us hire exceptional people and move the founders' most important projects forward. Unlike most Founders Associate internships, you'll get visible ownership of recruiting from week one - at our stage, hiring is the founders' most important job, and you'll be at the centre of it.
What You'll Do
- Recruiting (core): source and longlist candidates, keep pipelines current, coordinate scheduling, and shape our candidate experience and employer branding.
- Strategic projects: research and analyses for founder decisions; first drafts of decks, memos, and investor updates - owned end-to-end.
- Founder office: prepare and follow up key meetings, track action items, and keep the operating cadence moving.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Strong student or recent graduate with proof you perform at the top of your peer group - a demanding internship, founding experience, or real leadership somewhere.
- Ideally - previous internships in quantitative, fast-paced environments, e.g. consulting, investing, tech
- A people-person with excellent written German (native/fluent) and English - you write messages people answer.
- Structured, discreet, and reliable: you keep pipelines, trackers, and confidences.
- Curious about AI, startups, and how companies are actually built.
- Available full-time for 4–6 months in Berlin (hybrid).
Why You'll Love It
- The closest seat to two founders scaling a VC-backed company - hiring, strategy, and fundraising from the inside
- Real ownership: your sourcing fills real roles, your drafts go to real investors - and a genuine shot at a full-time offer
- Fair internship compensation, Deutschlandticket or Urban Sports Club, and regular team events
Sounds like you? We'd love to hear from you. smalt is an equal-opportunity employer - we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.