Do you want to be part of our Venture Scout Team? Accelerace is searching for a new Venture Scout Intern to be part of our international scouting team – Our scouting team works closely together in an intensive and fun environment that will provide you with valuable knowledge about the global startup environment. We are searching for a candidate with a passion for startups, motivated to learn new things by working hard, and not afraid to fill in the gaps in our small team.

Your tasks will primarily be to: 

• Search and analyze startups globally 

• Lead the outreach process on Social Media, email and other channels with our advanced outreach tools 

• Call startups, leading conversations with C-level/ founders, both to promote our programmes and analyse the startup fit

• Engage with the best startups through competitions, accelerator programs, databases etc. 

• Evaluate start up applications and recommend startups for our acceleration programs and corporate partnerships 

• Prepare presentations to our corporate partners 

• Participate in team meetings, sharing best practices in the team 

The right candidate:  

• You like analyzing and screening markets in order to provide data to make evidence based decisions in spotting the most promising startups. 
• You are good at communicating, attracting and motivating startups.
• You are motivated by knowing how to spot, attract and motivate the right startups through targeted marketing and communication.
• You are analytical with a structured mind and you have commercial understanding.
• You're best in class and probably 2nd year of your bachelors or first year of your Masters. 
• You take responsibility and engage actively in your tasks with the ambition to deliver better than expected, always adhering to deadlines. 

What we offer: 

• Engaging with the world’s top startups. 

• Engaging with leading corporate customers with innovation on the agenda

• Experience on how an accelerator work (or to be more specific: Europe’s no. 1 accelerator) 

• Knowledge about how to evaluate startups and how to spot the promising ones from the wanna-bees. 

• Free lunch, coffee and an office space with 120 other startups (Available when the office is open)

• Entrepreneurial colleagues– many having previous founding experience

• Working in an international team where we continuously strive to learn and improve in all aspects of what we do 

• High level of responsibility and a fast learning curve