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Founders Associate
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Founders Associate
Imperial College AI, and Robotics Spinout
Location: London, x4 days per week
Investment: seed-backed AI (£5M)
The Business
This is a seed-backed AI company working at the cutting edge of robotics. It was spun out of Imperial College London by a group of top PhD engineers, and in under two years it has raised £5m and won paying customers in safety-critical industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical devices, and energy.
The technology takes complex sensor data from industrial machines and turns it into live, useful insights, so manufacturers can check and improve their processes as they happen. The team is currently circa 10 people and building quickly.
The Position
You'll be the right hand to the CEO and CTO. It's a hands-on role for someone practical who's happy to muck in and get things done. This isn't a senior strategy position. You'll take ownership from day one, learn fast, and see the results of your work straight away.
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This role is ideal for an early-career, high-energy generalist with around 1–2 years' experience, ideally in a tech or AI startup. We'd also love to hear from people at a VC fund (especially if you've reviewed pitch decks), or from banking, PE, or consulting, who now want to move closer to an operating business and help build an AI company from the inside.
You'll likely have:
- Around 1–2 years' experience in a tech or AI startup, VC fund, bank, PE firm, or consultancy
- Strong financial modeling and Excel skills
- Experience with market research, and ideally pitch decks or investor materials
- Clear written and verbal communication, and good presentation skills
- The ability to juggle several tasks at once and stay organized
- Good judgment with confidential information
- A "no job too small" attitude, and comfort with fast-changing priorities
- A genuine interest in AI, robotics, or deep tech
- The right to work in the UK
What You'll Work On
- Market research – Dig into markets, customers, and competitors to help the founders make better decisions.
- Financial modeling – Build and update models for pricing, forecasting, and planning.
- Fundraising support – Help prepare pitch decks and investor materials, and support the team through the next funding round.
- Operational support – Help the founders and the business with whatever needs doing as it grows, from hiring and onboarding to tracking actions and setting up simple processes.
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An Amberes job posting can reach over 1,000 applicants, and we advertise across dozens of openings at any one time. The team does its absolute best to acknowledge every application in good time and reply with updates. However, because of the volume, we are not always able to reply to everyone, and we apologize if that happens to you. Applications are received and held via LinkedIn. We do not store applicant data on our own systems without your consent.
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Team Amberes
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