Venture Scout (Remote in Europe)

**About First Momentum Ventures**

We're building one of Europe's most distinctive early-stage venture funds. As students, we've deployed two funds (now totaling €35m) into ~50 pre-seed Deep Tech companies across Europe. Our portfolio has raised follow-on funding from top-tier European and US investors.

Today, we're a community of over 100 (mostly technical) scouts, founders, and operators who help us identify the best technical founders before anyone else does. **We accept only 1 in 15 applicants;** this isn't just another community. We operate under clear rules that ensure everyone is committed, and we kindly offboard those here only for the VC tag.

**Note:** This is an unpaid role with performance-based referral bounties for successful investments.

Tasks

**What You'll Do**

**Source breakthrough companies.** Connect us to the most promising technical founders in your ecosystem, people building in labs, at hackathons, in research groups, or launching their first startup.

**Represent us locally.** Attend events, universities, and accelerators where technical founders gather. Make it easy for them to find us.

**Share your expertise.** When we evaluate companies in your domain, semicon, robotics, climate tech, AI infrastructure, we'll tap your technical knowledge and ecosystem insights.

**Contribute to portfolio success.** Our scouts don't just source deals. They actively support our portfolio companies through introductions, domain expertise, and ecosystem connections.

**Shape our strategy.** Help us understand your local scene: which research is commercializing, which founders are worth watching, which technologies are gaining momentum.

Requirements

**Who Thrives in This Role**

You're **technically fluent,** whether as a CS/engineering student, PhD researcher, startup operator, or technical founder. You can have credible conversations with deeply technical people.

You're **embedded in a European tech ecosystem,** connected to a university, research institution, or startup community. You know who's building what.

You're **genuinely curious** about Deep Tech or industrial innovation. You follow research, products, and companies in areas such as TechBio, Energy, Manufacturing, and developer tools.

You're **entrepreneurial and self-directed**. You create opportunities, follow through, and take ownership of your impact.

You **want to learn** how early-stage investing works, and you're willing to put in the work.

Benefits

**What You'll Gain**

**Real VC experience.** See how deals happen from sourcing through investment decisions. Join workshops on term sheets, technical diligence, and portfolio support.

**A powerful network.** Build relationships with founders, investors, and fellow scouts across Europe that compound over time.

**Domain expertise.** Go deep on emerging technologies through deal reviews and virtual sessions.

**Career acceleration.** Many scouts join startups, launch companies, or build VC careers. This role opens doors.

**Community access.** Join a European community of technical builders and attend startup events where the most interesting work happens.

**Chapter Lead Opportunities**

High-performing scouts can grow into **Chapter Lead** roles at their university or city. Chapter Leads take on additional responsibility:

• **Recruit strategically.** Build a scout presence across relevant faculties and fill gaps when scouts move on
• **Foster community.** Organize one meetup per quarter to keep your local scout network engaged
• **Support events.** Work with the First Momentum team to bring startup events to your ecosystem

**About First Momentum Ventures**

We're building one of Europe's most distinctive early-stage venture funds. As students, we've deployed two funds (now totaling €35m) into ~50 pre-seed Deep Tech companies across Europe. Our portfolio has raised follow-on funding from top-tier European and US investors.

Today, we're a community of over 100 (mostly technical) scouts, founders, and operators who help us identify the best technical founders before anyone else does. **We accept only 1 in 15 applicants;** this isn't just another community. We operate under clear rules that ensure everyone is committed, and we kindly offboard those here only for the VC tag.

**Note:** This is an unpaid role with performance-based referral bounties for successful investments.

Tasks

**What You'll Do**

**Source breakthrough companies.** Connect us to the most promising technical founders in your ecosystem, people building in labs, at hackathons, in research groups, or launching their first startup.

**Represent us locally.** Attend events, universities, and accelerators where technical founders gather. Make it easy for them to find us.

**Share your expertise.** When we evaluate companies in your domain, semicon, robotics, climate tech, AI infrastructure, we'll tap your technical knowledge and ecosystem insights.

**Contribute to portfolio success.** Our scouts don't just source deals. They actively support our portfolio companies through introductions, domain expertise, and ecosystem connections.

**Shape our strategy.** Help us understand your local scene: which research is commercializing, which founders are worth watching, which technologies are gaining momentum.

Requirements

**Who Thrives in This Role**

You're **technically fluent,** whether as a CS/engineering student, PhD researcher, startup operator, or technical founder. You can have credible conversations with deeply technical people.

You're **embedded in a European tech ecosystem,** connected to a university, research institution, or startup community. You know who's building what.

You're **genuinely curious** about Deep Tech or industrial innovation. You follow research, products, and companies in areas such as TechBio, Energy, Manufacturing, and developer tools.

You're **entrepreneurial and self-directed**. You create opportunities, follow through, and take ownership of your impact.

You **want to learn** how early-stage investing works, and you're willing to put in the work.

Benefits

**What You'll Gain**

**Real VC experience.** See how deals happen from sourcing through investment decisions. Join workshops on term sheets, technical diligence, and portfolio support.

**A powerful network.** Build relationships with founders, investors, and fellow scouts across Europe that compound over time.

**Domain expertise.** Go deep on emerging technologies through deal reviews and virtual sessions.

**Career acceleration.** Many scouts join startups, launch companies, or build VC careers. This role opens doors.

**Community access.** Join a European community of technical builders and attend startup events where the most interesting work happens.

**Chapter Lead Opportunities**

High-performing scouts can grow into **Chapter Lead** roles at their university or city. Chapter Leads take on additional responsibility:

• **Recruit strategically.** Build a scout presence across relevant faculties and fill gaps when scouts move on
• **Foster community.** Organize one meetup per quarter to keep your local scout network engaged
• **Support events.** Work with the First Momentum team to bring startup events to your ecosystem