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Intern Venture Development (m/w/d)

blueocean-technologies-gmbh

Skills

Required

  • automation
  • AI
  • economics

Preferred

  • data upkeep
  • Attio
  • SOPs
  • templates
  • checklists
  • Make / n8n

As Venture Development Intern (m/f/d), you'll work directly with our Venture Development Managers and our Co-Founder/Co-CEO: running real operations for real Handwerk businesses, helping document how the team works, and supporting the automations that will replace the manual work you do. Ideal for a gap year or the time between Bachelor's and Master's — and if it goes well, it can be the start of something longer.

About blueocean-technologies-gmbh

Smalt is the AI-first backoffice and growth engine that empowers skilled tradespeople to become entrepreneurs.

We support craftsmen in starting and scaling their businesses by providing a digital backoffice – from setup, company registration & launch, to offer creation, invoicing, documentation, talent retention, and revenue growth tools.

Smalt is building the tech-first backbone to solve the labour productivity gap and create an abundance of craft entrepreneurs globally.

Since inception in

2023, we have raised

  • €12M
  • General Catalyst, Owl Ventures, noa, and others.
  • We’ve built strong revenue traction ( €4–5M+) in our integrated service delivery business and are now rapidly expanding our partner network model.

Responsibilities

  • Delivery support: run recurring operational tasks for partners — scheduling, invoicing chase-ups, documentation, data upkeep (Attio, Notion).
  • Process support: help document how the team works (SOPs, templates, checklists).
  • Automation support: log where manual time goes and help test and roll out small automations (Make/n8n).

Requirements

  • Strong student or recent graduate (business, economics, engineering, or similar) with evidence of real drive.
  • Precise and reliable — you take pride in doing operational work completely and well.
  • Native/fluent German and fluent English; a clear, warm communicator.
  • Curious about AI, automation, and the Handwerk world.
  • Available full-time for 4–6 months in Berlin (hybrid).

Benefits

  • Real responsibility from week one and direct exposure to the founders
  • A genuine shot at a full-time offer
  • Fair internship compensation, Deutschlandticket or Urban Sports Club, and regular team events
  • from leading venture capital firms including