Intern - Founders Associate (f/m/d) Fintech Startup (Serial Entrepreneurs) Starting in January 2027

We co-founded and led Viafintech (Barzahlen) to 100+ FTE, one of the most successful German fintechs, active in 17 markets across the EU and USA, and sold it in 2021 for a € three-digit million amount to NYSE-listed Paysafe Group. Now we’re off to our next venture. This time we’re building a global champion for prepaid products: gift cards (Apple, Amazon, Google), airtime and eCash, all in one simple API. Think of finperks as a Stripe/Adyen for all prepaid products and payments. We started in summer 2025. Since then, we’ve raised a $4M pre-seed round led by Motive Partners, built access to more than 1,000 brands across Europe, and gone live with 11 clients. Many people completely underestimate the market size: about €600bn sold per year today, going to €1.8tn by 2028. Instead of 5 players in the chain (brand → issuing tech provider → global distributor → local distributor → client), we connect brands directly with clients via the finperks platform. We’re a team of 20 in Berlin-Charlottenburg. A mix of our best people from the last journey and brilliant new joiners. High ownership. Low ego. Kind humans. We ship fast, help each other, and celebrate wins. Join early. Help build the global champion for prepaid. Tasks As a Founders Associate Intern, you’ll work directly alongside the founding team and be involved in every aspect of building finperks. As we move fast, your tasks and responsibilities will evolve with the company – expect new topics to land on your desk regularly. Brand Approvals: Own brand approval workflows across clients, markets and suppliers – from building client-specific brand lists to preparing one-pagers and volume forecasts for suppliers and tracking approvals until brands go live Sales Support & GTM Automation: Build and run outreach campaigns, create and enrich lead lists, and prepare tailored offers and materials for clients and brands Strategic Projects: Work on founder-level topics such as market entry, internationalization and pricing, building your own analyses and decision materials. You’ll also be involved in our next funding round by preparing fundraising and due diligence materials Operational Excellence & Automation: Build internal tools, trackers and automations (e.g. with AI tools) that help us scale Client Onboarding: Support new clients from contract signing to go-live, including product setup in our platform and supplier coordination Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with sales, brand & supplier, product and tech to drive projects across team boundaries – and occasionally represent finperks at conferences, events or client dinners Requirements Drive & Ambition: You’re motivated to go the extra mile and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic startup environments Analytical Mindset: You’re proficient in Excel and PowerPoint and comfortable working with CRM tools and Notion, with strong analytical skills and the ability to quickly grasp complex business models and market dynamics Organized & Detail-Oriented: You keep many workstreams on track at once and care about getting the details right Tech-Savvy: You’re comfortable with AI tools and can implement small automations independently Communication Skills: Excellent English; German is a plus. Any additional European language (e.g. French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Romanian) is a big advantage Entrepreneurial Spirit: You’re excited about building something from scratch and comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration Location: You’re willing to relocate to Berlin and work from our office in Berlin-Charlottenburg Nice to have: Prior startup/FinTech or Consulting experience Benefits Learn from Proven Entrepreneurs: Work directly with founders who’ve built and successfully exited one of Germany’s most successful FinTech companies Ownership from Day One: You’ll be a full team member with real responsibility and the opportunity to shape the company’s direction Deep Startup Ecosystem Access: Immerse your