Intern - VC Platform & Operations (m/f/d)

About Planet A:

Planet A is a leading early-stage tech VC backing European founders tackling the world’s greatest systemic challenges. We take a scientific approach to identify breakthrough solutions the world can’t afford to ignore across energy, resource mastery, neo-manufacturing, and critical infrastructure. Investments include INERATEC, Makersite, C1, HIVED, traceless materials and 44.01. As a small team with flat hierarchies, we live by our core values: excellency, transparency, trust, humbleness, conviction, and respect.

The Role:

You’ll be working with our Summit Lead and Brand and Communications Manager to deliver our most important external-facing platform: the Planet A Summit.

This is the firm’s flagship, invitation-only gathering, bringing together 300+ of Europe’s leading climate-tech founders, investors, operators, scientists and policymakers.

You’ll be contributing to a core, firm-wide priority, as the event and its related initiatives directly shape our deal flow, portfolio support, network and the firm’s public presence.

The role is ideal for someone looking to move into venture capital, investor platform teams or brand and community roles within funds.

• Location: Berlin, hybrid set-up
• Duration: 3 months (with potential to extend to 6 months)
• Start: January 2026
• Commitment: Full-time (40 hours/week)
• Remuneration: This is a paid position
• Reports to: Summit Lead
• Works day-to-day with: Summit Lead and Brand and Communications Manager

You’ll be trusted with real responsibility and clear ownership, including:

• Owning and maintaining the speaker, partner and guest pipelines as a core working system
• Project managing timelines, task trackers and action lists across workstreams
• Supporting programme development to ensure content aligns with Planet A’s thesis and our brand while captivating our key stakeholders
• Supporting the summit’s content and communications work alongside our Brand and Communications Manager
• Logistics coordination for speakers, guests, partners and vendors

You’ll be supported closely by the team and encouraged to ask questions, learn quickly and think creatively.

The ideal candidate is:

• Early in your career and eager to learn how venture capital and investor platforms operate from the inside
• Action-oriented, organised and comfortable managing multiple workstreams
• Takes ownership and follows through on what you commit to
• Communicates clearly and professionally in English and enjoys working with a wide range of people
• Cares about quality and takes pride in work that reflects well on the people and institutions behind it
• Prior experience in VC or events is helpful but not required.

Why you should join Planet A:

• You can be an elementary part of a top tier venture capital firm - the first in Europe with a scientific approach to impact.
• You can join a dynamic, high-trust environment that is driven by impact and highly motivated to make a change for the better.
• You can gain first-hand exposure to senior founders, investors and operators.
• You learn through real hands-on responsibility, working closely with experienced team members.
• You take part in our monthly co-working days, collaborate side by side with the entire Planet A team and strengthen connections over team lunches, dinners, or team activities.

Planet A is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and encourages people of all ethnic & racial origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions & ideologies, socio-economic statuses, educational backgrounds, ages, and individuals of all abilities to apply.