- Location
- Germany
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Department
- Executive
- Source
- JOIN
Description
**About ThirtyEight Capital**
ThirtyEight Capital is a venture-building and investment platform focused on building scalable, profitable businesses in large, fragmented industries.
Rather than investing passively, we partner with exceptional operators and entrepreneurs from the very beginning: helping them validate ideas, shape business models and build companies from zero to one.
Our focus is not on building “growth-at-all-costs” startups.
We believe the best businesses are built with strong fundamentals from day one:
- clear customer value
- operational excellence
- efficient distribution
- and an early path to profitability
We particularly focus on sectors where execution matters more than hype:
- Energy & climate
- Local services
- Healthcare & consumer services
- Real estate
- Vertical software & operations
Most of the industries we target are highly fragmented, operationally inefficient and underserved from a customer experience perspective - creating opportunities to build strong, durable businesses with long-term value creation.
We are not looking for employees. We are looking for future founders who want to build real companies with real ownership.
## Tasks
We are looking for entrepreneurial individuals interested in building companies in the energy and climate space together with ThirtyEight Capital.
This is not a traditional operating role with predefined responsibilities.
nstead, the goal is to jointly identify, validate and potentially build scalable and profitable businesses from scratch.
Potential areas of focus include:
- Heating & heat pump ecosystems
- Energy financing models
- SME-focused climate solutions
- Installation & service infrastructure
- Energy optimization
- “Energy as a Service” models
- Building technology & modernization
You might already:
- have identified inefficiencies in the market
- be exploring your own ideas or theses
- have industry experience
- or want to start a company but are looking for the right partner and setup
Together, we would:
- explore market opportunities
- validate business models
- develop operational concepts
- build first commercial traction
- and potentially launch a venture together
Our approach focuses on building real businesses with strong fundamentals:
- operational excellence
- efficient customer acquisition
- clear unit economics
- and an early path to profitability
Rather than “growth at all costs”, we believe in building durable companies with long-term value creation.
## Requirements
We are less focused on traditional CVs and more interested in entrepreneurial potential, ownership mentality and strong execution capabilities.
Ideal backgrounds could include:
- Energy / HVAC / heating industry experience
- Experience in installation, operations or field services
- Commercial or sales-heavy backgrounds
- Entrepreneurial or startup experience
- Strong operational mindset
- Technical understanding of energy-related systems
You do not need to have founded a company before.
What matters most:
- curiosity and initiative
- ability to operate in ambiguous environments
- willingness to build from zero
- strong work ethic
- commercial instinct
- desire to create a meaningful business long-term
We are especially interested in people who already bring:
**their own ideas / market insights/ customer pain points or strong opinions on where the industry is heading**
## Benefits
What we offer:
\- Direct collaboration with experienced founders and operators
\- Access to capital from day one
\- Strategic and operational support during the build phase
\- Access to an entrepreneurial network across venture, finance and operations
\- Joint ideation and company building
\- Extremely entrepreneurial environment with high ownership
\- Potential long-term founder role with meaningful equity participation
Unlike traditional startup environments, our goal is to build businesses that can reach profitability early and scale sustainably over time.
