Investment Associate

Failup Ventures is the first Finnish VC fund with deep roots in Silicon Valley - combining Nordic clarity with West Coast ambition. Founded by recent operators, we built Failup to bring sharper founder spirit into venture and bridge the best of the Nordics and the US. Our angel portfolio of 40+ companies attracted follow-on investments from a16z, NFX, General Catalyst, and other top-tier funds. Our €35M Fund I has already backed companies scaling to multi–€10M+ revenue in Year 1, and we're now preparing our AI-native Fund II.

Our thesis focuses on the 0.1% founder talent solving massive, real-world problems with AI. We operate as generalists but lean into themes where AI produces the deepest leverage:

• AI Advancement (data quality, infra tooling, compute)
• AI Agents for Work
• AI for Individuals

We're hiring an Associate starting January - someone with a unique personality, sharp intelligence, and an unconventional life path. Someone fo...