Co-Founder in Residence, CEO, Battery Manufacturing

About Marble

Marble is a climate tech venture studio. Our north star is to erase billions of tons from annual greenhouse gas emissions and create a thriving future.

We partner with scientists, engineers and operators to create new deep tech companies that solve hard climate problems — slash emissions, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and cool the planet — while reshaping multi-billion $ industries.

We're proud to be backed by leading climate investors across Europe and the US.

Unlocking the Next Generation of Lithium-Ion Batteries

For over 30 years, lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have dominated the battery market due to their high energy density and reliable performance. Today, the global Li-ion battery market stands at $100 billion and is projected to surpass $500 billion by 2035.

While incremental advancements have improved energy and power density, the core design and manufacturing processes of Li-ion batteries remain largely unchanged since their inception. Current manufacturing is highly energy-intensive, involves complex process steps, carbon-intensive, and dependent on specialised labor.

This has created significant barriers to entry for battery startups, particularly in Europe, where scaling from pilot to mass production is fraught with cost and efficiency challenges.

We are reimagining the Li-ion battery platform from the ground up—delivering breakthroughs in performance, safety, cost, and sustainability while drastically simplifying manufacturing.

The Opportunity

We have developed a novel Li-ion battery manufacturing platform that slashes costs, accelerates production, and dramatically reduces environmental impact:

• Over 30% lower cell costs per kWh due to a streamlined manufacturing process, shorter production lead times, and a 50% reduction in CAPEX and manufacturing footprint.
• 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, achieved through process simplification and a high-efficiency direct recycling approach. This platform enables an 80% battery material recycling rate, cutting lifecycle emissions by 56%, with an additional 14% reduction from optimized process steps.
• 30% higher energy density, unlocking performance gains that conventional Li-ion cell structures cannot achieve. Improved safety and power capability are also inherent to our optimized design.

Our technology transforms the economics and sustainability of Li-ion battery production, unlocking its full potential to meet the evolving demands of electric vehicles, grid storage, and beyond. We are currently designing the first prototypes and preparing for real-world performance validation.

We are looking for a CEO and Co-Founder. Your role will be broad, across product, sales, partnerships, operations, fundraising (venture and non-dilutive), team building, supplier management, and industrial scale-up. You will drive commercialisation and market adoption alongside a cutting-edge technical team poised to redefine the Li-ion battery industry.

You will join a stellar CTO & Co-Founder, a battery industry insider whose career has spanned from doing a PhD at University of Tokyo, to being the first hire at a Korean solid state battery company, to most recently leading the tech scouting and R&D efforts at a major European battery manufacturer.

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Requirements

We are looking for an entrepreneurial individual highly motivated to start their own business from scratch and a driving motivation to mitigate climate change.

The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience and / or potential in CEO type activities, prior experiences in commercialisation of early stage technologies, and outstanding communication skills for partners & stakeholders engagement. Additionally, we are looking for a CEO who is just as excited as we are about e-mobility & Li-ion battery industries and eager to relocalise battery manufacturing to Europe.

We’re primarily looking for someone in Germany, Sweden, or France (or willing to relocate).

Example of relevant backgrounds:

• Former startup founder / operator / VC - with a deep tech, hardware & ideally battery or adjacent technology focus
• OR commercial operator at a major battery company, specialised across the battery value chain, from sourcing battery inputs to manufacturing battery cells to negotiating offtakes.
• OR infrastructure leader, with extensive project finance and project development experience, able to think strategically about building a gigafactory with smart capital
• Automotive industry specialist who has extensive working experience in automotive industry, and its value chains

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t feel you meet all requirements. Above all, we value intelligence, creativity and Founder Potential.

Especially if you recognise yourself below:

• You can’t wait to start your own company (or your next one)
• You are a pragmatic optimist on a mission to tackle climate change
• You are outcome focused and action oriented - you make things happen
• You are a great communicator - you can convince others to follow you
• You love to break down ambitious goals into actionable milestones
• You understand that innovation starts with people - not ideas

What We Offer

As CEO and Co-Founder, you will partner with a Marble Founder in Residence who has been developing this project and will be CTO of the new company. You will have the opportunity to meet and work with them before making any big commitment!

We offer (among other things)

• A €3,000 monthly allowance during your participation in the program
• A €250,000 pre-seed investment on startup creation if you’re successful. You and your team will own 80% of the company at pre-seed.
• Full-stack support in our venture creation programme
• Mentorship and guidance at every step of the way
• Hands on support across technology and market research, landing interviews with experts and customers, techno economics, roadmap and scale up strategy, IP strategy, team building, advisor sourcing, and more
• Access to an unparalleled network across science, industry, talent, investors, mentors, climate tech founders, curated vendors and suppliers
• Access to our research insights, knowledge base and resources
• Weekly check-ins, work sessions in our Paris HQ (or remote) and continuous peer learning with other programme participants
• Seed Fundraising support after the programme. Introductions to the best seed investors from our network and help with term sheet negotiation.
• Founder Visa sponsorship if you wish to relocate to France. Remote participation is possible, preferably from Europe and with regular in-person meetings.

How to Apply

We are looking for the best candidate - so you are welcome to apply as soon as possible.

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We believe that a diverse group of minds is key to solving the climate crisis. We encourage women and people of colour to apply.

Studies have shown that under-represented candidates are less likely to apply unless they feel they meet every single qualification. If you are excited about the opportunity but your experience does not align perfectly - we encourage you to apply anyways.

We are committed to a diverse, inclusive and mission-driven Founder community.