Associate

PSV; Kongens Lyngby; Remote; DKK 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

PSV Hafnium, based in Copenhagen and part of PSV Venture House, is seeking an Associate to help identify and nurture early deep-tech startups across the Nordics. You’ll combine technical understanding with commercial curiosity to evaluate opportunities and build relationships with founders, researchers and ecosystem partners.

The role offers flexibility with remote work and requires a university degree in natural sciences or engineering and 2–3 years of relevant experience in strategy,

Qualifications

• University degree in natural sciences or engineering.
• 2–3 years of professional experience in strategy, consulting, business development, startups or venture capital.
• Strong analytical skills and an interest in turning complex technologies into viable businesses.
• International mindset with experience studying or working abroad is a plus.
• Enthusiasm for working with science-based founders and emerging technologies.
• Willingness to travel and attend conferences.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing startups and helping manage our investment pipeline.
• Evaluating opportunities with technical and commercial due diligence.
• Building trusted relationships with founders, researchers and ecosystem partners.
• Representing PSV Hafnium at conferences, universities, startup hubs and other events across the Nordics.

Skills

Analytical skills

Cross-cultural understanding

Commercial mindset

Communication skills

Curiosity about technology

Education

University degree in natural sciences or engineering

Job description

Every breakthrough starts small. As our new Associate, you'll help them grow big. PSV Hafnium is an early-stage venture fund taking bets on pioneering scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs in deep tech. We back Nordic teams with global ambitions and help them scale technological breakthroughs into impactful global solutions. We're looking for someone who is curious about how those technologies work - and what it takes to bring them to market.

What You'll Do

• Sourcing startups: Identify promising companies and help manage our investment pipeline.
• Evaluating opportunities: Analyse technologies, markets and business models as part of technical and commercial due diligence.
• Building relationships: Develop trusted connections with founders, researchers and ecosystem partners.
• Representing PSV Hafnium: Meet founders and potential collaborators at conferences, universities, startup hubs and other events across the Nordics.

What you bring

You combine technical understanding with commercial curiosity. You enjoy getting up to speed on unfamiliar topics, asking thoughtful questions and forming a view from incomplete information. You're also empathetic, interested in people and motivated to make a positive difference.

We Imagine You Bring

• A university degree in natural sciences or engineering.
• Around 2-3 years of professional experience, ideally in strategy, consulting, business development, another commercial role, a startup or venture capital.
• Strong analytical skills and an interest in what it takes to turn complex technologies into viable businesses.
• An international mindset and cross-cultural understanding are valued, and experience studying and/or working abroad is a plus.
• Enthusiasm for working with science-based founders and exploring emerging technologies
• A wish to travel, attend conferences and spend time in the ecosystem.

Speaking Danish is an advantage, but not a requirement.

Working with us

PSV Hafnium is based at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), as part of the PSV Venture House. While we believe in the power of collaboration and spending time together in the office, we also value flexibility and embrace the possibility of remote work.

We’d love to hear from you - even if you don’t tick every box. This is our best attempt to describe the role realistically. At the end of the day, we don’t care too much about traditional credentials if your drive and mindset are aligned. Sometimes, the right person is someone we haven’t yet had the imagination to look for.

About PSV Hafnium

PSV Hafnium is a Copenhagen-based early-stage venture fund backing deep technologies for deep impact across the Nordics. The fund takes early bets on scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs and, drawing on a comprehensive understanding of the startup journey, patiently helps founders scale unproven technological breakthroughs into impactful global solutions. At present PSV Hafnium has invested in sixteen deep tech startups. The fund management team comprises Anders Kjær, Jakob Rybak-Andersen, Maria Emilie Kath Danø and Marianne Hyltoft. PSV Hafnium is part of the PSV Venture House. Learn more at www.psv.xyz/hafnium