Is AgriTech your game and building a better world your aim? Take the next step in your career and join StartLife as an AgriTech Startup Analyst! In this position, you will be in the lead for finding and picking the world’s next heroes in AgriTech. You will help them succeed with the support of StartLife, and its global partner network. 

About the position: Startup Analyst

As our AgriTech Startup Analyst, you have one main aim: scouting the best European AgriTech startups with the potential to transform the agrifood industry with their cutting-edge technology. You find and select the most impactful early phase B2B startups that we can push forward with our support and network.  

You match startups with our strategic partners, including global corporates like KWS, Cosun and Corteva and investors such as Yieldlab, PeakBridge, Astanor and Rubio, to accelerate innovation, drive change, unite ambitions and jointly make an impact. As a contact person for our startups and partners, you will help to organize meetups with those partners. 

You’ll grow fast in this role, get to know the startup scene inside-out, meet the most inspiring impact-driven food & agriculture startups, come across breakthrough technologies, and work with an amazing team at StartLife and our global network. You’ll quickly grow your network and build relations with leading food & agriculture companies and startup hubs. 

What you will do as Startup Analyst at StartLife

  • Participate in offline and online agrifood events to identify and reach out to the best agritech startups, discuss their proposition and assess the fit for StartLife’s programs and/or any of our partners 
  • Engage with our global F&A corporate partners on their innovation challenges and our investor partners on dealflow 
  • Manage relations with other startup accelerators/incubators in Europe to identify startups 
  • Manage online channels and social media to identify and connect to potential startups 
  • Help organize meet & greets, selection & demo days, and other virtual / hybrid meetups 

What we ask from you

  • You love AgriFoodTech startups;  
  • You are a true networker; 
  • You’ve completed a bachelor in agricultural sciences, plant biology, or similar; 
  • You are fluent in English, preferably also in Dutch; 
  • You have great organizational skills and love organizing meetings; 
  • You are a go-getter; you can get things done independently, but also work well in a team; 
  • You’re active on social media (Linkedin);  

What we offer you

  • As a Startup Analyst, you will operate in the truly exciting frontier of agrifoodtech innovation. You are the first to see where the future of food is heading, and play a key role in the sustainable transformation of the agrifood industry!!  
  • We offer a dynamic position with responsibility from day one – you decide what to make of this position and there’s room to grow fast!  
  • You will work in a fun, international team of 14 people that go the extra mile for impact-driven AgriFoodTech startups. As well as with inspiring mentors, entrepreneurs, investors and agrifood professionals 
  • Hybrid working: you’ll work from our office on Wageningen Campus in the Netherlands, the heart of Food Valley, Europe’s hotspot for AgriFood innovation. Working from home 1-2 days a week is possible. You also have the option to annually work 2 weeks out of home and office (CET ±2hrs) 
  • We offer a competitive salary with opportunities for growth. depending on your knowledge and experience (full working week is 36 hours) 
  • You get to enjoy 25 leave days (based on a full-time working week), a vacation allowance of 8%, a year-end bonus of 8,3% and an excellent pension scheme 
  • The duration of the employment contract is initially for one year with the intention to extend. 

Please note that a permanent working permit in the Netherlands is required for this position.

About StartLife

StartLife is the top agrifoodtech startup accelerator in The Netherlands and Europe, co-founded by Wageningen University & Research. We offer a world-class acceleration program, top industry business mentors, non-equity funding and access to a global community of startups, investors, corporates, and experts. Since 2010, we’ve supported over 400 agrifoodtech startups that have raised over €650 million in follow-on capital to date.

Interested?

Please let us know why you are the perfect fit for the job as Startup Analyst. Send your motivation and CV as quickly as you can to Bernadette Sztojka, at Bernadette.sztojka@start-life.nl. By doing so, you agree that we process your data.

For more information about the content of this position, please contact Bernadette Sztojka on
+31 6 34510635.