# Founder Associate - Internship \(Milan, Italy\) - Company: [Veliu]() - Location: Italy \(Milan\) - Team: Staff - Employment type: Intern - Posted: June 19, 2025 ## Job description # Transforming Circular Economy ### Embrace our Mission Circularity for everyone! We are on a mission to help people recover the value embedded in their pre-owned goods, transforming them into currency, and enabling brands to sell more sustainably. We’ve built a unique AI-powered, product-centric platform that connects retailers, consumers, and professional used-goods buyers. As we scale rapidly across Europe, we’re raising the bar for sustainability in one of the largest markets worldwide. ### Live by our Culture We foster autonomy within our team, driven by our mission and the belief that 'culture eats strategy for breakfast.' In our view, agile management, long-term planning, and a deductive approach often fall short—only execution and tangible results truly matter. We believe in shared ownership of the company and learning through experimentation. ### Join our Team We are highly focussed on people and work relentlessly to put the best possible team together. Veliuers have worked in some of the best startups worldwide: Senso, Palantir, Reddit, Meta, Scalapay, Sibill, ScaleAi, Satispay and more! We secured our 4m USD pre-seed round in July 2025 and we have giga office in Milan (Italy). # Founder Associate Internship: a front-Row Seat to Startup Building As a Founder's Associate , you will be the right-hand man of our leadership team. Working side by side with CEO, CTO, C\*O and you will get exposed and contribute to how a startup is built, how a tech product is launched, built, re-imagined and promoted. You'll also get direct access to our investors and key partners, join high-pressure meetings, get proximity to our end users. ## What you will own Depending on your superpowers and inclinations, you might get involved in: * Strategic Support: Join all key meetings around product roadmap, vision, and go-to-market strategy. * Financial & Growth Planning: Collaborate on financial models, cash flow planning, and growth tactics. * Customer Success & BizDev: Help manage key customer relationships and close early strategic deals. * Investor & Partner Relations: Assist in preparing updates, pitch decks, and communication for VCs, banks, and sector partners. * Tech & Automation: Get hands-on with the latest in AI, automation, APIs, and low-code/no-code tools. ## ## We’re looking for someone with: * An entrepreneurial mindset – hungry to learn, comfortable with uncertainty, and unafraid to get their hands dirty. * A builder mentality – you've started something before (a project, side hustle, student initiative, etc.). * Deep interest in startups, technology, fintech, or the circular economy. **Nice to have** * You've built and launched software, webapp or a product first hand or with a team * You've tried no-code/low-code building tools like n8n, Lovable, API, Bubble.io etc... ## Apply [Apply on Veliu]() Canonical job page: