Founder associate intern

🚀About Nūmi

Nūmi is a bioproduction platform harnessing human mammary cells to produce key ingredients with proven health benefits across all stages of life. More specifically, it is the first European cultivated breast milk company aiming to produce human milk constituents to better match the ideal nutrition for babies! We are an early stage startup on the mission to revolutionize how we feed the next generation. If you want to join a fast growing, VC backed, biotech startup, Nūmi is the place for you!

🌟 What are we looking for

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Founder associate to support our CEO, Eden, and our Chief of Staff, Fanny. This role is a 360° immersion into startup life, with the chance to touch everything from fundraising to operations, finance, strategy, and people. You’ll gain hands-on experience in building a biotech company from the ground up and help shape the future of infant nutrition.

💡 What you’ll do

• Fundraising & investor relations
• Prepare decks, data rooms, and due diligence docs
• Manage our investor pipeline: CRM, follow-ups, meetings
• Conduct market research to sharpen our positioning
• Finance & accounting
• Keep financial forecasts sharp and up-to-date
• Support investor reportings
• Categorize expenses and help us track cashflow in real time
• Non-dilutive funding & events
• Spot every grant, competition, and funding opportunity
• Map key events and make sure Nūmi shines on stage
• People & operations
• Support recruitment (sourcing, first screens)
• Help run the office & labs smoothly (samples, suppliers, logistics)
• Organize internal events, offsites, and team moments

Requirements

🎯 What we value

• Currently in a top-tier master’s program (business, engineering, or equivalent)
• Previous internship experience (≥ 6 months), ideally in startups or fast-paced environments
• Entrepreneurial spirit: fast learner, curious, problem-solver
• Strong ownership: organized, proactive, solution-oriented
• Team player: positive energy, collaborative mindset
• Excellent communication: French & English
• Above all: a real passion for impact and our mission

🔎 The process

• Application review
• Fit interview with our Chief of Staff, Fanny
• Case interview with Fanny and Eden
• Final interview with our CEO, Eden (+ meet the team & lab visit)

💡 At Nūmi, we believe diversity drives innovation. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Benefits

✨ Why join us

• 🚀 Unique opportunity to be part of an early-stage biotech company, shaping the future of infant nutrition
• 🧪 Daily exposure to cutting-edge science, fundraising, and strategy
• 📈 A steep learning curve: fast growth, real responsibility, and massive learning
• 💙 A team culture that values ambition, positivity, and well-being
• 🌍 The chance to have real impact on the future of specialized nutrition

⚖️ The Values

• ☀️Positivity : At Nūmi, we cultivate positivity every day. Our mission drives us to communicate with passion and energy, always keeping the bigger impact in sight. We celebrate quick wins, but never lose track of our ultimate goal.
• 🤸Excellence : At Nūmi, excellence starts with dedication and a commitment to constant improvement. We embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and push ourselves to deliver high-quality results. Through effort, attention to detail, and integrity, we grow both individually and collectively as a team.
• 💙 Team-Work and Pedagogy : At Nūmi, we believe that teamwork makes us stronger. We encourage knowledge-sharing, open feedback, and mutual respect. Each Nūmiz is here to lift others up, ensuring that the collective succeeds.
• 🚀 Ambition : At Nūmi, we set ambitious goals and challenge ourselves to think big. Nūmi is driven by bold ideas and relentless determination, always aiming for the stars to create real impact.