Sales Representative
Speedinvest is a European venture capital firm that invests from seed to growth stage (Series B to pre-IPO), backing founders with sector-specific expertise and a large network of operational support. It leads the majority of its initial investments and continues to support portfolio companies through multiple follow-on rounds as they scale.
About Speedinvest
Speedinvest is a pan-European venture capital investor with specialist investment teams organized around core sectors including AI & Infra, Climate Tech & Industrial Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech & DeFi, Health & Bio, and Marketplaces & Consumer, alongside a dedicated Growth team writing checks from Series B to pre-IPO. The firm emphasizes leading with conviction and long-term capital from day one, leading 85% of its initial investments, participating in 100+ follow-on rounds each year, and backing 70+ Series A companies over the past four years. Speedinvest works with startup founders across Europe and beyond, providing not just capital but network access and growth support, and counts companies like Bitpanda, Moove, cylib, Tide, Gigs, Upvest, and GoStudent among its portfolio.
Skills
About the Role
You will call existing and prospective members, build rapport, understand their businesses, and recommend relevant products and services. You will collaborate with other departments on product launches, test new leads and scripts, meet sales targets, collect feedback, and support ad hoc projects.
Requirements
- Previous financial services telesales experience and success working toward a revenue target.
- Experience using Kustomer or a similar CRM tool.
- Excellent telephone manner and objection-handling skills.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal English communication skills.
- Knowledge of buyer behaviour, sales, and KYC.
- Ability to collaborate in a team and work independently toward KPIs and targets.
- Willingness to work with Product Owners to gather member feedback.
- Willingness to take on new projects and support team growth.
Responsibilities
- Call existing members, build rapport, understand their businesses, and upsell relevant products or services.
- Collaborate with other departments to understand and pitch upcoming product launches.
- Meet team and individual sales targets in a data-driven environment.
- Test new leads and scripts to support the sales team.
- Engage prospective members, understand their business plans, and recommend relevant products and services.
- Complete ad hoc tasks and projects that support other business areas.
Benefits
- 25 days of paid annual leave.
- Three paid days off for volunteering or learning and development activities.
- Commission-based bonus structure.
- Extended maternity and paternity leave.
- Personal learning and development budget.
- Health and dental insurance.
- Mental wellbeing platform.
- Fully covered Multisports card.
- Food vouchers.
- Office snacks, light food, and drinks.
- Work-from-home equipment allowance.
- Flexible working from home.