Sales Specialist
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 support prospective customers as they explore finance options, understand their needs, and guide them toward suitable funding solutions. You will manage inbound communications, pitch relevant lending products, coordinate with lenders throughout the sales process, and maintain accurate prospect data in Salesforce. You will also monitor customer trends and use sales technologies accurately to support reporting and successful outcomes.
Requirements
- Customer service
- Communication
- Relationship building
- Attention to detail
- Small business knowledge
- Customer needs analysis
- Independent work
- Planning
- Troubleshooting
- Telephone sales or call centre experience
- Virtual collaboration
Responsibilities
- Manage inbound communications from customers.
- Proactively contact prospective customers exploring finance options and respond to inbound enquiries.
- Support customers through the digital journey to help them secure required funds.
- Assist with deals and work with lenders at each stage of the sales process.
- Pitch suitable lending products on behalf of the lender panel.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date prospect information in Salesforce.
- Monitor trends and anticipate customer needs to identify businesses that need funding options.
- Add new and updated customer profile information into Salesforce.
- Use sales technologies and CRM systems accurately, promptly, and correctly for data collation and reporting.
Benefits
- 25 days paid annual leave
- 3 paid days off for volunteering or learning and development activities
- Extended maternity and paternity leave
- Additional health and dental insurance
- Mental wellbeing platform
- Fully covered Multisports card
- Food vouchers
- Work-from-home equipment allowance