ML / AI Engineer & Startup Founder (March. 2025)
On site
Brussels, Belgium
Freelance
19-03-2025
Job Specifications
Note: This ad is not for a job, but rather for the opportunity to build your own VC-backed startup!
Note: The Antler French office is part of Antler Continental Europe. For the March Residency, you will need to relocate to Amsterdam, Berlin, or Munich for the entire 10-week duration. After forming your co-founding team, you can then relocate to France
Who you are you ?
You are a ML or AI engineer with experience in APIs model integration, ML powered models optimization, or AI powered robotics? Do you have strong problem-solving abilities, a leadership track record, and a passion for developing tech solutions using cutting-edge technologies? Have you spent your career building game-changing software/hardware for early-stage startups, scale-ups or big corporations? Most importantly, are you looking to build a disruptive tech venture in the vibrant ecosystem of Paris? If so, we would like to hear from you !
About Antler
Antler is the world's most active venture capital firm, providing funding from pre-seed to Series C. We invest in Founders who seek to define our tomorrow and reshape the world we live in with groundbreaking technological innovation. Every year, we handpick the strongest Founders across our 30 locations on the globe, which has led us to work with more than 8,000 founders to date and a portfolio of more than 1,200 startups
The Antler Founder Residency
Our 10-week, full-time program is designed to give you the best possible start for your entrepreneurial journey. Whether you have founded a company before or are just getting started, we will help you find a co-founding team among the 50-70 people that will be joining the program. Founders that join our programs come from a variety of backgrounds and have an assortment of skills and expertise. Our program will facilitate you and your co-founder to quickly build on an idea (either you come with an idea or you will be defining it with your team). If you enjoy a fast-paced, diverse, demanding, and incredibly engaging environment, join us !
10-Week full-time Immersive Journey: Kicking off March 2025 in Amsterdam, Berlin or Munich
Co-Founder Discovery: In the first 10 weeks, collaborate with fellow Founders to find your co-founders
Pitch to Invest: Present your team and business idea to the Antler Investment Committee: €300k investment commitment at Day Zero in two tranches of €100k for 10% without dilution protection and €200k converting at the valuation of your next round
Accelerate Growth: If funded, we work closely with you to make your startup a success!
About you:
For our upcoming residency program, we are scouting technical profiles across different areas in the IT industry who want to build the next disruptive tech venture from scratch! Technical profiles joining our program play an instrumental role as Co-founders, mainly being responsible for the tech/product side of the business, which requires that you:
identify as someone with deep expertise in data engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence
have strong analytical skills with hands-on experience in conducting technological analyses and applying advanced analytics & Machine Learning methodologies
execute on data collection plans from both structured and unstructured sources that help in data exploration, hypothesis testing and statistical modelling
design, develop, and implement models, proofs-of-concept and pre-product prototypes
Application process
Our streamlined application process takes only 2-3 weeks
Apply through our website
Participate in an introductory interview
Progress to an in-depth interview with our partners
Receive a potential offer
Perks:
AWS and OpenAI Credits
Credits Buildas, Visuo (data anlytics), Free Google Cloud, Wework, IBM cloud, Notion, Airtable, HS, Zoom, Microsoft Founders hub, Microsoft ISV Hub & much more
Meet Our Success Stories
Treyd: A buy-now-pay-later solution for supplier invoices
Two: A comprehensive B2B payment suite simplifying sales for online and offline businesses
Evyon: A developer of eco-friendly battery energy storage systems
Glint Solar: Software accelerating identification of optimal solar installation sites
PerPlant: AI-powered sensor systems creating a gateway to sustainable agriculture
About the Company
Antler is one of the most active early-stage investors globally. The firm leads in 'Day Zero' investing, an approach to venture capital focused on partnering with founders pre-launch. Antler systematically removes capital and network constraints for early-stage technology entrepreneurs by providing co-founder matching, deep business model validation, initial capital, expansion support, and follow-on funding. The firm is present in 30 cities across most leading technology ecosystems globally and has made over 1,000 investment... Know more
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