Venture Lead

Antaiventures
Barcelona Office, Spain
Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Best suited to senior professionals with entrepreneurial experience in the Spanish startup ecosystem who thrive in a hands-on venture creation role.

Best fit for

  • Experienced consultants or startup executives looking to transition into venture building.
    — “+7 years of previous experience in consulting, M&A, VC, and/or management-level position in a start-up or scale-up”
  • Candidates with deep roots in Spain's digital economy seeking portfolio impact.
    — “+3 years experience in the Spanish startup ecosystem”
  • Bilingual strategists comfortable navigating corporate operations and early-stage chaos.
    — “Proficiency in spoken and written English & Spanish”

Things to consider

  • Hybrid policy requires Barcelona office presence 2 days weekly.
    — “Hybrid work policy with the possibility to work from home up to 3 days per week”
  • Portfolio companies span multiple time zones and industries.
    — “presence across Southern Europe and Latam”

How to stand out

  • Quantify your impact on startup fundraising or exits.
    — “Oversee M&A operations related to selected Antai portfolio companies”
  • Demonstrate cross-functional leadership in ambiguous environments.
    — “Ability to manage tasks across multiple projects”
  • Showcase industry-specific insights beyond general startup knowledge.
    — “experience in a variety of business models (E-Commerces/DNVBs, B2B SaaS, Marketplaces)”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • coordinate-business-creation
  • lead-portfolio-management
  • structure-investment-rounds
  • oversee-m-a-operations
Typical background
venture-capitalstart-up-experiencebusiness-development

Skills & requirements

Required

Business-creationPortfolio-managementInvestment-round-structuringM-a-operationsStrategic-thinkingTeam-leadership

Preferred

Start-up-ecosystem-knowledgeInternational-business-development

Stack & domain

Business CreationPortfolio ManagementM&a OperationsInvestment Round StructuringStrategic Business MindsetCommunicationTeamworkVenture CapitalStartupsScale-ups

About the role

Original posting from Antaiventures via Ashby

Antai Ventures is a Barcelona-based venture studio with presence across Southern Europe and Latam. Since 2012 we have co-founded +30 companies including Glovo, Wallapop, Nemuru, PlatanoMelon, Balance, and Piper AI. Our ventures have raised more than $1.5B in funding, have generated more than $3B in shareholders value and currently employ more than 3.000 people.

At Antai, we partner-up and invest in the best co-founders to build global companies willing to disrupt multi-billion dollar industries. In the last 10 years, we have gained experience in a variety of business models (E-Commerces/DNVBs, B2B SaaS, Marketplaces) operating in a wide range of industries including Vertical SaaS, EdTech, HealthTech, FinTech, InsurTech, and FemTech, among others.

AS A VENTURE LEAD IN ANTAI, YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

🛠️ BUSINESS CREATION:

  • Coordinate the identification and analysis of new business models within the digital space (B2B and B2C) as potential venture opportunities.
  • Lead the creation and investment in new ventures, actively participating in strategy, team recruitment, product development, and corporate operations.

💼 PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT:

  • Lead Antai’s support to selected portfolio companies, in strategy and go-to-market initiatives (strategic agreements, joint ventures, internationalisation, and synergies across the portfolio).
  • Actively monitor key business KPIs of selected portfolio companies.
  • Lead Antai’s support in investment round structuring, fundraising, and investor relations.
  • Oversee M&A operations related to selected Antai portfolio companies, including investment rounds, mergers, joint ventures, acquisitions, asset sales, and exits.

You will be part of a small and highly motivated team with a very flat organizational structure, having direct exposure to Antai’s founders and the CEOs of its companies.

📌 WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

  • +7 years of previous experience in consulting, M&A, VC, and/or management-level position in a start-up or scale-up;
  • +3 years experience in the Spanish startup ecosystem;
  • Proficiency in spoken and written English & Spanish;
  • Strong entrepreneurial skills;
  • Strong relational and interpersonal skills;
  • Strong strategic business mindset;
  • Ability to communicate ideas effectively and influence cross-functional teams;
  • Ability to present complex information in simple terms;
  • Ability to manage tasks across multiple projects;
  • Passion for the digital sector and an entrepreneurial mindset.

🤝 WHAT DO WE OFFER?

  • Competitive salary;
  • Hybrid work policy with the possibility to work from home up to 3 days per week;
  • Seaside offices in an outstanding spot in La Barceloneta;
  • Young, dynamic, and multicultural environment;
  • Great professional development opportunities within a young and fast-growing group.

Source: Antaiventures careers (Ashby)

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