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Reef by Vento - 2027

Vento · Remote (US) · Remote

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About the role

This is not your typical job ad, it’s a unique opportunity to meet your future co-founder(s) and build a startup from scratch. Our program connects talented individuals, forms strong founding teams, explores new market opportunities, and helps build high-potential startups from the ground up. We’re looking for ambitious, driven people ready to fully commit to the founder journey.

What they're looking for

  • We seek talented individuals with drive, clarity of thought, ambition, and execution skills. We’ve selected philosophers, architects, engineers, lawyers, and experienced operators. What matters is your willingness to build and your readiness to go all in
  • You don’t need an idea or a team to apply, our structure focuses on people first and their ability to explore new markets and problems
More about this role

This is not your typical job ad, it’s a unique opportunity to meet your future co-founder(s) and build a startup from scratch.

Vento is a venture capital firm backed by Exor, one of Europe’s leading investment companies, and the team behind Wave by Vento, one of the continent’s most influential tech events. Over the past five years, we’ve invested in more than 200 startups and built over 38 from the ground up through Reef, our venture building program.

Our program connects talented individuals, forms strong founding teams, explores new market opportunities, and helps build high-potential startups from the ground up. We’re looking for ambitious, driven people ready to fully commit to the founder journey.

The program is a 6-month, full-time experience starting January 2027 in Turin, designed for those ready to take the leap and build a startup from scratch.

In the first three months, each selected founder receives a €3,750 grant to focus entirely on team formation, problem exploration, and market validation.

The first weeks are dedicated to getting to know each other through business case workshops, group activities, and market challenges developed with industry experts.

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