AI Automation Working Student

About Gateway Ventures

Gateway Ventures is an startup investment platform based in Vienna. Since 2016, we and our investors have deployed almost EUR 40 million into more than 60 startups across Europe. Beyond capital, we support founders with access to our network, strategic sparring and hands-on operational help – especially in their most critical early phase.

The Role

As an AI & Automation Working Student, you will help us identify, design and implement automations that make our daily work faster, smarter and more scalable. You’ll work closely with Product, Strategy & Operations and our Investment team, and you’ll get a very practical view into how a startup investment platform really works.

• Type: Working Student (part-time)


• Workload: by agreement (e.g. ~15–20 hours/week during semester; more possible in lecture-free periods)


• Location: Vienna, hybrid work possible

• Analyze and evaluate internal business processes to identify opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements.


• Design, develop, test, and deploy intelligent automation workflows to streamline operational tasks and reduce manual workload.


• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Operations, Portfolio Management, and Customer Success to understand requirements and deliver effective end-to-end automation solutions.


• Apply and experiment with leading AI and automation tools (e.g. Make.com, Zapier, n8n, LLM-based agents, MCP integrations) to build scalable digital workflows.


• Track and measure the impact of your automations with clear performance metrics.


• Document your architectures, processes and learnings to ensure maintainability and knowledge sharing

• You are currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science or similar).


• First hands-on experience with automation or AI tools, e.g. Make.com, Zapier, n8n, MCPs, or similar.


• Basic understanding of APIs, webhooks, and integrations


• Strong analytical and structured thinking, you enjoy breaking down messy processes into clear steps and edge cases.


• German skills (min. B2): you can read and understand internal documents.


• High curiosity and willingness to learn: you like to experiment with new tools and improve things continuously.

• Real ownership: you can drive your own automation projects from idea to implementation.


• A dynamic, ambitious environment where experiments with AI & automation are wanted.


• Flexible working hours, suitable for your studies (working student or internship setup).


• Workload: by agreement (e.g. ~15–20 hours/week during semester; more possible in lecture-free periods)


• Steep learning curve in AI & automation, as well as in startups, investing and platform business models.