Business Development / MBA Co-Founder (f/m/d) role at startup CHILLQUANTA in Bochum, Deutschland

CHILLQUANTA
Bochum, Germany (Ruhr University Bochum) | On-site / Hybrid | Co-Founder / Equity | Deep Tech / Quantum & Semiconductor Metrology

About ChillQuanta
ChillQuanta is developing an electro-optic spectrometer for inspecting and characterizing photonic qubits (semiconductor quantum-dot single- and entangled-photon sources), aiming to replace or combine today's separate methods (capacitance-voltage, photoluminescence, resonance fluorescence spectroscopy) with one new sub-100-femtosecond-resolution, non-destructive electro-optic technique — with a patent filing already in progress. Target market: quantum and semiconductor chip makers.

The opportunity
Founded by Amar Alok (CEO, PhD in Experimental Physics from RUB, 4+ years in ultrafast optics and pump-probe spectroscopy) alongside a Chemistry postdoc, ChillQuanta has a lab prototype (TRL 3-4) benchmarked against single-atom data, an Invention Disclosure accepted by RUB (April 2026) with a manuscript in preparation for Physical Review Letters, and over €12k raised so far. The next step is turning the lab prototype into an automated instrument and deciding between licensing and starting a company — which is where a business co-founder comes in. ChillQuanta is separately also open to an AI/ML co-founder to help build wafer-scale AI prediction capability.

Tasks

What you will own

Company build-up & strategy
- Help decide and execute the path from lab prototype to company: licensing vs. start-up, incorporation, and go-to-market strategy for the quantum/semiconductor metrology market.
- Own fundraising strategy and investor relations as ChillQuanta moves beyond its initial ~€12k raised.

Commercialization
- Turn the lab prototype (TRL 3-4) into an automated, sellable instrument in partnership with the technical team.
- Build relationships with semiconductor and quantum chip makers as early customers and design partners.
Business operations
- Establish the commercial and operational foundation (pricing, business model, partnerships) the founding science team doesn't yet have.

Requirements

What you bring

Core experience
- Business development or MBA-level commercial experience, ideally with deep-tech, scientific instrumentation, or semiconductor/quantum industry exposure.
- Comfort making a licensing-vs-startup call and building a go-to-market plan from a lab-stage prototype.

Especially valuable
- Existing network in quantum technology, semiconductor metrology, or scientific instrumentation.
- Fundraising experience for deep-tech ventures (grants and/or investors).
- ChillQuanta is separately seeking an AI/ML co-founder to build wafer-scale AI prediction — relevant ML/software experience is valuable for that parallel track.

Benefits

Why join ChillQuanta
- A validated lab prototype (TRL 3-4) benchmarked against single-atom data, with an Invention Disclosure already accepted by RUB and a manuscript heading to Physical Review Letters.
- A genuinely novel technique (patent filing in progress) addressing a real gap in photonic-qubit inspection for the fast-growing quantum and semiconductor chip markets.
- Ground-floor business co-founder equity alongside a strong physics/chemistry founding team.

ChillQuanta welcomes co-founder candidates regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, sexual identity, or any other characteristic. This is a search for the right partner to build the company with, not a conventional hire.