Your Impact

As an intern at Tacto, you'll have real impact and real ownership. It’s important for us to give motivated, ambitious students a steep learning curve and an honest look at what it takes to build one of Europe's fastest-growing startups. We hold interns to the same bar as full-time hires, which means we only bring on people who we trust to lead projects independently and who we'd genuinely want to work with long-term.

You'll join one of our teams – Customer Value, People or Marketing & Growth – based on where your skills and our needs align. By the end of the program you’ll leave with hands-on experience, strong role models, and a powerful network.

Where you might work

Depending on the match, you could join one of these teams:

Customer Value – Help our customers unlock real, measurable cost savings by turning procurement into a strategic advantage with Tacto. Collaborate closely with product & sales

People – Help make Tacto the most performant organization in Europe through hiring, retention, processes and culture. Collaborate closely with all departments & teams

Marketing & Growth – Shape how the market perceives Tacto by driving positioning, brand, and growth initiatives for Europe’s leading procurement platform. Work closely with sales & customer value

How it Works

You apply once - this application covers all our internship positions across departments

Tell us your preferences - rank the areas you're most interested in (we ask in the application form)

First call - we'll come prepared with a clear proposal on which team we think fits best and why. We discuss your skills, our needs, and where you can have the most impact

Case study - if we move forward, you'll work on a case with the team lead from your proposed department

We match and place you - you join a specific team & are all set to have an impact from day 1

Once you're in, you'll work primarily in your department. Depending on interest and capacity, there are usually opportunities to contribute to cross-functional projects as well to broaden your horizon.

We also host regular events with top-tier founders and speakers from the startup ecosystem - e.g. Andreas Klinger at Lunch & Learn, 2-day AI Hackathon in our office, Basti Schuon at Lunch & Learn - so you get exposure to the full picture of building a startup, not just your corner of it.

What you need to work at Tacto

Experience in a fast-paced environment (startup, scale-up, consulting, whatever pushed you)

Self-driven - you don't need hand-holding

Naturally curious - you ask questions and dig deeper

You actually want to build things and take ownership

Strong communication skills in German and English

You care about the problem we are solving & are mission-aligned - helping the European Industry to stay competitive in the long-term

Where our previous interns work now

After Tacto, over 10 former interns have founded their own companies, with e.g. 3 already going through Y Combinator. Others have joined programs like CDTM, moved into top consulting firms, or joined early-stage startups and VCs. The common thread: they all got a real understanding of what it takes to build and scale a company.

Want proof? Then take a look at some of our intern success stories.

Lorenz started in Business Development at Tacto. Today, he's Co-Founder & CEO of Qontext, an AI context layer, already backed by a $2.7M pre-seed round led by HV Capital. Looking back, he says it was Tacto that first showed him "how important amazing people are, as the density of talent was insane."

Joël was a Tacto intern, then got into CDTM before going on to co-found his own company, currently in stealth. He also became a a16z Scout, spotting and backing early-stage founders. Looking back, he says even as an intern, Tacto gave him real access early on: "I could work directly with our C-level and help shape our strategy."

Robert was Tacto's very first intern, sourced and convinced to join by our CEO André himself, who saw his potential from the start. That early bet paid off: he went on to lead several departments and today shapes the company as one of our Managing Directors. As Robert puts it, joining early meant "the massive positive impact our solution creates" was visible to him within his first weeks.