Co-Founder & CEO - AI-powered Procurement Platform

FutureSight; Toronto; On-site; CAD 250,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A technology venture studio is seeking an experienced and visionary Founding CEO to lead the launch of an AI procurement platform designed for manufacturing SMEs. The ideal candidate will run pilots, shape pricing, and raise capital while building the team and product. This full-time role offers significant equity and the opportunity to spearhead a transformative effort in the $10B procurement software market, leveraging AI to streamline processes and drive efficiency.

Benefits

Initial pre-seed funding

Access to investor and advisor network

Significant equity stake

Qualifications

• Motivated to co‑found a new venture as the CEO.
• Familiar with the scrappiness of owning something from start to finish.
• Have co‑founded a product company or B2B SaaS venture.
• Able to craft investor narratives and close capital.
• Magnet for top talent; coach and culture carrier.
• Background in supply chain and/or procurement.

Responsibilities

• Run pilots, shape pricing, and validate retention + expansion.
• Work with the product/engineering pod to launch V1.
• Lead the seed round with initial investment.
• Hire the founding team and set the cultural foundation.

Skills

Founder-level drive

Startup scrappiness

Previous founding experience

Risk appetite

GTM chops

Fundraising fluency

People leadership

Industry experience

Job description

FutureSight is seeking an experienced and visionary Founding CEO to lead the launch of a new AI procurement platform designed specifically for manufacturing SMEs. The procurement process in mid-market manufacturing and similar industries is traditionally manual, fragmented, and time‑consuming, involving cumbersome workflows spread across ERPs, emails, and external documents.

This platform centralizes procurement data and uses AI agents to automate routine tasks, such as supplier communication and document handling, reducing manual work by up to 50%. It provides real-time insights and analytics to increase transparency, ensure compliance, and uncover savings of up to 10%. By streamlining procurement workflows and enhancing supplier relationships, this platform will enable companies to accelerate purchasing cycles, lower costs, and make smarter, data‑driven decisions.

As Founding CEO, you’ll shape the vision, build the team, and lead this transformation across the $10B procurment software market.

As Founding CEO, you will

• Win customers — Run pilots, shape pricing, and validate retention + expansion.
• Build the product — Work with FutureSight’s product/engineering pod to launch V1
• Raise capital — Lead the seed round with our initial investment
• Build your team — Hire your founding team and set the cultural foundation

About FutureSight

FutureSight is a venture studio that co‑creates and invests in B2B SaaS and Vertical AI startups alongside exceptional entrepreneurs. We give founders an unfair advantage — pairing hands‑on studio support with early capital, reducing risk and increasing the odds of success by 10x.

We’re led by a cross‑functional team of builders and investors. Kevin Nguyen and Alan Smith lead venture design and product strategy. Prathna Ramesh applies her experience as a venture investor with capital strategy in every new business. Dennis Ensing mentors our ventures with operational and strategic expertise, Krista LaRiviere brings years of entrepreneurial and marketing experience as a multi‑time exited founder, and Anupama Joshi drives founder excellence. John Carbrey (San Francisco), a successful software entrepreneur and people leader, adds deep insight into scaling startups from 0 to 1, having built and exited multiple prior SaaS ventures.

What We Bring

• Validated problem — You will enter a venture with a proven market need and strong momentum toward building and scaling.
• Studio bench strength — Designers, engineers, growth marketers, and fundraising pros are embedded from Day 1
• Capital commitment — Initial pre‑seed funding for early hires and building the MVP with potential for follow‑on funding, and access to our investor and advisor network

What You Bring

• Founder‑level drive — You’re motivated to co‑found a new venture as the CEO. With or without us, this is your calling.
• Startup scrappiness — You know what you’re signing up for. You’re familiar with the scrappiness of owning something from start to finish.
• Previous founding experience — You have co‑founded a product company or B2B SaaS venture or have been at a venture‑backed company.
• Risk appetite and capacity — Read more on our post on the Entrepreneurial Risk Profile
• GTM chops — Proven success in B2B SaaS sales, marketing, and customer engagement
• Fundraising fluency — Able to craft investor narratives and close capital; well‑networked in fintech and early‑stage communities.
• People leadership — Magnet for top talent; coach and culture carrier
• Industry experience — Background in supply chain and/or procurement in large manufacturing firms.

What You Can Expect

• Daily active engagement with our team to: launch initial product, achieve initial market traction and prepare for seed fundraise
• Full P/L ownership of the new entity
• A significant equity stake in the business
• This is a full‑time role; we are seeking someone to dedicate themselves full‑time and exclusively to building and owning a new SaaS venture.