Co-Founder & CEO – AI Freight & Supply Chain

FutureSight; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity stake

Job summary

FutureSight is seeking an experienced Founding CEO to lead HawkAI, a logistics-focused autonomous voice and messaging assistant. The CEO will drive pilots, pricing, and retention while shaping a V1 product with FutureSight’s product/engineering team.

The role requires founder-level leadership, startup scrappiness, and a proven track record in B2B SaaS or venture-backed startups, plus strong fundraising fluency and team-building capabilities.

Qualifications

• Must be founder-level and capable of co-founding a new venture as the CEO.
• Experience in B2B SaaS or venture-backed startups is essential.
• Strong fundraising skills and investor networking are required.

Responsibilities

• 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 raise with our initial cheque.
• Build your team — Hire your 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

Exposure to AI agents/LLMs

Job description

FutureSight is hiring an experienced and visionary Founding CEO to lead HawkAI, an autonomous voice and messaging assistant for logistics teams. Logistics is a $26B+ industry drowning in manual communications. Freight brokerages, carriers, and warehouses make thousands of calls and emails daily.

HawkAI’s AI workers autonomously handle 90%+ of routine communications from track-and-trace calls, load status updates, to shipment confirmations, so human teams can focus on exceptions and customer relationships.

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 raise with our initial cheque
• 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 logistics, supply chain, freight brokerage, transportation, or B2B enterprise software that serves these industries
• Bonus: Exposure to AI agents/LLMs

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 looking for someone to commit full‑time and exclusively to building and owning a new SaaS venture