Co-Founder & CEO - AI-powered Procurement Platform

FutureSight; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant equity stake

Initial pre-seed funding

Access to a talented support team

Job summary

A pioneering venture studio in the United States seeks an experienced Founding CEO to lead an AI procurement platform designed for manufacturing SMEs. This role involves driving customer acquisition, overseeing product launch, and leading fundraising efforts while building a team. The ideal candidate has a strong background in B2B SaaS, fundraising experience, and a deep understanding of supply chain dynamics. This is a full-time role with significant equity potential and P&L ownership.

Qualifications

• Motivated to co-found a new venture as the CEO.
• Proven success in B2B SaaS sales and marketing.
• Experience in fundraising and crafting investor narratives.

Responsibilities

• Run customer pilots, shape pricing, and validate retention.
• Collaborate with the product/engineering team to launch the platform.
• Lead the seed round and hire the founding team.
• Hire and shape the founding team and culture.

Skills

B2B SaaS sales success

Fundraising capabilities

Startup leadership

Team building

Supply chain knowledge

People leadership

Industry experience

Job description

Co-Founder & CEO - AI-powered Procurement Platform

FutureSight is seeking an experienced and visionary Founding CEO to lead the launch of a new AI procurement platform designed for manufacturing SMEs. The platform centralizes procurement data and uses AI agents to automate routine tasks, such as supplier communication and document handling, reducing manual work and increasing transparency. It targets the $10B procurement software market and aims to help companies accelerate purchasing cycles, lower costs, and make smarter, data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Win customers — Run pilots, shape pricing, and validate retention and expansion
• Build the product — Collaborate with FutureSight\'s product/engineering pod to launch V1
• Raise capital — Lead the seed round with the initial investment
• Build your team — Hire the 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. We pair hands-on studio support with early capital to reduce risk and increase the odds of success.

What We Bring

• Validated problem — Enter a venture with a proven market need and momentum
• Studio bench strength — Designers, engineers, growth marketers, and fundraising pros embedded from Day 1
• Capital commitment — Initial pre-seed funding for early hires and MVP, with potential for follow-on funding

What You Bring

• Founder-level drive — Motivated to co-found a new venture as the CEO
• Startup scrappiness — Comfortable with owning a venture from start to finish
• Previous founding experience — Co-founded a product company or B2B SaaS venture, or experience at a venture-backed company
• Risk appetite and capacity — Familiar with entrepreneurial risk
• GTM chops — Proven success in B2B SaaS sales, marketing, and customer engagement
• Fundraising fluency — Ability to craft investor narratives and close capital; well-networked in fintech and early-stage communities
• People leadership — Ability to attract top talent and shape culture
• Industry experience — Background in supply chain and/or procurement in large manufacturing firms

What You Can Expect

• Daily engagement with the team to launch the initial product, achieve early market traction, and prepare for seed fundraising
• Full P&L ownership of the new entity
• A significant equity stake in the business
• This is a full-time role; you will dedicate yourself exclusively to building and owning a new SaaS venture

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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