Ground-Floor CEO for Deep-Tech Scale-Up

Confidential - High Technology Startup; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential - High Technology Startup is seeking a founder-era CEO with a proven track record to lead capital formation, customer acquisition, and strategic market positioning. The role requires building and scaling a ground-floor company with category-defining potential, while maintaining startup speed and investor alignment.

You will work closely with co-founders to raise capital, recruit a top-tier team, and drive GTM execution across targeted sectors, including retail loss prevention,

Qualifications

• Serial entrepreneur or proven CEO with multiple company-building cycles.
• Real access to capital through tier-one investors, family offices, or strategic capital.
• Verifiable network with Fortune 500 and other major partners.
• Track record at a deep tech, hardware-software, or defense-adjacent company.
• Raising capital from seed to Series C with credibility and defined timelines.
• Experience acquiring first enterprise customers and building a playbook.
• Executive-level technical fluency to translate complex tech to diverse audiences.
• Ability to recruit and retain elite talent for a demanding startup.
• History of taking pre-revenue deep tech to commercial traction.

Responsibilities

• Capitalize formation and lead raises from seed through growth stages with investors and strategic partners.
• Drive customer acquisition across core beachhead markets and build GTM strategy.
• Turn a technically superior platform into signed contracts and recurring revenue.
• Recruit and steward a commercial and operational team matching technical strength.
• Represent the company to investors, enterprise customers, and defense stakeholders.
• Own P&L and scale operations while preserving startup speed.

Skills

Serial entrepreneur

Access to capital

Strong network

Deep tech experience

Fundraising

Enterprise sales

Technical fluency

Technical communication

Talent recruitment

Commercial traction

Vision & execution

Urgency and ownership

Job description

Confidential - High Technology Startup is seeking a founder-era CEO with a proven track record to lead capital formation, customer acquisition, and strategic market positioning. The role requires building and scaling a ground-floor company with category-defining potential, while maintaining startup speed and investor alignment.

You will work closely with co-founders to raise capital, recruit a top-tier team, and drive GTM execution across targeted sectors, including retail loss prevention,