Co-Founder & CEO - AI-powered Procurement Platform

Co-Founder & CEO - AI-powered Procurement Platform

FutureSight is seeking an experienced and visionary Founding CEO to launch an AI-powered procurement platform tailored 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 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 workflows and enhancing supplier relationships, the platform will accelerate purchasing cycles, lower costs, and enable smarter, data‑driven decisions.

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 round with our initial investment.
• Build your team: Hire your founding team and set the cultural foundation.

Qualifications

• Founder‑level drive: Motivated to co‑found a new venture as CEO, with or without external partners.
• Startup scrappiness: Familiar with the scrappy nature of owning a venture from start to finish.
• Previous founding experience: Co‑founded a product company or B2B SaaS venture, or worked at a venture‑backed company.
• Risk appetite and capacity: Comfortable with entrepreneurial risk.
• GTM chops: Proven success in B2B SaaS sales, marketing, and customer engagement.
• Fundraising fluency: Able to craft investor narratives, close capital, and is well‑networked in early‑stage communities.
• People leadership: Magnet for top talent; coaches and cultivates culture.
• Industry experience: Background in supply chain and/or procurement in large manufacturing firms.

What We Bring

• Validated problem: Proven market need and strong momentum toward building and scaling.
• Studio bench strength: Designers, engineers, growth marketers, and fundraising pros 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.

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 10×. Our team includes Kevin Nguyen, Alan Smith, Prathna Ramesh, Dennis Ensing, Krista LaRiviere, and Anupama Joshi, among others, who bring diverse expertise across product strategy, operations, marketing, and fundraising.

What You Can Expect

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

Seniority level: Executive

Employment type: Full‑time