Co-founder / Chief Operating Officer in New York, Ma

Co-Founder / Chief Operating Officer (COO) – AI Security Startup
Equity Only | Fully Remote (US)

The Opportunity

Some of the biggest tech successes started small. WhatsApp had 55 employees when it sold for $19B. Instagram had just 13 when it sold for $1B. Small teams, the right timing, and powerful technology leverage.

We’re building an AI-powered platform solving a critical, unsolved challenge in enterprise cybersecurity. Our technical founders bring 20+ years of leadership experience from Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta, delivering products used by hundreds of millions. With today’s AI capabilities, we can build faster, leaner, and smarter than ever before.

We have the vision and technical depth. Now we’re looking for an operational co-founder to turn this into a funded, scaling company. This is a true co-founding role —meaningful equity, full ownership of the business side, and direct partnership with experienced technical founders.

What You’ll Lead

• Fundraising & Investor Relations: Lead our seed raise from first conversation to closed round. Refine the deck, run the process, build VC relationships, and negotiate terms. Your network and ability to tell our story will be as important as the technology itself. You'll be the voice of the company to the investment community.
• Customer Discovery & Sales: Get in front of enterprise security buyers and validate our value proposition in the market. Identify and close our first design partners—the customers who will shape the product and prove the business. You'll translate what you learn into product priorities alongside our technical team, ensuring we build what the market actually needs.
• Operations & Company Building: Build the operational foundation from scratch: incorporation, legal structure, finance, contracts, HR processes, and vendor relationships. As we grow, you're the person who makes sure the company actually functions. You'll create the systems and infrastructure that let a small team punch far above its weight.

What You Bring

• Direct, active relationships with VCs currently deploying capital in enterprise software, cybersecurity, or AI infrastructure
•  Experience founding or scaling early-stage startups (pre-seed to Series A)
•  10+ years in operations, strategy, or business leadership
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and move fast with limited resources
• US work authorization (sponsorship not available)

The Structure

• Equity: Significant co-founder stake with four-year vesting and standard cliff—this is a true co-founder position, not an early employee role
• Commitment: Full-time for a minimum of 12 months as we drive toward funding with early customers
• Structure: Equity-only until we close our raise
• Location: Fully remote, US-based—we're building a company designed to hire the best people regardless of geography

Why This, Why Now, What Next?

Enterprise security is fragmented and reactive. AI makes a fundamentally new approach possible. The technical capability is here. The market timing is right. What’s missing is the business leader who can raise capital, win early customers, and build the company that defines the category.

If you want to build something consequential—with co-founders who've done it before and technology timing on your side—let's talk. After resume review, selected candidates meet directly with the founders. Short process, fast decisions. We have zero bureaucracy today, and we're counting on you to keep it that way.