Cofounder + CEO, Industrial Bottleneck Intelligence, Studio

LOCATION Full Time, Remote JOB DESCRIPTION Our Studio is the division of Interplay that builds new companies from scratch. We come up with ideas internally, diligence them hard and when we can’t kill them... we build them. We are seeking a Cofounder & CEO to lead the launch and growth of a new venture focused on Industrial Bottleneck Intelligence. You will be responsible for taking the concept from a validated idea to a scaled production powerhouse. While you run the entire company, Interplay provides the institutional "back-office" to help you succeed. Interplay is a startup ecosystem that supports founders via venture capital, an accelerator, a studio, a platform of core business services, and a multi-family office. RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead the development of a new company. - Define company strategy & vision. - Develop the go-to-market strategy and operational model. - Recruit the team. - Raise capital. - Scale. PREFERRED SKILLS - Have built a company before. - Laugh (often). - Have a great attitude and are willing to get your hands dirty. - Are willing to run through brick walls without a helmet. - Love problem solving and winning - Have relevant industry experience. - Have direct experience building or commercializing data, analytics, market-intelligence, alternative-data, supply-chain, industrial-research, or AI-enabled intelligence products. - Are credible with hedge funds, public-market investors, asset managers, private equity firms, venture investors, corporate strategy teams, and other sophisticated buyers of investment intelligence. - Understand one or more relevant domains such as defense, industrials, energy infrastructure, grid equipment, semiconductors, critical materials, advanced manufacturing, logistics, or supply-chain risk. - Have demonstrated experience raising institutional or venture capital; prior leadership in a successfully exited VC-backed company is strongly preferred. - Are hyper-organized. - Have the ability to work well in an unstructured environment. - Bachelor’s degree is required, MBA is a plus. - Minimum of 5 years of work experience.