CTO

Cold Start Ventures • San Francisco, CA

3d

About The Position

We are looking for a Chief Technology Officer with 7+ years of experience to serve as the senior-most technical leader across Cold Start's incubator. This role is for a founder-CTO type who has built and scaled products from zero to one and from one to many. We are looking for someone equally comfortable in the boardroom and hands-on keyboard, who will own the technology strategy for the platform, build and lead internal teams, and work directly with founders and operators across our portfolio.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience
• Founder-CTO type who has built and scaled products from zero to one and from one to many
• Comfortable in the boardroom and hands-on keyboard
• Own the technology strategy for the platform
• Build and lead internal teams
• Work directly with founders and operators across our portfolio

Responsibilities

• Set a unified technology strategy across Cold Start’s incubator
• Partner with founders in incubation and early-stage ventures on product, architecture, and early technical hiring.
• Architect shared systems, data infrastructure, and internal tools used across our operating companies.
• Drive the development of AI agents, automation workflows, and vertical AI tools for real businesses.
• Build and lead a cross-functional team spanning software engineering, AI/ML, data, and product.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed