Founder in Residence

Cold Start Ventures is looking for our next Founder in Residence (FIR) to launch and lead a venture-backed startup. If it is a good fit, we will get back to you in <24 hours. At Cold Start, we incubate companies around carefully developed theses in healthcare and AI. To date, we’ve created $2B portfolio, with highlights including 3Y Health, Berry Street. As a Founder in Residence, you’ll have the opportunity to build and lead a company with $1.5M of committed day-one capital, and a tested playbook that has delivered a 6× higher survival rate to Series B compared to the industry average. What We’re Looking For - Former founders only – we look EXCLUSIVELY for those who have started companies before - Structured training – rigorous environments such as consulting, banking, leading growth stage companies, big tech, investing, product management, or sales at leading firms - Elite education – those with strong analytical and leadership skills - Both commercial CEOs and technical CTOs - Bias toward action – hungry, scrappy, and a track record of getting things done Why Cold Start? - $2B+ portfolio value created – built scale companies like 3Y Health, Berry Street - $1.5M seed capital on day 0 – you don’t need to bring your own thesis or investors - You own and control the company – we back you as CEO from day one - 6× survival rate to Series B – our playbook consistently outperforms industry averages What You’ll Do - Partner with Cold Start to incubate one of our pre-validated theses - Assemble and lead a founding team - Own strategy, execution, fundraising, and growth - Build a category-defining company with long-term impact We are in-person out of SF and NYC.