Founding CTO (AI/ML / Data Product)

Startup Wise Guys (SWG) is one of Europe’s most active B2B accelerators. In **Founders Club**, senior builders team up to validate real B2B problems and ship the first product version in **12 weeks**, fully online.

If you’ve been the person **deploying models for someone else’s roadmap**, this is your chance to build **your own AI-powered venture**—from problem selection to productization.

**This is a co-founder opportunity.**

The goal is to help you become (or join) a founding team and launch a venture.

## Tasks

• Validate a B2B problem where AI creates measurable value (time, cost, risk)
• Define MVP that’s **product-first** (not “cool model-first”)
• Design the data approach (collection, labeling, evaluation, monitoring)
• Ship a reliable prototype/MVP (APIs, pipelines, guardrails, feedback loops)
• Craft investor-ready tech narrative (moat, data advantage, roadmap)

## Requirements

• 7+ years in software engineering with strong AI/ML or data product exposure
• Experience shipping to production (MLOps basics, monitoring, reliability)
• Strong product instinct: clarity on what “good enough” looks like for an MVP
• Founder mindset; you want ownership and upside, not a service role
• ~10–12h/week for 12 weeks

## Benefits

• **12-week sprint** to go from insight → MVP → iteration
• Weekly accountability + execution cadence (**~10–12h/week**)
• **500+ mentors** including B2B, product, GTM, fundraising specialists
• **440+ alumni startups / 40+ countries** for learning + intros
• CTO toolkit for AI ventures: scope, evaluation, deployment, “moat” story

**Note:** The cohort includes a **participation ticket after acceptance** to ensure commitment.

Apply if you’re ready to stop being the “AI builder for others” and ship your own company.