Co-Founder & CEO – AI Freight & Supply Chain

FutureSight is hiring an experienced and visionary Founding CEO to lead HawkAI, an autonomous voice and messaging assistant for logistics teams. Logistics is a $26B+ industry drowning in manual communications. Freight brokerages, carriers, and warehouses make thousands of calls and emails daily. HawkAI’s AI workers autonomously handle 90%+ of routine communications from track-and-trace calls, load status updates, to shipment confirmations, so human teams can focus on exceptions and customer relationships. As Founding CEO, you will: Win customers — Run pilots, shape pricing, and validate retention + expansion Build the product — Work with FutureSight’s product/engineering pod to launch V1Raise capital — Lead the seed raise with our initial cheque Build your team — Hire your founding team and set the cultural foundation About FutureSightFutureSight is a venture studio that co-creates and invests in B2B SaaS and Vertical AI startups alongside exceptional entrepreneurs. We give founders an unfair advantage — pairing hands-on studio support with early capital, reducing risk and increasing the odds of success by 10x. We’re led by a cross-functional team of builders and investors. Kevin Nguyen and Alan Smith lead venture design and product strategy. Prathna Ramesh applies her experience as a venture investor with capital strategy in every new business. Dennis Ensing mentors our ventures with operational and strategic expertise, Krista LaRiviere brings years of entrepreneurial and marketing experience as a multi‑time exited founder, and Anupama Joshi drives founder excellence. John Carbrey (San Francisco), a successful software entrepreneur and people leader, adds deep insight into scaling startups from 0 to 1, having built and exited multiple prior SaaS ventures. What We Bring Validated problem — You will enter a venture with a proven market need and strong momentum toward building and scaling Studio bench strength — Designers, engineers, growth marketers, and fundraising pros are embedded from Day 1Capital commitment — Initial pre‑seed funding for early hires and building the MVP with potential for follow‑on funding, and access to our investor and advisor network What You Bring Founder‑level drive — You’re motivated to co‑found a new venture as the CEO. With or without us, this is your calling Startup scrappiness — You know what you’re signing up for. You’re familiar with the scrappiness of owning something from start to finish Previous founding experience — You have co‑founded a product company or B2B SaaS venture or have been at a venture‑backed company Risk appetite and capacity — Read more on our post on the Entrepreneurial Risk ProfileGTM chops — Proven success in B2B SaaS sales, marketing, and customer engagement Fundraising fluency — Able to craft investor narratives and close capital; well‑networked in fintech and early‑stage communities People leadership — Magnet for top talent; coach and culture carrier Industry experience – Background in logistics, supply chain, freight brokerage, transportation, or B2B enterprise software that serves these industries