CTO Co-Founder

Cold Start Ventures is looking for exceptional CTO co-founders to lead new companies in our portfolio. Each venture is backed by tier-1 VCs with $1.5M in committed day-one capital. You’ll join as a true co-founder — with the equity, influence, and expectations that come with it. If there’s a fit, you’ll hear from us within 24 hours.

At Cold Start, we incubate companies at the intersection of healthcare and AI, built around deeply researched, conviction-driven theses. To date, our team has helped create over $2B in portfolio value, including breakout successes such as 3Y Health and Berry Street. Our ventures benefit from a tested playbook that drives a 6× higher survival rate to Series B than the industry average.

What We’re Looking For

• Former founders only – we look EXCLUSIVELY for those who have started companies before
• Structured training – experience in top-tier engineering environments (Big Tech or lage-stage startups)
• Elite education – Undergrad CS or related degrees from top 20 universities
• Bias toward action – hungry, resourceful, and relentlessly execution-oriented
  
  

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
• True co-founder of the business – your voice, equity and contributions will be that of a true co-founder
• 6× survival rate to Series B – our playbook consistently outperforms industry averages
  
  

What You’ll Do

• Join an existing Cold Start venture as CTO and co-founder
• Prototype and launch the product, leveraging our playbook and technical resources
• Recruit and lead a world-class team
• Build a category-defining company with enduring impact
  
  

We are in-person out of SF and NYC.