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CTO/CoFounder of new AI startup

Unusual Ventures
Menlo Park, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/17/2026 CLOSED ON 7/17/2026

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Unusual Ventures is seeking accomplished founding engineers and engineering leaders to join a collaborative effort with successful product executives to launch a new company we are incubating. This venture aims to develop an enterprise product leveraging the latest advancements in AI.


We are looking for entrepreneurial technologists with prior startup experience, especially those who have been involved from the formation stage. On top of coding skills and practical experience with AI infrastructure, the ideal candidate should have a deep appreciation for creating software that is functional, intuitive, and user-friendly. The right person will be ready to work as an individual contributor (IC) to help get things off the ground, as is expected in early-stage startups.


About Unusual Ventures:


We lead pre-seed to Series A investments in enterprise software startups, with a focus on supporting founders as they journey from insight to product market fit.  Our expert team of operators work alongside our founders on everything from positioning to recruiting to sales, leveraging decades of practical experience to improve your odds of success.


Please submit all inquiries to: Jon Volk, jvolk@unusual.vc

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