Role Overview
This is a deeply hands‑on role. As Co‑founder & CEO you own the commercial and company‑building side from day one, working hand‑in‑hand with the two technical founders, who own the product and the science.
Responsibilities
- Lead fundraising – run a competitive seed round and the path to Series A. This is the single most important thing.
- Build the commercial engine – partnerships, pilots and paying customers across pharma and biotech.
- Build the company – hiring, story, board, grant and academic partnerships, and day‑to‑day operations.
- Shape strategy and positioning alongside the founding team.
Essential Experience (must‑have)
- Built and/or led a company at founder or C‑suite level.
- Personally raised venture capital – ideally led a priced round as a founder.
- A strong, transferable investor network in deep‑tech, AI, bio or health.
- Commercial and business‑development track record: partnerships, pilots, paying customers.
- Credible in a technical and scientific room – you won’t bluff your way through a science conversation.
- UK‑based and able to go full‑time from spin‑out.
Preferred Experience (nice‑to‑have)
- Came from a leading AI lab or AI‑drug‑discovery company in a genuinely impactful role, and want to build your own thing.
- Have scaled a company from seed to Series A and beyond.
- A network across pharma / biotech business development.
- Experience selling technical or scientific software into pharma, biotech or research institutions.
Benefits
A genuine co‑founder equity stake, milestone‑linked so that delivering a strong round is richly rewarded. Access to proprietary venture‑building tools, resources and processes proven to create high‑impact companies from scratch. Access to DSV’s global network of investors, advisors and industrial partners. Continuous post‑spin‑out support including fundraising, commercial partnerships, recruitment and team‑building.
Company Overview
Deep Science Ventures (DSV) is on a mission to create a future in which both humans and the planet can thrive. We use our unique venture creation process to create, spin‑out, and invest in science companies, combining available scientific knowledge and founder‑type scientists into high‑impact ventures. Operating across Pharmaceuticals, Climate, Agriculture, and Computation, we tackle the challenges defining these areas by taking a first‑principles approach and partnering with leading institutions.
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