Startup Wise Guys is hiring a 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.