FutureSight is seeking an experienced, visionary Founding CEO to lead the launch of a new AI Sales platform explicitly designed for wholesale distributor sales reps. Industrial wholesale distributors serving the HVAC, electrical, and plumbing markets face a perfect storm: experienced sales reps are retiring with decades of product knowledge, causing 6-12 months of productivity loss per retirement, while manual quoting can take hours to days when speed determines who wins deals. Distributors turn down 80% of RFPs due to capacity constraints, struggling to manage 100,000+ SKU catalogues and hire staff fast enough. This $2B TAM is growing at 25-30% annually with no dominant player.
As Founding CEO
- Win customers — Run pilots, shape pricing, and validate retention + expansion
- Build the product — Work with FutureSight's product/engineering pod to launch V1
- Raise capital — Lead the seed round with our initial investment
- Build your team — Hire your founding team and set the cultural foundation
About FutureSight
FutureSight 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 1
- Capital 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 Profile
- GTM 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 building integrated sales SaaS products, working in parallel with ERPs
What You Can Expect
- Daily active engagement with our team to: launch initial product, achieve initial market traction and prepare for seed fundraise
- Full P/L ownership of the new entity
- A significant equity stake in the business
- This is a full-time role; we are seeking someone to dedicate themselves full-time and exclusively to building and owning a new SaaS venture