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. Originally posted on Himalayas