AI Founder, Physical Cybersecurity

Early-stage fund, accelerator, and AI venture studio for B2B technology startups.

New York, United States
About Forum Ventures

Forum Ventures is a founder-focused early-stage investment platform operating a pre-seed fund, accelerator, and AI venture studio for B2B technology startups. It provides capital, hands-on company-building support, mentorship, investor and enterprise introductions, and a founder community.

View jobs by Forum Ventures

Skills

About the Role

You will found and lead a new venture-backed B2B SaaS company focused on securing AI-operated physical systems. You will explore themes such as adversarial robustness testing for AI controlling critical infrastructure, integrity verification across sensors and control loops, and incident response and forensics for AI-assisted physical breaches. You will build your team, validate your ICP, and raise seed and Series A funding.

Requirements

  • Early-stage operator experience with a track record of building and selling in OT security and critical infrastructure
  • Ability to attract, hire and lead world-class teams
  • Passion for technology's ability to change the world
  • Desire to be a venture-backed founder
  • Canada or US-based
  • Ability to collaborate in North American time zones

Responsibilities

  • Found and lead a new B2B SaaS company in physical and OT cybersecurity
  • Explore adversarial robustness testing, integrity verification, and incident response for AI-controlled infrastructure
  • Attract, hire and lead a world-class team
  • Execute a go-to-market strategy to reach $50-100K ARR
  • Raise seed and Series A funding

Benefits

  • $250K USD investment
  • Fundraising playbook and investor network
  • Validation partner and sales pipeline support
  • Operating team support in business design, product, growth, recruitment, legal
  • Community of mentors, peers and leaders
  • $100K+ worth of business perks