Co-Founder & CEO - Logistics / Freight Communications Startup

FutureSight is hiring an experienced and visionary Founding CEO to lead HawkAI , an autonomous voice and messaging assistant for logistics teams. HawkAI’s AI workers autonomously handle 90%+ of routine communications from track-and-trace calls, load status updates, to shipment confirmations, so human teams can focus on exceptions and customer relationships. Logistics is a $26B+ industry drowning in manual communications. Freight brokerages, carriers, and warehouses make thousands of calls and emails daily. Human staff can’t keep up, leading to missed updates, costly fines, and ballooning offshore call center spend. HawkAI is positioned to be the category-defining platform in logistics communications automation , transforming an industry under intense cost and margin pressure. We are aiming to launch in Q4 2025. Work has already begun in the studio, and the idea has been validated through customer interviews. As Founding CEO, you will: Lead the roadmap — Own customer discovery, refine the wedge, and translate insights into a focused GTM plan Win customers — Run pilots, shape pricing, and validate retention + expansion Build the product — Work with FutureSight ’s product/engineering pod to launch V1 by November 2025 Raise capital — Lead the seed raise with our support, backed by real traction Build your team — Hire your founding team and set the cultural foundation About FutureSight FutureSight is a leading venture studio that co-creates world-class software companies with values-driven entrepreneurs from inception to exit. We are a team of founders, operators and designers with experience successfully bringing software to market at scale. You’ll co-create with a proven studio team including: John Carbrey – 4x founder, bootstrapped to $100M ARR Joshua Auslander – Seasoned CFO and strategic advisor with $200M aggregate exits Kevin Nguyen – Product leader with 0 → 1 SaaS scale-up experience Alan Smith – Globally recognized early stage validation expert, 24 products launched, an exit, 5M+ books sold Prathna Ramesh – Early-stage investor and capital strategy advisor What We Bring to the Table 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 to the Table 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 logistics, supply chain, freight brokerage, transportation, or B2B enterprise software that serves these industries Bonus: Exposure to AI agents/LLMs 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 looking for someone to commit full-time and exclusively to building and owning a new SaaS venture Ready to Build? If this is the perfect opportunity for you, we want to hear from you! Submit your Resume and LinkedIn profile and tell us more about why you think we should chat! FutureSight is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and experiences. Originally posted on Himalayas