Chief Executive Officer - Stealth Startup

Role overview

Unusual Ventures is looking for a highly strategic, hands-on, and results-oriented Chief Executive Officer to steer a portfolio company’s strategy, growth path, and overall success. In this role, you will shape the company’s direction, strengthen business performance, assemble a capable leadership bench, and create lasting enterprise value.

About Unusual Ventures

Unusual Ventures invests from pre-seed through Series A in enterprise software startups. The firm focuses on helping founders move from initial insight to product-market fit, with a team of experienced operators who support across positioning, hiring, sales, and other core startup functions.

Key responsibilities

• Set and articulate the company’s long-term mission, vision, and strategic roadmap.
• Own enterprise growth, profitability, and expansion into new markets.
• Recruit, coach, and lead the senior leadership team, including leaders across technology, product, and sales.
• Make senior-level decisions involving operations, capital deployment, and strategic partnerships.
• Act as the company’s representative with investors, board members, customers, and other external parties.
• Drive fundraising, manage investor relationships, and oversee capital allocation.
• Maintain alignment across teams and functions so execution stays coordinated.
• Shape and reinforce the organization’s culture, values, and leadership standards.
• Track key performance indicators and ensure progress toward business objectives.
• Spot and pursue opportunities that improve innovation and competitive positioning.

Requirements

• At least 15 years of leadership experience, including prior executive-level responsibility.
• A strong history of growing a company or a business unit successfully.
• Broad commercial understanding across product, technology, and go-to-market areas.
• Direct experience with fundraising, investor communication, and board engagement.
• Clear evidence of leading strong, high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, judgment, and leadership capability.

Preferred background

• Experience serving as a CEO or founder before.
• Background in fast-growing startups or similarly dynamic environments.
• Exposure to SaaS, AI/ML, or other technology-led businesses.
• MBA or an advanced degree in business or a technical field.

Hiring process note

Artificial intelligence tools may be used during parts of the hiring process to help review applications, analyze resumes, or flag possible inconsistencies and verification signals from submitted materials. These tools support the recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are made by people. If you want more details about how your data is handled, you can contact the company directly.