Co-founder and CEO.

Hi anyone.

Whipair
Faster, standardized car deals. Whipair improves the approach of people and companies to the car market, making it easier and quicker to get the deal done from both sides. Whether the approach is online, in-person, or across hybrid paths, our solution suits anyway. Whipair doesn't change the path, it offers a standard and clear way to get it done, regardless of how people and companies want to approach it.

The role
We are looking for a co-founder to join the team early to hold the CEO role, especially helping to shape the business around financials, fundraising, partnerships, and revenue development. Chance of getting an extra 5% equity by investing $10,000, hence reaching 30% of shares overall, as the biggest investment he/she brings to the table is the network, specially with car dealerships and potential investors involved in the automotive industry.

You will operate with:

• high ownership,
• strategic and operational involvement,
• direct business impact, The goal is to structure and support the MVP launch within 4 months, while building the foundations for fundraising and scalable revenue growth.

What you’ll work on, together with other co-founders:

• Financial strategy and planning
• Fundraising preparation and investor relations
• Revenue model development
• Financial forecasting and KPI tracking
• Investor materials and pitch support
• Partnership development
• Marketplace monetization strategy
• Operational planning
• Budgeting and cash flow management
• Early go-to-market execution
• Business operations and scaling foundations

What we’re looking for:

• Startup lover and willing in working from scratch
• Experience in startups, finance, operations, consulting, or business development, in the US
• Highly capable in establishing solid relationships
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Execution-oriented mindset
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Ability to operate independently and in group, with high ownership
• Interest in SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, mobility, automotive industry, or even in industries which models could be replicated and adapted to Whipair

Strong Plus

• Easy to speak, discuss, work, and enjoy with
• Previous fundraising experience
• Car dealership and investor network
• Automotive, dealership, fintech, or mobility industry exposure, in the US
• Investor relations exposure, with investors active in the US
• Marketplace or SaaS experience
• Revenue operations or growth experience
• Experience with startup financial modeling
• Network within startup or investment ecosystems

We are not looking for:

• low-commitment advisory participation,
• purely theoretical business involvement,
• slow corporate-style execution,
• highly compartmentalized workflows,
• 9-5 job researchers.

The MVP phase requires:

• rapid iteration,
• practical decision making,
• hands-on involvement,
• business-focused execution,
• high adaptability.

Compensation

• Salary to be defined by co-founders. Based on funds raised and revenue generated.
• Early-stage equity participation: 25% up to 30%, vested through 1-year cliff followed by a 3-year period to reach the overall amount.

Why join early:

• Build from day one
• Direct impact on business strategy and growth
• High ownership environment
• Real execution responsibility
• Investor-facing company exposure
• Potential long-term leadership role as the company scales
• Possible highest equity of any other stockholder

Current Status

• Platform demo already built
• Pre company registration, to be established shortly
• Platform version 1 execution phase active (demo implementation) If you’re interested in building a high-potential transaction infrastructure from the earliest stage, we’d like to talk.

Get to know us
Lorenzo has expertise in mobility and automotive industries, as his strengths are crafting businesses by adopting unconventional approaches, besides team building and teamwork.
Travis, the CTO, is currently working on the platform development. He is a technical founder and engineering leader with 10+ years of experience architecting and scaling custom software systems, building platforms for a high-growth company that broke through $50M in revenue before acquisition.

Hybrid
The company will be registered in the US once proprerly valued by the co-founders. The work requires on hybrid approach, currently from remote, as any co-founder can manage it across personal and business needs.