Founding CEO / CEO-Designate — Deep-Tech Compute Startup

Prismæon is developing a new governed compute architecture designed to scale from edge systems through larger-scale computing environments. The technical platform has been deeply bootstrapped by its founder and is now advancing toward physical FPGA validation, initial product definition, commercialization, and a future custom-silicon program.

We are looking for an exceptional Founding CEO / CEO-Designate to work directly with the founder during this transition.

This person should be capable of helping turn a founder-built deep-tech platform into a funded, staffed, commercially focused company. The ideal candidate combines startup leadership with strong relationships across venture capital, deep tech, semiconductors, AI infrastructure, enterprise technology, or adjacent fields.

Responsibilities include: leading fundraising strategy and investor outreach; developing and managing relationships with venture investors and strategic partners; helping position Prismæon for pre-seed and subsequent institutional financing; translating a highly technical architecture into a clear commercial and investment narrative; working with the founder to identify and validate the first commercial product wedge; building design-partner and customer relationships; helping develop commercialization, manufacturing, and custom-ASIC strategy; recruiting the initial executive and engineering organization after financing; helping establish company operating structure, partnerships, and go-to-market strategy; and ultimately assuming the CEO role upon mutual fit, financing, and appropriate company/board approval.

The founder will remain deeply involved in Prismæon’s architecture, technical direction, physical validation, IP, product architecture, and long-term technology roadmap. We are looking for someone whose strengths complement that role: capital formation, company building, commercialization, partnerships, recruiting, and operational leadership.

This is an unusually early founder-level opportunity. Prismæon is currently pre-seed and founder-funded. Candidates should be comfortable engaging before substantial institutional financing is in place. The intended structure is meaningful equity with cash compensation beginning or materially increasing following a qualifying financing. Exact title, equity, salary, responsibilities, and transition into the CEO role will be negotiated based on experience, commitment, and mutual fit.

We are especially interested in candidates with demonstrated experience in one or more of the following: venture fundraising, semiconductor or computing startups, deep-tech commercialization, AI infrastructure, hardware, enterprise technology, strategic partnerships, startup operations, or scaling technical companies.

This is not a commission-based fundraising or broker role. We are looking for a genuine long-term company builder who could lead Prismæon through financing, productization, commercial deployment, and eventually a custom-silicon program.