Co-founder & CEO | Equity-Only Initially

We’re assembling the founding team for MATEZA AI, a proposed venture focused on multilingual AI technology. Our initial product direction includes speech, translation, and real-time language APIs, starting with Kinyarwanda and English.

We’re looking for a co-founder to lead company strategy, customer development, partnerships, fundraising, and team building alongside the founder.

Responsibilities

• Validate customer needs and define the initial business model
• Develop partnerships and early customer relationships
• Lead fundraising preparation and investor conversations
• Help establish company operations and build the founding team
• Work with technical leadership on product priorities and commercial direction

Relevant experience

• Building or leading an early-stage business
• Customer development, business development, or commercial leadership
• Communicating technical products clearly to customers and investors
• Working independently through uncertainty

Company stage and compensation
We plan to form a new U.S. company, MATEZA AI Inc., after assembling the founding team. It is not yet incorporated. This proposed venture is separate from the existing Kigali-based Mateza business.

No cash salary is available now. The opportunity is intended to be equity-based, with allocation, vesting, responsibilities, authority, and commitment to be agreed in writing. Equity would be in the proposed new company, subject to incorporation and definitive agreements.

Any future salary would depend on funding, available budget, and a separate written agreement. Funding and future paid employment are not guaranteed.

Location
Remote, open to candidates based in the United States and Europe. Visa sponsorship is not available.

To apply, share your background, examples of businesses or commercial initiatives you’ve led, and your interest in becoming a co-founder.