Created by Dmytri Ivanov
Created by Dmytri Ivanov
Created by Dmytri Ivanov
Created by Dmytri Ivanov
Created by Dmytri Ivanov
Created by Dmytri Ivanov

VC-backed founders on your team.

Invite-only community of ex-founders figuring out what's next.

High-caliber builders and operators who’ve walked in your shoes.

High-caliber builders and operators who’ve walked in your shoes.

From building core products at NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Sonos to scaling multiple venture-backed exits, we've shipped dozens of products that impact millions of users. Now let's build yours.

Venture Speed

We ship at venture speed—we've raced against runway ourselves.

Venture Speed

We ship at venture speed—we've raced against runway ourselves.

Venture Speed

We ship at venture speed—we've raced against runway ourselves.

Move needles

No scope creep—just razor-sharp focus on what drives value.

Move needles

No scope creep—just razor-sharp focus on what drives value.

Move needles

No scope creep—just razor-sharp focus on what drives value.

Technical excellence

Principal-level engineers with founder-level execution.

Technical excellence

Principal-level engineers with founder-level execution.

Technical excellence

Principal-level engineers with founder-level execution.

We blend decades of product leadership
with successful founder journeys
building products that scale
from zero to exit.

Created by Dmytri Ivanov
Created by Dmytri Ivanov

Meet the builders

Meet the builders

Our team has founded, scaled, and exited venture-backed startups.

Majdi Rabia

Engineering

Co-Founder at Fairphonic, Engineering at lemlist

Majdi Rabia

Engineering

Co-Founder at Fairphonic, Engineering at lemlist

Majdi Rabia

Engineering

Co-Founder at Fairphonic, Engineering at lemlist

Frankie Le Nguyen

Product

Co-Founder at Staging Labs (acq), GM at Entrepreneur First, PM at TradeGecko, Holmusk & Lightspeed

Frankie Le Nguyen

Product

Co-Founder at Staging Labs (acq), GM at Entrepreneur First, PM at TradeGecko, Holmusk & Lightspeed

Frankie Le Nguyen

Product

Co-Founder at Staging Labs (acq), GM at Entrepreneur First, PM at TradeGecko, Holmusk & Lightspeed

Jake Harwood

Engineering

Co-Founder at Staging Labs (acq), Architect at NVIDIA, Engineer at Sonos & Microsoft

Jake Harwood

Engineering

Co-Founder at Staging Labs (acq), Architect at NVIDIA, Engineer at Sonos & Microsoft

Jake Harwood

Engineering

Co-Founder at Staging Labs (acq), Architect at NVIDIA, Engineer at Sonos & Microsoft

Anwar Jeffrey

Engineering

Co-Founder at Glowstick, Founding Engineer at Bonfire (acq)

Anwar Jeffrey

Engineering

Co-Founder at Glowstick, Founding Engineer at Bonfire (acq)

Anwar Jeffrey

Engineering

Co-Founder at Glowstick, Founding Engineer at Bonfire (acq)

Tom Carrington Smith

Product

Co-Founder at Velo, Kernel (acq), CharlieHR, Head of Product/CPO Oyster

Tom Carrington Smith

Product

Co-Founder at Velo, Kernel (acq), CharlieHR, Head of Product/CPO Oyster

Tom Carrington Smith

Product

Co-Founder at Velo, Kernel (acq), CharlieHR, Head of Product/CPO Oyster

Regina Gerbeaux

Ops & Founder Coach

CEO at Coaching Founder, COO at Mochary Method, Head of Ops at On Deck

Regina Gerbeaux

Ops & Founder Coach

CEO at Coaching Founder, COO at Mochary Method, Head of Ops at On Deck

Regina Gerbeaux

Ops & Founder Coach

CEO at Coaching Founder, COO at Mochary Method, Head of Ops at On Deck

Gregory DelGenio

Sales

CRO at Plative, Board Member at Salesforce.org, Sales at Lightspeed, Apple

Gregory DelGenio

Sales

CRO at Plative, Board Member at Salesforce.org, Sales at Lightspeed, Apple

Gregory DelGenio

Sales

CRO at Plative, Board Member at Salesforce.org, Sales at Lightspeed, Apple

Larissa Holmes

Ops, People & Coach

Co-Founder at Coterie (acq), CPO at Borrowell & EIR

Larissa Holmes

Ops, People & Coach

Co-Founder at Coterie (acq), CPO at Borrowell & EIR

Larissa Holmes

Ops, People & Coach

Co-Founder at Coterie (acq), CPO at Borrowell & EIR

Saptarshi Nath

Marketing

Co-Founder at Airboxr, Overcart, EiR at Entrepreneur First

Saptarshi Nath

Marketing

Co-Founder at Airboxr, Overcart, EiR at Entrepreneur First

Saptarshi Nath

Marketing

Co-Founder at Airboxr, Overcart, EiR at Entrepreneur First

Matt Kim

Sales

Co-Founder at Smoothie, Bonfire, Chief Business Officer at Zypsy, ex-Meta

Matt Kim

Sales

Co-Founder at Smoothie, Bonfire, Chief Business Officer at Zypsy, ex-Meta

Matt Kim

Sales

Co-Founder at Smoothie, Bonfire, Chief Business Officer at Zypsy, ex-Meta

Bryan Altman

Product & Ops

Co-Founder at ChainVine, Setter (acq)

Bryan Altman

Product & Ops

Co-Founder at ChainVine, Setter (acq)

Bryan Altman

Product & Ops

Co-Founder at ChainVine, Setter (acq)

Mert Deveci

Sales

Co-Founder at GodmodeHQ

Mert Deveci

Sales

Co-Founder at GodmodeHQ

Mert Deveci

Sales

Co-Founder at GodmodeHQ

Alexander Hipp

Product

Co-Founder at Beyond, PM Library & Riptide, PM at N26 & XING

Alexander Hipp

Product

Co-Founder at Beyond, PM Library & Riptide, PM at N26 & XING

Alexander Hipp

Product

Co-Founder at Beyond, PM Library & Riptide, PM at N26 & XING

Masha Krol

Product & Design

Co-Founder at Glowstick, Head of Product & Design at Lotus, Human AI Interaction Lead at ElementAI

Masha Krol

Product & Design

Co-Founder at Glowstick, Head of Product & Design at Lotus, Human AI Interaction Lead at ElementAI

Masha Krol

Product & Design

Co-Founder at Glowstick, Head of Product & Design at Lotus, Human AI Interaction Lead at ElementAI

Arvin Singh

Sales & Product

Co-Founder at Hoolah, Payments at Shopback, New Channels at VISA

Arvin Singh

Sales & Product

Co-Founder at Hoolah, Payments at Shopback, New Channels at VISA

Arvin Singh

Sales & Product

Co-Founder at Hoolah, Payments at Shopback, New Channels at VISA

Melvin Vu

Growth, Sales, Ops

Co-Founder at Good Doctor, Special Projects at Grab,

Melvin Vu

Growth, Sales, Ops

Co-Founder at Good Doctor, Special Projects at Grab,

Melvin Vu

Growth, Sales, Ops

Co-Founder at Good Doctor, Special Projects at Grab,

Ana Mogul

Product Marketing

Co-founder at Beam, VP of Marketing at CodeSee

Ana Mogul

Product Marketing

Co-founder at Beam, VP of Marketing at CodeSee

Ana Mogul

Product Marketing

Co-founder at Beam, VP of Marketing at CodeSee

Jean-Baptiste Coger

Product

Co-Founder at Plato, CPO at Birdly

Jean-Baptiste Coger

Product

Co-Founder at Plato, CPO at Birdly

Jean-Baptiste Coger

Product

Co-Founder at Plato, CPO at Birdly

Suzanne Khan

Marketing

Co-Founder at Bien, Marketing at L'Oréal

Suzanne Khan

Marketing

Co-Founder at Bien, Marketing at L'Oréal

Suzanne Khan

Marketing

Co-Founder at Bien, Marketing at L'Oréal

Naomi Blackman

Brand, Marketing & Ops

Co-Founder at Alder Apparel

Naomi Blackman

Brand, Marketing & Ops

Co-Founder at Alder Apparel

Naomi Blackman

Brand, Marketing & Ops

Co-Founder at Alder Apparel

Yienyee Soh

Ops, Marketing

Co-Founder at AVANA, CRO at EasyStore

Yienyee Soh

Ops, Marketing

Co-Founder at AVANA, CRO at EasyStore

Yienyee Soh

Ops, Marketing

Co-Founder at AVANA, CRO at EasyStore

Juan Paguaga

Ops + GTM

Head of Ops at Virio, Advisor at OrgOrg, Prev CoS at Super.

Juan Paguaga

Ops + GTM

Head of Ops at Virio, Advisor at OrgOrg, Prev CoS at Super.

Juan Paguaga

Ops + GTM

Head of Ops at Virio, Advisor at OrgOrg, Prev CoS at Super.

Gilson Torii

Ops + Customer Experience

Co-founder Nugget (acquired), CPO at System-3, COO at Neogrid

Gilson Torii

Ops + Customer Experience

Co-founder Nugget (acquired), CPO at System-3, COO at Neogrid

Gilson Torii

Ops + Customer Experience

Co-founder Nugget (acquired), CPO at System-3, COO at Neogrid

Felix Li

Ops + Product

Co-founder Curio, Head of Ops at League

Felix Li

Ops + Product

Co-founder Curio, Head of Ops at League

Felix Li

Ops + Product

Co-founder Curio, Head of Ops at League

Sefunmi Osinaike

Product

Co-founder CoLab, PM at Copper, Ecobee, Microsoft

Sefunmi Osinaike

Product

Co-founder CoLab, PM at Copper, Ecobee, Microsoft

Sefunmi Osinaike

Product

Co-founder CoLab, PM at Copper, Ecobee, Microsoft

Rob Palumbo

Growth

Co-Founder at Outpoint (acq), Founder at fCMO, Advisor at Simple Ventures, Head of Growth at Properly

Rob Palumbo

Growth

Co-Founder at Outpoint (acq), Founder at fCMO, Advisor at Simple Ventures, Head of Growth at Properly

Rob Palumbo

Growth

Co-Founder at Outpoint (acq), Founder at fCMO, Advisor at Simple Ventures, Head of Growth at Properly

Maria Wlosinska

Sales, Customer Experience, Events

Co-founder & CEO at Unlock (acq)

Maria Wlosinska

Sales, Customer Experience, Events

Co-founder & CEO at Unlock (acq)

Maria Wlosinska

Sales, Customer Experience, Events

Co-founder & CEO at Unlock (acq)

Ahmad Kadhim

Product & Design

Co-Founder at 3RM, Product at Skinopathy, ActivateStaff, 500px

Ahmad Kadhim

Product & Design

Co-Founder at 3RM, Product at Skinopathy, ActivateStaff, 500px

Ahmad Kadhim

Product & Design

Co-Founder at 3RM, Product at Skinopathy, ActivateStaff, 500px

Michael Keating

Product & Ops

Co-Founder at Scoot (acq), Tempo, SVP Government at Bird

Michael Keating

Product & Ops

Co-Founder at Scoot (acq), Tempo, SVP Government at Bird

Michael Keating

Product & Ops

Co-Founder at Scoot (acq), Tempo, SVP Government at Bird

Sean Billings

Product

Co-Founder @ OutPoint (acq), CTO at Nectar First

Sean Billings

Product

Co-Founder @ OutPoint (acq), CTO at Nectar First

Sean Billings

Product

Co-Founder @ OutPoint (acq), CTO at Nectar First

Working together.

Working together.

Common questions about partnering with our founders.

Common questions about partnering with our founders.

Engagement model?

We offer flexible partnership models from technical advisory to full product development. Our team integrates seamlessly with your existing workflows.

Team composition?

Every project is founder-led. You'll collaborate directly with our team of experienced founders.

Timelines?

We move at venture speed. Most projects kick off within days, with clear milestones and daily communication to ensure rapid progress.

Investment expectations?

Engagements typically start at USD $5K/week or $20K/month.

Tech stack?

We're technology agnostic with deep expertise across modern stacks. Having built and scaled multiple products, we choose the right tools for your specific needs.

Success KPIs?

We define clear KPIs upfront and maintain full transparency throughout. Our goal is building products that drive business value, not just shipping code.

A consultancy of venture-backed founders who've raised millions, shipped at big tech scale and venture speed.

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A consultancy of venture-backed founders who've raised millions, shipped at big tech scale and venture speed.

Company

Case studies

© founderbuilt