C10 Labs

Venture studio funding AI-first startups

Founder in Residence

Business & StrategyUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeCambridge, MA, USANo salary listedRemote

About the Job

Requirements

Technical builder or operator with a background in AI, computer science, bioengineering, or a related field.
Experience in healthcare, biotech, life sciences, or deeptech environments, including startup, lab, or industry settings.
Experience building, scaling, or operating in early-stage companies.
Ability to navigate ambiguity and zero-to-one environments.
Strong curiosity about applying artificial intelligence to real-world scientific and healthcare challenges.
Technical fluency in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data-driven systems.
Ability to operate in highly ambiguous early-stage environments.
Experience building teams or leading complex initiatives.
Ability to translate emerging technology into scalable businesses.

Responsibilities

Identify and validate high-impact problems in healthcare, biology, and scientific systems.
Develop and test new venture concepts leveraging artificial intelligence, data, and emerging technologies.
Rapidly prototype solutions with access to technical, clinical, and research partners.
Launch and scale a new company from zero to venture-backed.
Source and validate opportunities across healthtech, biotech, and deeptech.
Work closely with clinicians, researchers, and industry partners to define real-world problems.
Build and iterate on minimum viable products using artificial intelligence, machine learning, data platforms, and scientific tooling.
Lead early go-to-market strategy and customer discovery.
Recruit and build an initial team.
Position the company for seed or Series A financing.
Identify high-impact opportunities where artificial intelligence can transform major industries.
Conduct market research, customer discovery, and technical validation.
Build prototypes, proof-of-concepts, or early product architectures.
Collaborate with C10 Labs’ engineering, product, and venture teams.
Engage with mentors, researchers, and industry partners in the C10 Labs ecosystem.
Develop fundraising narratives and investor materials.
Recruit early team members or co-founders.
Launch and lead the new company as CEO or co-founder following venture formation.

Desired Qualifications

An advanced degree, such as a Master of Science or PhD, in a relevant technical or scientific field.
Strong product intuition and problem-discovery skills.

Role Overview

C10 Labs is seeking Founders in Residence (FIRs) to build the next generation of AI-driven healthtech, biotech, and deeptech companies in Cambridge/Boston.

As a Founder in Residence, you will work directly with the C10 Labs team to:

Identify and validate high-impact problems in healthcare, biology, and scientific systems
Develop and test new venture concepts leveraging AI, data, and emerging technologies
Rapidly prototype solutions with access to technical, clinical, and research partners
Launch and scale a new company from zero to venture-backed

This is a build-track role designed for individuals who want to found a company but benefit from the infrastructure, capital, and ecosystem of a venture studio at day zero.

What You’ll Do

Source and validate opportunities across healthtech, biotech, and deeptech
Work closely with clinicians, researchers, and industry partners to define real-world problems
Build and iterate on MVPs using AI/ML, data platforms, and scientific tooling
Lead early go-to-market strategy and customer discovery
Recruit and build an initial team
Position the company for seed/Series A financing

Identify high-impact opportunities where AI can transform major industries
Conduct market research, customer discovery, and technical validation
Build prototypes, proof-of-concepts, or early product architectures
Collaborate with C10 Labs’ engineering, product, and venture teams
Engage with mentors, researchers, and industry partners in the C10 Labs ecosystem
Develop fundraising narratives and investor materials
Recruit early team members or co-founders
Launch and lead the new company as CEO or co-founder following venture formation

Technical builder or operator with a background in AI, computer science, bioengineering, or related fields

Experience in healthcare, biotech, life sciences, or deeptech environments (startup, lab, or industry)

Founder mindset — you’ve built, scaled, or operated in early-stage companies

Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and zero-to-one environments

Deep curiosity about applying AI to real-world scientific and healthcare challenges

Bonus: Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a relevant technical or scientific field

Additional qualities we value:

Strong product intuition and problem discovery skills

Technical fluency in AI, machine learning, or data-driven systems
Ability to operate in highly ambiguous early-stage environments
Experience building teams or leading complex initiatives
Ability to translate emerging technology into scalable businesses

About the Company

C10 Labs

Venture studio funding AI-first startups

C10 Labs is a Cambridge-based venture studio fund that builds and supports AI-first startups across healthcare, legal, and medical devices. It offers a unified platform combining AI expertise with hands-on mentorship and operational support, and its products include AI SaaS for FDA denials in the medical device industry, clinical claims revenue-cycle management, and legal research platforms, plus AI-driven tools for early diagnosis and treatment of chronic diseases. It also helps startups deploy scalable AI infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments. Its goal is to create meaningful AI ventures that boost efficiency, reduce costs, and improve decision-making in its target sectors.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Methuen, MA
Founded: 2023

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