47 founding roles open right now · Updated 3 min ago

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built for seed rounds,
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Founding engineers, first designers, heads of everything — they're here. Not on LinkedIn. The coffee is black and the first message is an offer.

47 open roles
RoleCompensationStageLocationApps
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Founding Backend Engineer
Meridian · 2d ago
$140K–$180K
Seed
Remote
14
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Head of Growth, Pre-Revenue
Vanta Labs · 5h ago
$120K–$160K + 0.8%
Pre-Seed
SF / Remote
7
C
First Product Designer
Crestline · 1d ago
$110K–$145K + equity
Series A
NYC
22
O
Head of Everything (Ops)
Orin AI · 3d ago
$130K–$165K
Seed
Remote
9
F
Founding ML Engineer
Fluxe · 12h ago
$160K–$210K + 1.2%
Pre-Seed
Austin / Remote
5
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2,400+Roles Posted
9 daysAvg. Time to Fill
84%Match Rate
$0First Role Cost
The Problem

Generic boards were built
for scale-ups, not seed rounds.

Every day a founding role sits unfilled is a day your roadmap slips. The data is brutal.

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Avg. days to fill a founding role on generic boards

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Applicants mismatched to startup-stage requirements

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Founders who re-posted the same role within 90 days

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Roles filled by candidates from LinkedIn / Indeed

Data sourced from 2,400+ startup hiring cycles, 2023–2025. Anonymized.

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Live Comparison

The same role, two boards,
very different outcomes.

"Founding Backend Engineer, Series A fintech, remote." Posted simultaneously. Here's what happened.

MetricLegacy BoardHire ✦
Avg. days to fill
47 days
9 days
Candidate match rate
28%
84%
Qualified applicants per role
3
19
Time to first interview
14 days
3 days
Offer acceptance rate
42%
78%
Based on 340 role postings tracked Q1–Q4 2025. Results vary by role and company stage.
Founder Proof

Founders who stopped losing
sleep over hiring.

One sentence. Real people. No PR polish.

“Filled our founding engineer role in 6 days. First time that's ever happened.”

Jordan Mele, male founder in casual shirt, professional headshot
Jordan Mele
CEO, Meridian
Seed

“Every applicant had actually worked at a startup before. That's never happened on LinkedIn.”

Priya Anand, woman in professional setting, confident expression
Priya Anand
CTO, Vanta Labs
Pre-Seed

“We hired a Head of Ops who had already scaled two companies from 5 to 50 people. Found her here in 11 days.”

Marcus Webb, male founder smiling outdoors, startup founder aesthetic
Marcus Webb
Founder, Crestline
Series A

“Stopped paying $600/month for job slots. Posted free. Hired in 8 days.”

Nia Okafor, woman with natural hair, direct confident gaze
Nia Okafor
CEO, Fluxe
Pre-Seed

“The candidates here ask about runway in the first message. They get it.”

Soren Haas, male founder with glasses, thoughtful expression
Soren Haas
Founder, Orin AI
Seed

“Three offers out in two weeks. My co-founder thought I was lying.”

Camille Roux, woman smiling warmly, professional setting
Camille Roux
CPO, Lumen Health
Series A
2,400+roles posted
9 daysavg. time to fill
84%candidate match rate
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