CEO & Co-Founder - Early-Stage HealthTech Startup (No Salary, Equity Only) - IL

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Early-stage HealthTech Startup · Founding Team · Israel

Founding member · Equity Only (No Salary) · Digital health AI / ML Mobile

About the opportunity

We are a stealth-stage digital health venture building a mobile AI-powered platform for early neurocognitive screening. Our system uses smartphone sensors and multi-modal stimuli to detect early neurological impairments — delivering personalized, automated intervention recommendations to patients, clinicians, and caregivers at scale. We are targeting a $4.2B market across concussion management, mild cognitive impairment, and neurodegenerative disease monitoring.

The technology is defined. The mission is clear. What we need now is a Co-Founder & CEO to lead the company — someone who can translate a compelling clinical innovation into a venture that raises capital, builds strategic partnerships, and grows into a market leader.

This is not an operator role for a finished product. This is a founding seat at a table where the work you do in the next 12 months will define the company's trajectory for the next decade.

Note on compensation: This is a founding equity role with no salary at this stage. We are looking for a co-owner — someone motivated by building lasting value, not drawing a paycheck. If the idea of leading a company you genuinely own resonates with you, we want to hear from you.

What you will lead

• Define and execute the company's go-to-market strategy across key verticals: sports medicine, elder care, and telehealth clinical triage
• Lead fundraising efforts — from pre-seed through Series A — including investor relations, pitch development, and term negotiation
• Build and manage relationships with clinical partners, health systems, payers, and strategic investors
• Drive commercial traction: identify early adopter customers, close pilot agreements, and establish revenue pathways
• Oversee regulatory and compliance strategy (HIPAA, GDPR, 510(k)) in partnership with the CTO and legal advisors
• Recruit, inspire, and retain a founding team aligned around the mission
• Represent the company externally — at conferences, with media, and with prospective partners
• Set company culture, values, and operating cadence from the ground up

Markets you will own

• Sports concussion screening — athletic organizations, sports medicine clinics, and league-level partnerships
• Elderly cognitive monitoring — senior living operators, home health agencies, and family caregiving platforms
• Telehealth clinical triage — health systems, neurology practices, and digital health platforms seeking remote monitoring capabilities

What we are looking for

• Proven experience founding, co-founding, or leading an early-stage company — you have been in a zero-to-one environment before
• Track record in fundraising: you have raised capital from angels, VCs, or strategic investors and know how to tell a compelling story to both
• Background in digital health, medical technology, or regulated life sciences — you understand the landscape of clinical validation, regulatory pathways, and healthcare buyer dynamics
• Strong commercial instincts — you can identify the right customer, structure the right deal, and close it
• Ability to operate at the intersection of science, technology, and business without getting lost in any one of them
• Experience building and leading small, high-performance teams in resource-constrained environments
• Exceptional communication skills — in writing, in the room, and on stage
• A genuine long-term orientation: you are here to build something, not to exit fast

Nice to have

• Clinical or scientific background in neurology, neuropsychology, or cognitive science
• Existing relationships with health system executives, payers, or digital health investors
• Experience navigating FDA 510(k) submissions or SaMD regulatory strategy
• MBA or equivalent business training, or demonstrable self-taught commercial acumen
• Prior experience working alongside a strong technical co-founder

Why join us

• Founding equity stake — you will co-own what you lead
• A $4.2B addressable market with no dominant mobile-first player
• Clinically meaningful technology already defined — you are not starting from an idea, you are starting from a platform
• A mission with real human impact: earlier detection of conditions that rob people of their cognition and quality of life
• Full strategic and commercial autonomy from day one
• Remote-first and flexible by design