Entrepreneur In Residence
Wilbur LabsSalary not specified
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, Venture Building, Civic TechIndustries
Requirements
- Prior role as Founder, GM, COO, or BU Head with direct accountability (e.g., $3–30M P&L or zero-to-first revenue)
- Reputation for being future-focused, pragmatic, and disciplined; comfortable with plan → measure → adjust
- Fluency across product, finance, and GTM; able to engage engineers in the morning and negotiate terms in the afternoon
- Preference for durable, compounding businesses over speculative bets
- Venture studio, corporate innovation, or product leadership with measurable outcomes
- Working knowledge of term sheets, cap tables, and commercial contracts (and judgment on when to involve counsel)
- Familiarity with our domains (gov/mil, healthcare, aviation, logistics, data/AI)
Responsibilities
- Thesis-aligned pipeline: Source, evaluate, and champion opportunities with clear paths to product-market fit and revenue
- Company creation: Convert theses into prototypes, pilots, and paying customers; establish a weekly operating cadence and transparent dashboards
- Deal architecture: Structure co-builds, revenue-share, and seed investments that align incentives and protect fundamentals
- Go-to-market leadership: Stand up initial sales motions, secure lighthouse customers, and form partnerships that accelerate trust
- Decision rigor: Produce concise go/hold/stop memos; run pre-mortems; discontinue non-performing efforts early
- Ecosystem building: Publish Foundry’s point of view, convene partners, and strengthen our Midwest presence
Skills
Key technologies and capabilities for this role
Questions & Answers
Common questions about this position
What is the compensation for the Head of Ventures and Innovation role?
The position offers a competitive salary plus meaningful upside via portfolio participation.
Is this role remote or hybrid, and what's the location policy?
The role is hybrid and Omaha-centric with flexibility, including travel for founders, customers, and events around 20–30%.
What skills and experience are required for this position?
Candidates need prior role as Founder, GM, COO, or BU Head with direct accountability for $3–30M P&L or zero-to-first revenue, reputation for being future-focused, pragmatic, and disciplined, and fluency across product, finance, and GTM.
What is the company culture like at Foundry by Aviture/The Garage?
The culture emphasizes substance over theatrics, low ego, high signal, bias to action, freedom to pursue ideas, trust to lead, and a team that backs execution over talk.
What makes a strong candidate for this Head of Ventures role?
Strong candidates have prior experience as a Founder, GM, COO, or BU Head with P&L accountability, a pragmatic and disciplined approach, and fluency in product, finance, GTM, and engaging engineers.
AiCure
AI platform for patient monitoring and insights
About AiCure
AiCure enhances patient care and clinical research through its AI-powered platform, IMA (Interactive Medical Assistant). This platform monitors patient responses to treatments using visual and audio data, providing healthcare providers and researchers with insights into treatment effectiveness. AiCure primarily serves pharmaceutical companies, healthcare providers, and clinical researchers, helping them ensure patient adherence to treatments, improve retention in clinical trials, and detect any deceptive behaviors that could affect research outcomes. The platform also identifies digital biomarkers to predict clinical progress more accurately. Unlike its competitors, AiCure focuses on delivering real-time, reliable patient data, which is crucial for optimizing treatment and reducing risks in clinical research. The company's goal is to improve the quality of patient care and unlock the potential for new therapies by tailoring treatments to individual patient responses.
New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2010Year Founded
$67.7MTotal Funding
DEBTCompany Stage
AI & Machine Learning, HealthcareIndustries
51-200Employees
Risks
Emerging AI healthcare startups threaten AiCure's market share.
Privacy concerns over video data may affect user trust.
Rapid AI advancements require constant platform updates, straining resources.
Differentiation
AiCure uses patented facial recognition to confirm medication ingestion in real-time.
Their IMA platform provides AI-driven insights into patient treatment responses.
AiCure's digital biomarker platform predicts clinical progress with measurable biological indicators.
Upsides
Growing demand for AI in healthcare boosts AiCure's market potential.
FDA acceptance of digital health tech aids AiCure's market penetration.
Rise of telemedicine accelerates adoption of AiCure's AI technologies.
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