Founders Factory
Venture Builder - Project Tricorder (HealthTech)
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👋 Hey, we're Founders Factory
Founders Factory builds and funds startups together with exceptional entrepreneurs and the world's leading companies. Headquartered in London and operating globally, Founders Factory backs visionary founders with capital, dedicated support from a team of expert operators, and unrivalled access to a coalition of industry leading corporate partners. Since 2015, FF has backed 450+ portfolio companies helping them to secure over 500 enterprise pilots with blue chip corporate partners such as Aviva, Northwestern Medicine, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, and HSBC.
About the role
We're looking for a hands-on Venture Builder to lead and ship Project Tricorder — a fast-moving venture operating at the intersection of software, hardware, defence and healthcare. More about the project here.
This is a build-first role for someone who can move from concept to working product in days, not months, while operating to the standards a sensitive-data environment demands.
You'll own the product end to end: architecting, writing code, shipping iterations, and making the pragmatic calls needed to get something real in front of stakeholders quickly. You will be working with national security software and data, so a strong cyber security instinct and prior experience in secure environments is essential.
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Please note that we are looking for someone who is available for an initial 6 month contract.
What you'll do
- Take Project Tricorder from concept to shipped product, working alongside the founder & CEO, and the rest of the Founders Factory squad, owning build and delivery end to end.
- Write production-quality software and ship working iterations at high velocity.
- Make architecture and tooling decisions that balance speed with security and reliability.
- Handle national security software and data responsibly, applying secure-by-design principles throughout.
- Work closely with stakeholders to validate direction and tighten feedback loops.
- Establish lightweight but rigorous security, data-handling, and operational practices from day one.
What you'll bring
- Strong software engineering ability — you can design, build, and ship end to end without hand-holding.
- A proven track record of shipping products fast, ideally in 0-to-1 or startup / venture-building contexts.
- Hands-on experience working in national security, defence, or comparable sensitive-data environments.
- Deep cyber security competence: secure development practices, threat awareness, and safe handling of classified or sensitive data.
- Comfort with ambiguity, ownership, and rapid iteration under time pressure.
- Eligibility to work in the UK and to undergo any security vetting the engagement requires.
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We value
- Quick thinking and intuition, someone who can balance creativity with objective data
- A passion for creating products people love, caring about product performance is key
- The ability to adapt and operate in an ambiguous environment
- Comfortable with taking risks
- Wanting to continuously improve your skills and productivity, challenging yourself when you can
- Strong leadership that drives outcomes
- Being approachable and optimistic
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