Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)

About the role

We're looking for an entrepreneurial builder who thrives in ambiguity and enjoys turning ideas into companies. As an EIR, you'll work closely with the 16VC team to identify high-potential opportunities, validate markets, launch products, and build companies from the ground up. Depending on the venture, you may become the founding CEO or join the founding team of a portfolio company.

What You'll Do

• Identify emerging market opportunities across AI, SaaS, fintech, and other technology sectors.
• Generate, validate, and refine startup ideas through customer research and rapid experimentation.
• Build MVPs using AI tools, no-code platforms, or by collaborating with engineers and designers.
• Conduct customer interviews and gather feedback to iterate quickly.
• Define product strategy, go-to-market plans, and early growth experiments.
• Work closely with the investment team to evaluate new venture ideas and market opportunities.
• Recruit early team members, advisors, and strategic partners when appropriate.
• Collaborate with founders across the 16VC ecosystem and contribute to portfolio growth.
• Present progress, insights, and recommendations to the leadership team.

Who You Are

• 2 to 6 years of experience building startups, launching products, consulting, product management, venture capital, or entrepreneurship.
• Strong founder mindset with a bias toward action.
• Comfortable working with uncertainty and solving unstructured problems.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills.
• Highly analytical and customer obsessed.
• Passionate about AI, emerging technology, and startups.

Preferred Experience

• Previously founded or been an early employee at a startup.
• Experience launching products from zero to one.
• Familiarity with AI tools, LLMs, automation, and modern software products.
• Experience with no-code or low-code platforms such as Bubble, Lovable, Replit, Bolt, Cursor, Windsurf, or similar tools.
• Product, engineering, design, consulting, or venture capital background.

What We're Looking For

• Entrepreneurial thinking and strong ownership.
• Ability to move quickly from idea to execution.
• Customer-first product intuition.
• Structured problem-solving and decision-making.
• Able to balance strategy with hands-on execution.
• Strong collaboration across product, engineering, design, and business functions.

What You'll Get

• Build companies from day one with the backing of 16VC.
• Work directly with experienced founders, investors, and operators.
• Access to funding, mentorship, and a global network.
• Opportunity to become the founder or founding executive of a venture launched through the studio.
• High ownership, rapid learning, and significant career growth.
• Competitive compensation with meaningful long-term upside.