Founding CTO

Achmea Impact Ventures is a corporate startup studio that creates startups from scratch and acts as a venture builder for technical founders with strong product ideas. The role is CTO-founder, where the founder brings the product vision and the studio helps turn it into a company.

Responsibilities

Validate idea and user needs with support from the research team; Shape the product roadmap and MVP strategy; Build the MVP, hands-on or together with in-house developers; Test and iterate with early users; Hire and lead the tech team as the venture grows; Work alongside a commercial co-founder (if matched during the process)

Requirements

Clear product idea, ideally with early user feedback or a prototype; Has built and shipped digital products before; Strong technical background and can lead architecture, development, and iteration; Wants to build a company, not just write code; Deep understanding of the problem being solved, not just the tech; Fully committed, not a side project; Open to sparring on the commercial side and shaping the business; Idea must fit one of the domains: Health & Wellbeing, Future of Work, Sustainable Action, Healthy Finances (non-insurance)

Benefits

Funding up to €500K, provided in stages based on traction; Salary paid from day one; Dedicated build team (product designers, data engineers, software engineers, marketers, researchers); Network access from Achmea; Structured process with clear milestones, commercial sparring, and founder coaching; Founder equity up to 70%