CEO / Business Co-Founder (f/m/d) role at startup CHROMAMOS

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CHROMAMOS Saarland, Germany | On-site | Co-Founder / Equity | Deep Tech / Analytical Instruments About ChromaMOS ChromaMOS has built a portable, lab-quality gas analysis device that delivers fast, dependable on-site results at a fraction of the cost of existing lab-based solutions — already validated for freshness assessment of hazelnuts, with applications spanning quality management, leakage monitoring and future breath analysis. The opportunity Built by Oliver Brieger (M.Sc. Systems Engineering, currently finishing his PhD) and Julian Joppich (M.Sc. Microtechnology and Nanostructures), ChromaMOS now has a validated 2nd-generation prototype at TRL 7 and is in discussions on LOIs with the food industry. The two engineer co-founders need a business partner to turn a validated device into an actual product and company. Tasks What you will own Company build-up & funding - Lead incorporation (not yet founded) and drive the EXIST Research Transfer application and other funding routes for market-ready product development. - Own the fundraising and grant strategy alongside the two technical co-founders. Business development & sales - Convert ongoing food-industry conversations into signed LOIs and paying pilot customers. - Define target markets beyond food (quality management, leakage monitoring, breath analysis) and prioritize go-to-market. Operations, marketing & finance - Set up the commercial, marketing and finance operations the founding engineering team doesn't yet have in place. Requirements What you bring Core experience - Business development, sales, marketing, operations or finance experience — ChromaMOS is open to a generalist business co-founder covering some or all of these. - Comfort working with a deep-tech hardware product moving from validated prototype to market-ready product. Especially valuable - Experience with EXIST or similar German public deep-tech funding programs. - Existing network in food industry quality management, industrial gas analysis, or analytical instruments. - Interest in also helping recruit the team's planned 3rd (engineering/electronics) hire. Benefits Why join ChromaMOS - A 2nd-generation prototype already validated at TRL 7 for a real use case (hazelnut freshness), not an early concept. - Significantly lower cost than existing lab-based gas analysis solutions — a clear commercial wedge. - Ground-floor equity alongside two…