We're building a deep-tech startup at the intersection of
Federated Learning, Condition Monitoring and Industrial IoT
.
Machines rarely fail, but when they do, it's expensive. Classic preventive maintenance is blunt and data sharing to the cloud, and it's often blocked by
privacy, bandwidth, and IT constraints
. At NexuFed, we're building privacy-preserving industrial AI for machine and valve manufacturers by fixing this with a combination of
* Edge Condition Monitoring
(audio, vibration, etc.)
- Federated Learning
so raw data never leaves the factory
- Lifelong learning & personalization per machine
with few labels
We're two technical founders (PhD & ML researcher) and now looking for our
business co-pilot
to build a profitable company.
Your role
As
Co-Founder & COO
you own everything commercial & operational:
* Shape
go-to-market, pricing & business model
(SaaS + Edge devices + platform)
- Drive
business development & sales
with machine builders and industrial partners
- Build our
financial plan & funding story
(EXIST, grants, investors)
- Set up lean
operations & processes
so we can scale efficiently
Stage & commitment
We're early – and transparent:
* 2025–2027:
Research & PoC phase alongside our PhDs
- From 2028 (EXIST / spin-off planned):
company formation, pilots, ramp-up
What this means for you:
* Until ~
2028
:
part-time, no salary
, early commitment advantage, building the foundation together
- From EXIST / spin-off onwards:
full-time co-founder role
with
competitive TV-L–oriented salary
What you bring
* Master's degree (finished Q in management and economics, business administration, entrepreneurship, finance, international business, sales engineering, or comparable
* Experience in
business development / sales / strategy / finance / operations
(B2B / SaaS / industrial is a big plus)
- Strong
commercial & financial skills
(P&L, pricing, unit economics, funding)
- Very high
ownership mindset
—you want to build, not just manage
- Comfortable with
technical topics
and talking to engineers & C-level
- Excellent German;
English
is a strong plus
What we offer
* Real co-founder role
* Chance to build a
deep-tech industrial AI startup
from research spin-out to profitable company
- Close link to
cutting-edge research
- Lots of freedom, lots of responsibility, zero corporate bullshit, zero sleep
Interested?
Send us your
LinkedIn profile or CV
and 3–5 sentences each on
why this problem excites you,
what you'd focus on in the first 6–12 months and
why you would fit in the team
Contact:
or DM here on LinkedIn.
Let's build the privacy-preserving AI backbone for industry together.