Vetted Vice President of Engineerings

Luis Mirantes

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in scaling ML platforms and FinTech systems

Chevy Chase, MD30y exp

“Founder of an AI-agent startup focused on high-speed train braking efficiency, with a subsystem already demoed to RENFE Spain and positive initial feedback. Has hands-on fundraising and investor presentation experience, and stands out for a highly analytical approach to venture building centered on ROI, competitive barriers, IP protection, and evidence-based decision making.”

Sakid Ahmed

Screened

Executive Telecom & Wireless Connectivity Leader (GM/VP Engineering)

Chicago, IL29y exp

“Operator with experience in a private equity-backed business that was carved out of a larger company and later taken public. Brings a startup-builder mindset from within larger-company environments, with emphasis on P&L ownership, go-to-market strategy, product strategy, and evaluating ideas through product-market fit and scalable market demand.”

“Climate-tech founder with multiple EV infrastructure ventures, including Electriflow Finance and ChargeNet Stations. Has already raised $300k, signed a $1M term sheet, and piloted an AI-driven, app-less EV fleet charging platform with 36 fleets in Southern California.”

“Operations/process-focused leader with hands-on manufacturing and quality mindset: improved product stability by preventing oxidation via inert gas and oxygen monitoring, and implemented sensor-based automation to maintain conditions without manual intervention. Uses time studies and benchmarking to redesign workflows (reported ~60% labor reduction per batch) and trains teams on GMP/regulatory and contamination-control practices using practical demonstrations.”

“CTO candidate with experience in multiple VC-backed startups, emphasizing timing and disciplined scaling of engineering orgs (people, product, process). Evaluates technology choices through a customer-value lens and proactively flags business/tech misalignment, with a pragmatic approach to venture viability using TAM, competitive landscape, and leading indicators.”

“Previously co-founded a company and describes that experience as the most fulfilling work of their career, which strongly motivates them to found again. They are actively searching for a monetizable problem to solve, bring prior startup experience, and already have a network of former collaborators they could recruit into a new venture.”

“Previously founded and successfully exited a self-funded startup in the marine electronics and vessel monitoring/control space. Brings unusually broad end-to-end technical depth—from transistor-level design and firmware to Internet-connected systems and software—paired with a pragmatic founder mindset around market needs, differentiation, reliability, and product strategy.”

“Former CTO/CTPO with hands-on experience supporting co-founders through pre-seed to Series B fundraising, including investor technical due diligence and architecture deep-dives. In a logistics company, led a customer-interview-driven effort applying AI and workflow tools that cut customer busywork by ~30% in the first iteration, and has experience planning delivery with onshore/offshore teams (LATAM/India).”

“Part-time founder building a bootstrapped IT startup in the R&D phase, running multiple product iterations and cost/benefit analyses to validate uniqueness and monetization potential. Has prior experience working for venture capital firms and is familiar with how accelerators operate, with a strong focus on finding investors who can be true thought partners for rapid pivots.”

Arpan Acharya

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in healthcare IT, cloud platforms, data and AI

Pittsburgh, PA16y exp

“Healthcare technology executive with over a decade in the space who has repeatedly built startup-like businesses inside established companies. As Omnicell's VP of Engineering, Data Analytics & AI, they led platform and cloud transformation efforts, including building the company's first SaaS solution and reshaping business operations beyond engineering. Motivated by high-impact AI and platform opportunities tied to real patient and caregiver pain points.”

“Candidate founded a non-profit and developed unconventional funding mechanisms for it, including a book whose proceeds support the organization and a patented AI stack designed for licensing royalties. They also bring early startup experience and acquisition due-diligence exposure, and are specifically interested in contributing their technical and venture incubation background within an existing entrepreneurial company rather than founding a new one.”