Customer discovery and market prioritisation
from cold outreach to binding offtake agreements
Feedstock supply partnerships with waste management companies
Strategic partnerships with compounders, distributors, and brand owners
Techno-economic modelling and pricing strategy alongside the technical founder
Fundraising
leading commercial due diligence, building investor relationships, and closing rounds
Company strategy as a core member of the founding team
Building and leading the commercial team as you scale

Experienced founder/operator, with proven commercial track record in materials, chemicals, packaging, or adjacent industrial sectors
from cold outreach to signed deals
Experience in an early-stage or startup environment; comfortable owning outcomes with limited resources
Strong financial literacy
able to build, interrogate, and communicate financial models
Experience fundraising from VC
Excellent stakeholder communication
credible with customers, investors, and a technical co-founder alike
Valuable: Network across plastics, packaging or waste management industries
Familiarity with circular economy trends, recycling value chains and EU regulatory frameworks
Experience managing application testing programmes or go-to-market strategy in materials
Background in regulatory pathways for chemicals or materials.

The Setup: This role is structured as a Founder in Residence through Deep Science Ventures, with the venture targeting incorporation and spin-out asap.
The venture spins out with £250k in inception capital from DSV and Valterra Platinum (formerly Anglo American Platinum).
Majority equity stake between you and your co-founder(s) and salary is negotiated as part of the spin-out.
Post-launch, DSV provides continuous support
fundraising, partnerships, recruitment.
Remote-first, open globally, with a preference for UK/Europe.

Co-Founder, Commercial

Key skills