Overview

A CTO in Residence will work on a part-time basis with Highway Ventures to support the venture-building process. Your technical expertise will be relied upon to validate technology and will be a large determinant in the decision to launch a business. You will have a deep technical understanding, whilst being aware of commercial networks and ecosystems. If successful, we envision you as being one of the founders of a newly launched company.

About Highway Ventures

Highway Ventures is a startup studio that builds companies based on research and technology licensed from American Federal Research Labs. We are based in Northwest Arkansas, the home of some of the largest corporates in America in retail supply chain, logistics and food supply chain. We build companies in the area of Advanced Mobility, improving how people, goods and technology move through our world.

What describes you

An accomplished engineer with outstanding technical expertise, shown by either academic achievements or significant real-world experience that sets you apart from your peers.
Expertise in one or more of the following fields: embedded systems security, vulnerability assessment, anomaly detection, threat emulation, endpoint security, and IoT network security.
An entrepreneurial spirit with an enthusiasm for technology, eager to understand the latest innovations and advancements.
Comfortable presenting technology concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
A drive and desire to build, create, problem-solve and live in ambiguity.
A great communicator, who has experience successfully leading a team.

What you will be doing

Work with the Highway Ventures founding team to perform due diligence on technologies from top federal laboratories
Support the building of a start-up by leveraging your research skills, business experiences and technical expertise
Identify patentable intellectual property and execute technical due diligence to create the startup’s patent portfolio.
Leveraging your technical and market experience to identify new areas for investigation and research.

What we offer

Engaged in a part-time role for at least 3 months, requiring a minimum weekly commitment of 5 hours.
If things go well, the opportunity to move into a full-time CTO role in one of our startups, with pre-seed funding and equity.
Comprehensive support and access, including business mentorship, industry connections, and investor networking opportunities.

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