--- title: 'Co-Founder and Founding Team, Outpost at Montauk Capital' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/co-founder-and-founding-team-outpost-montauk-capital-remote-3nhwvn3w40cw' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-28' --- # Co-Founder and Founding Team, Outpost at Montauk Capital - **Company:** Montauk Capital - **Location:** Remote - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-16 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/montauk-capital/12dc2c23-e5dc-4980-8d59-6bf8ae9b23aa ## Job description Co-Founder & Founding Team, Outpost US Based, Remote ## About Montauk Capital Montauk Capital builds and backs companies at the forefront of the Electron Economy, the generational shift towards electrified, intelligent technologies, reshaping industries and driving unprecedented demand for energy. We shape the category leaders of tomorrow while delivering outsized returns. Our team combines deep investing acumen with decades of operating experience to give founders the strategic clarity and hands-on support that accelerates the building of enduring companies of consequence. ## About Outpost Outpost, a pre-seed stage stealth startup created within Montauk’s venture studio, is building the autonomous infrastructure platform for multi-OEM robotics environments. ## About the Co-Founder & Founding Team Roles We are seeking high agency, zero-to-one co-founders and founding team hires to drive Outpost from technical vision and identified white space into a category-defining company. Currently hiring across senior leadership, commercial, hardware engineering and software engineering roles. ## Why Join Us - Build the foundation of autonomous industry. Create the infrastructure layer that enables mixed fleets of robots and autonomous systems to operate continuously, securely, and at scale. - Enter at true company formation. Shape the product, market, culture, and category, with pre-seed funding secured and an MVP already moving forward. - Solve an urgent physical-world problem. Replace fragmented infrastructure and charging downtime with a modular platform designed for continuous operations and rapid expansion. - Leverage studio support. Access Montauk Capital's resources, network, and company-building expertise during the most formative stage of the business. ## About Montauk Capital ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Montauk Capital is an investment platform combining a venture fund and venture studio that builds and backs technology companies powering the Electron Economy — the shift to electrified, intelligent infrastructure. - **Entity Type**: Private (venture capital / venture studio; $8.5M in funding) - **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2023 - **Founders**: Philip Krim (Co-Founder & CEO), Evan Caron (Co-Founder & CIO), Sharo Atmeh (Co-Founder & COO) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Venture capital, venture studio, energy infrastructure, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, smart transportation, climate technology. - **Target customers**: B2B – primarily early-stage founders building in energy, infrastructure, and industrial AI; portfolio companies serve enterprise and industrial clients. - **Mission / purpose**: To build and back “companies of consequence” that power the Electron Economy — the electrified, intelligent systems transforming global industries. ## Products & Services - **Venture Fund**: Invests in scalable Series A and early‑Series B software and AI‑focused businesses aligned with the Electron Economy. - **Venture Studio**: Launches new companies from scratch in high‑conviction white spaces (e.g., stealth companies in agentic CAD, edge AI, distributed water infrastructure). - **Portfolio companies** (examples): - **OneGC** – legal services for the energy transition. - **Mantis Space** – first space‑based power distribution network. - **Adaptive** – commercial/professional insurance enabled by AI. - **Raad** – drone‑based geospatial intelligence for environmental services. - **GridFree AI** – AI‑powered ERP for large industrials and data centers. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private firm). - **Key Financial Metric**: Total funding of **$8.5M** (venture round led by Amplo in March 2024). - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Amplo (lead investor). Founders bring deep ties from Riverstone Private Equity, Alyeska Investment Group, and other energy/infrastructure institutions. - **Growth Signals**: - Employees grew **+6.2% YoY** to 14 people (as of mid‑2025) with **10 active job postings** (+25% quarterly). - Actively seeking new investments and spinning up multiple stealth companies. - Strong annual LinkedIn follower growth **+213.5%** (4,496 followers). ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep domain expertise**: Founders have 20+ years in energy investing, capital markets, and climate tech (Riverstone, Alyeska, ClearTrace, HGP Storage). - **Integrated venture‑studio model**: Combines capital with hands‑on company‑building, reducing time‑to‑market for founders. - **Focus on the Electron Economy**: Captures the generational shift to electrified, intelligent infrastructure — a thesis that spans energy, AI, and industry. - **Strategic partnerships**: Co‑develops with notable names (e.g., Martha Stewart for AI home intelligence) and leverages capital‑markets experience for structuring innovative deals. ## Strategic Focus - **Electron Economy as core thesis**: Investing across the full stack — from energy generation/storage to AI‑enabled industrial software. - **Scaling the venture portfolio**: Targeting Series A and B software and AI companies; meanwhile the studio will continue launching ventures in high‑conviction white spaces. - **Expanding team**: Hiring for critical leadership and technical roles across stealth portfolio companies (e.g., Head of Infrastructure, Head of Inference, Founding Engineers). - **Sustainability & resilience**: Emphasis on energy abundance, adaptability, and resource efficiency. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Hands‑on, founder‑focused environment where team members work directly with experienced operators and investors. Described as a “trustworthy springboard” for building durable companies. - **Remote / hybrid / office**: Offers remote, hybrid, and in‑office roles; the HQ is in New York City (66 Hudson Boulevard). - **Notable perks / engineering culture**: Opportunities to become a co‑founder or early executive at a stealth venture backed by deep industry expertise. Strong emphasis on technical depth (AI, infrastructure, energy systems) and ownership. - **Growth trajectory**: Small, growing team (14 employees) with clear expansion plans — allows for outsized impact and career development. ## Sources 1. [montaukcap.com](https://montaukcap.com) 2. [montaukcap.com/about](https://montaukcap.com/about) 3. [linkedin.com/company/montauk-capital](https://www.linkedin.com/company/montauk-capital) 4. [builtin.com/company/montauk-capital](https://builtin.com/company/montauk-capital) 5. 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