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# Cofounder + CEO, Product at Interplay

- **Company:** Interplay
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/interplay/bf16a3c5-5924-4f5e-93b7-6a730c11513e/application

**Skills:** Product management, Product marketing, Go-to-market strategy, Positioning frameworks, Messaging hierarchies

> Interplay Studio seeks a Co-founder and CEO to launch and scale new ventures from concept to market. The role involves defining product vision, strategy, and go-to-market plans while building the initial team and culture.

## Job description

## LOCATION:

Full Time, Remote

## JOB DESCRIPTION

Interplay Studio is the division of Interplay that builds new companies from scratch. We come up with ideas internally, diligence them hard, and when we can't kill them, we build them.

We are seeking Cofounders & CEOs to lead the launch and growth of new ventures. You will be responsible for taking a concept from a validated idea to a scaled production powerhouse. While you run the entire company, Interplay provides the institutional "back-office" to help you succeed so you can stay focused on building products, winning customers, and driving growth.

The ideal candidate thinks like a product person first. You obsess over what you're building, who it's for, and why it wins in the market. You know how to shape a product vision, bring it to life, and tell its story in a way that attracts customers, talent, and capital.

Interplay is a startup ecosystem that supports founders via venture capital, an accelerator, a studio, a platform of core business services, and a multi-family office.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead the development of a new company from concept to scale.
- Define company strategy, vision, and long-term roadmap.
- Own the product vision by defining what you're building, for whom, and why it matters.
- Adapt the product and lead vibe-coding efforts.
- Establish feedback loops with early customers to continuously sharpen the product.
- Make the hard calls on what to build, what to cut, and what to do next.
- Develop the go-to-market strategy and operational model from the ground up.
- Define the product's positioning, messaging, and narrative — why this, why now, why us.
- Identify target customer segments and build the motion to reach, convert, and retain them.
- Recruit the team and cultivate a high-performance culture.
- Create the materials, pitches, and content that communicate your product's value clearly and compellingly across channels.
- Translate complex product capabilities into simple, resonant stories for customers, partners, and investors.

## WHO YOU ARE

- A product thinker. You naturally ask "what are we building, who is it for, and does it actually solve the problem?"
- A storyteller who can articulate a crisp, compelling product narrative that gets customers, recruits, and investors excited.
- A builder who has launched something before and has the scar tissue to prove it.
- Willing to run through brick walls — with or without a helmet.
- A relentless problem solver who loves winning.
- Hyper-organized and thrives in unstructured, zero-to-one environments.
- Someone who laughs often and leads with a great attitude.

## PREFERRED SKILLS

- Prior experience founding or operating a company.
- Experience in product management, product marketing, or go-to-market strategy — a strong plus.
- Ability to develop positioning frameworks, messaging hierarchies, and customer-facing collateral.

## About Interplay

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Interplay is a startup ecosystem that provides venture capital, an accelerator, a studio, and platform services to support founders and innovation at every stage.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Capital & Operating Platform)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Mark Peter Davis (Managing Partner)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Venture Capital, Startup Acceleration, Company Building (Studio), Operating Services, Multi-Family Office
- **Target customers**: Early-stage founders, startups (Pre-Seed to Series B), and high-net-worth individuals (family office clients)
- **Mission statement**: “Entrepreneurs are the primary driver of social change. Our goal is to accelerate their journey.”

## Products & Services
- **Venture Capital**: Invests $500K–$2M in early-stage North American tech companies, with a focus on application-layer AI and marketplace businesses. Co-invests in Seed to Series B rounds (sweet spot: Series A).
- **Accelerator**: Provides a $50K cash investment for a 6% equity stake, plus a six-month remote program with hands-on support as interim co-founders. Sector-agnostic but prefers pure software and tech-enabled services.
- **Studio**: Partners with CEOs to build companies from scratch, typically starting from internal ideas. Invests $100K–$10M+ to break the cold-start problem.
- **Platform**: Offers core operating services (accounting, marketing, legal, professional development, outsourcing) and vendor discounts to portfolio companies.
- **Ascend (Multi-Family Office)**: Provides full-service portfolio and investment management, plus advisory services for estate planning, philanthropy, taxes, and more.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $9.0M (as of latest data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed; the firm acts as a conviction co-investor and maintains a network of hundreds of executives.
- **Growth Signals**: 28 employees (+25% YoY), 8,319 LinkedIn followers (+16.7% yearly), active job postings (+200% yearly), and a growing presence in Mexico, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full‑stack ecosystem** – Combines capital, company building, and operational support under one roof, allowing founders to access multiple resources seamlessly.
- **Hands‑on, interim co‑founder model** – In the accelerator, Interplay embeds itself as an interim co-founder, aligning incentives through equity (6% common stock).
- **Network density** – A large pool of executives, engineers, and interns that portfolio companies can tap into for talent and introductions.
- **Conviction co‑investing** – Performs its own underwriting but never leads, allowing it to remain flexible and aligned with market pricing.

## Strategic Focus
- **Investment thesis**: Application-layer AI and marketplace businesses in North America (primarily US, also Canada and Latin America).
- **Studio approach**: Identifies gaps in society’s “social fabric” and builds commercially viable solutions, often recruiting a co-founder/CEO after internal ideation and diligence.
- **Global reach with US focus**: Accelerator is remote and open worldwide, but companies must target US customers; studio companies are built in the US.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated 4.6/5 on LinkedIn (Work-Life: 4.5, Compensation: 3.9, Culture: 5.0, Career: 4.7).
- **Work model**: Accelerator program is fully remote; studio and venture teams likely operate in a hybrid environment based in New York.
- **Open roles** (as of search date): Cofounder + CEO (Manufacturing), Associate (AI), VP of Engineering – indicating opportunities for both operators and investors.
- **Perks**: “Unreasonable support” through platform services, access to a vast executive network, and a collaborative environment where employees work directly with founders.

## Sources
1. [interplay.vc – Homepage](https://www.interplay.vc/)
2. [interplay.vc – About](https://www.interplay.vc/about)
3. [interplay.vc – Jobs](https://www.interplay.vc/jobs)
4. [interplay.vc – Ventures](https://www.interplay.vc/ventures)
5. [LinkedIn – Interplay](https://www.linkedin.com/company/interplayecosystem)

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