Venture Architect

Job description

Roadrunner Venture Studios is the nation’s leading platform for founding breakthrough ventures in deep technology. Our mission is to turn frontier tech into breakthrough companies for the benefit of the American people. Together with engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs, we build products, create business models, recruit teams, align companies with their first customers, and provide initial funding. Our Venture Studios focuses on advanced energy, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing, and quantum technologies. At Roadrunner, the future doesn’t just happen — we make it happen. We take our work seriously, without taking ourselves too seriously. We believe progress must be imagined and built — and we build it together. The Role: Reporting to the Head of Venture Studios, the Venture Architect is the single accountable owner of each new venture’s commercial viability. You’ll operate at the intersection of technology, market, and team—taking ideas from zero to seed-ready companies. This is an accountable hands-on leadership role. You set strategic direction, lead specialists through a rigorous business building methodology, and make the judgment calls that determine whether a te...