About the Company

Founding Lead – Companionship App (JD)CEO – Companionship App

(70 lakhs to 1 Cr INR per annum)

About Us

We are building a companionship service that helps people make real, lasting friendships.It starts with hosted in-person experiences and grows into an app that keeps those connections going.We are at day one: a clear thesis, committed backing, and no team yet. You would join as founding CEO and build the company from here.

The Role

You will lead the company from an idea to a scaled business: prove the model in Mumbai, build the team, launch the app and take it to new cities. You report to the founder and own strategy, the P&L; and results. For the first six months you will be hands-on, in the room at early events and with the first members, while you build the team that will run them.

What You'll Do -

- Set strategy and the business model: membership pricing, experience formats, cityroll-out and unit economics.
- Own the P&L; and budget, with monthly reporting to the founder.
- Prove the model in Mumbai: first experiences, first members and repeat attendance,against explicit targets.
- Build and lead the team: the Community & Events Lead, hosts, marketing, and productand tech partners.
- Own the app: product vision, choice of build partners, launch and adoption.
- Drive growth: brand, partnerships, marketing and member referrals.
- Set the standard for trust and safety: member verification, conduct, safeguarding anddata privacy.
- Build partnerships with venues, brands, employers and community organisations.




- Prepare the business for outside investment when the time comes.
- Be the public face of the brand with press and partners.

What You Will bring

- A minimum of 8–10 years' experience, including P&L; or general-management responsibility in a consumer business.
- A track record of building something from an early stage: a startup, a new city launch or a new business line.
- Experience hiring and leading teams from scratch.
- A strong grasp of consumer marketing, community-led growth and unit economics.
- Experience taking a digital product from idea to launch with product and tech teams.
- High empathy and people judgement: you care about the member experience as muchas the numbers.
- Based in Mumbai, and willing to travel as we expand.

Nice To Have

- Founder or early-team experience at a consumer startup.
- A background in hospitality, experiences, membership, social, wellness or matchmaking businesses.
- Experience with community platforms or two-sided marketplaces.
- Fundraising experience.
- A network across Mumbai clubs, community organisations and media.

What we offer

- The chance to build and lead a company from day one, with committed backing.
- Meaningful work: success is measured in friendships made, not clicks.
- Real ownership, including equity for the right candidate.

How to apply

Send your CV via Linekdin in message and a short note, under 300 words, about a business or community you built from scratch: what you started with, what you grew it to, and what you would do differently. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to prepare a 90-day launch plan.

📌 founding - ceo (Mumbai)
🏢 Common Thread
📍 Mumbai