Job title: Co-Founder & CEO

Workplace type: On-site

Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Job type: Full-time

Sportsiaa is looking for one builder to co-found and lead a first-of-its-kind sports venture in India.

About Sportsiaa

We're an idea-stage startup on a mission to revolutionize India's sports ecosystem through innovative technology and sustainable practices. We're assembling a small founding team of passionate people who want to build something meaningful from the ground up.

Role Overview

This is not a typical CEO role. As Co-Founder & CEO, you'll be the strategic and operational leader of the company: setting direction, building the business, raising capital, and growing the team. This is a full-time, on-site role in Kolkata, not an advisory position. We want a true co-founder, not an employee with a title.

This role may not be for you if you are:

Looking for a structured corporate role.

A strategy-only professional who prefers not to execute.

Expecting a high fixed salary from day one.

Key Responsibilities

• Vision, Strategy & Roadmap

Turn the founding vision into a phased, measurable roadmap.

Decide what to build, test, and drop first.

Define the business model and unit economics.

• Business Building & Execution

Take the business from concept to pilot to launch.

Build go-to-market and customer acquisition from zero.

Establish early revenue and the metrics that prove the model.

- Operations & Cross-Functional Leadership

Build repeatable processes and quality standards

Lead product and technology development.

Manage vendors, partners, and day-to-day delivery.

• Fundraising & Financial Leadership

Lead fundraising from pre-seed onward and manage investor relations.





Own budgets and financial planning.

Keep the business lean and margin-focused.

• Team Building & Culture

Hire and lead the founding team across operations, tech, and marketing.

Build a culture of ownership, speed, and accountability.

• Brand, Partnerships & External Leadership

Be the face of Sportsiaa to partners, investors, institutions, and media.

Build strategic partnerships across the sports industry

Lead brand launch and community events.

Who You Are

Experience

15+ years of work experience, with 3+ years as a founder or CXO.

Background in sports, consumer brands, or education.

- Prior startup experience, including one that didn't work out

Strong network in business, sports, and investor circles.

Strategic & Execution Skills

> Built, run, or scaled a business from zero, or owned a P&L;

Strong commercial instincts: pricing, unit economics, go-to-market.

> Fundraising experience, or a network that opens investor doors.

> Equally at ease with an investor deck and a field visit

Background in sports, consumer brands, or education (a plus).

Leadership Traits

> Ownership mindset: you treat Sportsiaa as yours, because it will be.

> Resilient and resourceful, comfortable building without a playbook.

> Genuine passion for sports.

> Inspires partners and teammates.

Why This Role Is Unique

▫️Ground floor:shape the company, culture, and product from day one.

▫️Growing space: a fast-moving industry with solid momentum behind it.

▫️True co-founder ownership: a real stake in what you build, plus direct access to the founder and founding advisor.

▫️Real impact: help more people play, grow, and thrive through sport.

Compensation and equity details are shared with shortlisted candidates.

📌 Co Founder & CEO (Kolkata)
🏢 Sportsiaa
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