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 skilled 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 strong 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 Metropolitan Area)
🏢 Sportsiaa
📍 Kolkata Metropolitan Area