Co-Founder Invitation

Commercial Co-Founder

Chief Growth Officer

Modern community savings for the digital age

Flexible (Seattle Area Preferred)Early-stage FinTechFounder-level equityIdeal for MBA / entrepreneurship talent

Overview

Own growth for a mission-driven fintech bringing trusted community savings circles into a secure, transparent, mobile-first platform.

JoinSusu modernizes savings circles used by communities around the world (Susu, Esusu, Tanda, Pardner and related traditions) by replacing spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads and manual collection with a digital product built for trust, clarity and accountability. The technical founder leads product, engineering and execution; this role leads the commercial side of the company.

This is not a job posting for an employee. It is a co-founder invitation for a builder who wants ownership, impact and the chance to create a category-defining company.

What You Will Own

  • Growth: User acquisition, activation, retention and revenue.
  • Partnerships: Community organizations, employers, financial institutions, nonprofits and fintech ecosystem partners.
  • Go-to-market: Campaigns, referrals, ambassadors, community engagement and repeatable acquisition loops.
  • Brand: Messaging, communications, social media and trust-building across target communities.
  • Business development: Market expansion, partner negotiations and commercial opportunities.
  • Fundraising support: Investor, accelerator, partner and media conversations alongside the founder.

Who Will Thrive

  • Founder-energy operator: resourceful, resilient and allergic to waiting for permission.
  • Strong commercial instincts in growth, marketing, partnerships, sales, strategy or community building.
  • Clear storyteller who can win trust with users, partners, investors and future hires.
  • Comfortable turning ambiguity into a focused plan, measurable goals and weekly execution.
  • Motivated by financial inclusion, diaspora communities and community-powered wealth building.
  • Especially compelling for a master's entrepreneurship student, MBA, accelerator alum or early startup operator ready to build.

Why Now

Meaningful problem

Help modernize a saving practice communities already trust.

Founder-level upside

Shape the strategy, culture and commercial engine from the start.

Large growth canvas

Build distribution through communities, employers and financial partners.

Success Looks Like

You build a repeatable acquisition engine, a trusted community brand, strategic partnerships that accelerate adoption, and the first scalable commercial team for JoinSusu's next stage.

Express Interest

Ready to build this together?

Send a short note covering why the mission resonates, what you have built or grown, and why you want to be a co-founder rather than take a traditional role.

Save together. Grow together. Build together.