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About us

Terrarium is a digital health venture studio backed by Company Ventures, an early stage venture firm with a 10 year history building and operating NYC’s premier venture community and founder residency, Grand Central Tech. Company Ventures currently manages ~$150mm in AUM across its early stage Fund I (2018), Fund II (2022), and growth investment vehicles. Notable healthcare investments include: Rogo, ProsperAI, Tabs, Basic Capital, Stepful, Chamber Cardio, and Octave, and more.

Terrarium incubates high conviction, transformational healthcare companies. We accelerate the startup journey for the best early stage founders with world class investment research, pre-seed capital, and enterprise partnerships. We are a talent obsessed studio and this position is central to Terrarium’s overall strategy.

The opportunity

This role is focused on incubation and building rather than traditional early stage investing, and we are looking for someone who loves the -1 to 0 space. You will be the person who finds Terrarium’s next founders, works shoulder to shoulder with them as they shape and test ideas, and helps turn the strongest of those ideas into venture-backable companies.

What you will do

• Recruit exceptional founders into Terrarium’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) program, drawing on your own network and building new pipelines
• Work closely with EIRs to ideate new company concepts grounded in real problems across healthcare
• Validate commercial potential by speaking directly with customers, buyers, and partners
• Pressure test business models, go-to-market paths, and early product direction alongside founders
• Help decide which ideas move forward, and build the case for investment
• Launch and scale the most compelling businesses, supporting founders through formation, pre-seed, and early hiring

Who we are looking for

• An early-stage venture investor or builder with 5 to 10 years of experience
• Obsessed with the science of starting companies and genuinely interested in building new ones
• A deep network of NYC early stage founders, and a reputation founders trust
• Healthcare experience is a plus but not required
• Highly driven with a bias for action. This role comes with a lot of autonomy, and self starters who move quickly will thrive
• Comfortable working in person in NYC

What you get at Terrarium

• A central seat in the studio’s strategy, with real ownership over which companies get built
• A rigorous research platform with primary insights, market maps, and analyst support
• Customer access across health systems, payers, and employer buyers for rapid validation
• The backing of Company Ventures, its portfolio, and its NYC founder community
• A clear pre-seed funding pathway for the companies you help launch

Role details

• Location: in person in New York City
• Commitment: full time

Equal opportunity

At Terrarium, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation and success. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where individuals from all backgrounds are valued and empowered to thrive. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable laws. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

If you’re passionate about building companies from day zero, we encourage you to apply, regardless of your background or experience.

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