CEO & Co-Founder Food Industry (The Collider Programme)

Job Description

Are you seeking a new entrepreneurial challenge in industrial innovation or food manufacturing technologies, with the opportunity to build a deep-tech spin-off from day zero?

The Collider MWCapital is scouting entrepreneurs with founder experience and strong business acumen to work with research teams developing transformative technologies for industrial and food production environments.

You will take part in our 3-month business validation phase, collaborating closely with scientific teams to explore market fit, feasibility and business strategy. If the project and team validate successfully, you may become the CEO & Co-Founder of a new industrial technology venture.

About the Industrial Opportunity

Manufacturersespecially in food productionare under growing pressure to optimize processes, improve quality, reduce energy use and increase traceability. Our pipeline includes innovations such as:

• Real-time in-line sensing for monitoring production processes

• Industry 4.0 solutions, combining hardware + SaaS

• Process automation and digitalization tools

• Data platforms for continuous monitoring, sustainability and efficiency

These technologies require founders familiar with industrial operations, B2B sales, manufacturing workflows and partnerships with integrators and production plants.

Your Challenges as Entrepreneur

• Defining market entry strategy for industrial/factory settings

• Validating pilots with manufacturers and industrial partners

• Building partnerships with integrators and equipment suppliers

• Designing a scalable business model (SaaS + hardware)

• Leading fundraising and operational setup of the spin-off

The Offer

• Relevant equity as CEO & Co-Founder

• 6,000 stipend during the validation phase (2,000 p/month)

• Up to 50K participative loan

• Access to industry mentors, experts, corporates and investors

• International visibility (MWC, 4YFN)

• Coworking at Tech Barcelona Pier 01

This Opportunity Is for You If:

• You are an entrepreneur with experience in industry, foodtech, automation, sensors, process optimisation or industrial SaaS
• Skilled in B2B sales, operations, partnerships and early-stage execution
• Comfortable running pilots in factory environments and working with technical teams
• Experienced in public and private fundraising
• Hands-on, resilient and capable of translating scientific innovation into industrial impact

• Eligible to work in Spain; fluent in English

Process Timeline 

Application Screening - December 2025

Interview Process - January / February 2026

Matchmaking - March 2026

Learn more about The Collider here