{"id":1798,"date":"2026-09-26T02:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T01:10:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T23:00:00","slug":"business-industry-co-founder-f-m-d-role-at-startup-guardsphere-southwestx-a6a7c","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/africantalents.online\/blog\/poste\/business-industry-co-founder-f-m-d-role-at-startup-guardsphere-southwestx-a6a7c\/","title":{"rendered":"Business \/ Industry Co-Founder (F\/M\/D) Role At Startup Guardsphere"},"content":{"rendered":"

GUARDSPHERE<\/strong>
\nSaarbr\u00fccken, Germany | On-site | Co-Founder \/ Equity | Deep Tech \/ OT & Industrial Cybersecurity<\/p>\n

About GuardSphere<\/strong>
\nGuardSphere protects factories, energy plants and critical infrastructure from cyberattacks without ever stopping production. Its product, NeuroX Shield, passively watches a plant’s industrial network, learns normal behavior, and lets operators respond to threats safely and gradually \u2014 built for mid-sized German manufacturers and utilities who can’t afford downtime and have no in-house security specialist.<\/p>\n

**The opportunity
\n**Founded around Farah Elshenawy (7 years in penetration testing, OSCP, MSc Entrepreneurial Cybersecurity at Saarland University\/CISPA) and machine-learning lead Nazligul Kese, GuardSphere has validated its prototype with 47+ industry professionals across 6 industrial events and secured \u20ac800k in StartupSecure funding. What’s missing is the commercial engine to turn validated R&D into revenue. We are looking for a Business \/ Industry co-founder specialized in OT security go-to-market, GuardSphere is separately also open to a CTO \/ software co-founder with OT\/ICS development experience.<\/p>\n

Tasks<\/h2>\n

What you will own<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Go-to-market & sales
\n**- Build GuardSphere’s route into German manufacturing and utilities, converting strong customer interest (47+ contacts across 6 events) into pilots and paying customers.
\n– Bridge NeuroX Shield’s technical capabilities with the budget and risk-appetite decision cycle of Plant Managers and CISOs.
\nCommercial strategy
\n– Understand and navigate industrial procurement processes, budgets and buying decisions in OT\/manufacturing.
\n– Own pricing, packaging and commercial positioning as the prototype becomes a repeatable product.
\nCompany build-up
\n– Lead incorporation (planned mid-2027) and support fundraising alongside Farah Elshenawy (Project Lead \/ CEO track).<\/p>\n

Requirements<\/h2>\n

What you bring<\/strong><\/p>\n

**Core experience
\n**- Business development or sales experience in OT\/ICS cybersecurity, industrial automation, or a closely related B2B industrial technology field.
\n– Understanding of German manufacturing and utilities procurement, budgets and decision cycles.
\nEspecially valuable
\n– Existing network among Plant Managers, CISOs or OT security buyers.
\n– Familiarity with IEC 62443 and industrial compliance standards.
\n– GuardSphere is separately seeking a CTO\/Developer co-founder, hands-on OT\/ICS software development experience is valuable for that parallel track.<\/p>\n

Benefits<\/h2>\n

Why join GuardSphere<\/strong>
\n– A prototype already validated through 47+ customer conversations and 6 industrial events, real market pull, not just a hypothesis.
\n– \u20ac800k in non-dilutive StartupSecure funding already secured.
\n– Ground-floor equity in a company addressing a growing, regulation-driven market (IEC 62443, rising OT\/ICS attack surface).<\/p>\n

GuardSphere welcomes co-founder candidates regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, sexual identity, or any other characteristic. This is a search for the right partner to build the company with, not a conventional hire.<\/p>\n

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