Platform

Build The Next Big Thing.
Build Your Career.

Gain access to rare Founding Employee Founding employees are the first 10 non-founder employees of a company, or the first product, design, go-to-market, customer success, or ops hires in pre Series-A companies. roles at promising startups and connect directly with the founders building from scratch

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For Talent

Your next career-defining opportunity is
hidden in plain sight

Discreetly browse through a personalized job board to find relevant Founding Employee Founding employees are the first 10 non-founder employees of a company, or the first product, design, go-to-market, customer success, or ops hires in pre Series-A companies. roles, and get a first pick at the next big thing.

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Completely Discreet • Double Opt-In

For Founders

Find your next ride-or-die

Expand your reach beyond personal connections, and gain access to exceptional talent that matches your exact needs.

Post Your Positions

Free • Double Opt-In • Stealth-Friendly

FAQs

Great Questions

Who's behind this and why are you doing it?
Hi :) We are Symbol, an Israeli VC focused on early-stage startups. We identified a huge gap in the market when it came to hiring founding employees.

Not only are these positions pretty rare, they're also often closed before they even hit the market. Knowing many early founders in the industry, we felt like we can help build a system that made this process easier and more visible. And to answer your next question — there's really nothing in it for us, we just want to see more startups growing in the Israeli ecosystem, faster.
How do you define a Founding Employee?

We mean early team members who join before or around product-market fit, typically with meaningful ownership, breadth of responsibility, and influence on company direction.

This platform focuses on access to these opportunities:

  • First 10 non-founder employees in any role
  • First Product, Design, GTM, CS, or ops hires (even at 10+ employees)
  • At pre Series-A companies in the Israeli ecosystem
Are the open positions you list limited to companies in your portfolio?
No. We surface founding-employee opportunities from across the ecosystem, not only from Symbol portfolio companies.
I signed up to find founding employee roles, what happens next?
After you apply, we review your profile and match you with relevant open roles. When there is a fit, you receive a discreet, personalized job board and can connect directly with founders.
How discreet is this?
Your profile and interest are handled with a double opt-in flow. Founders only see candidates who opted in, and candidates only see roles matched to them.
Does it cost anything to list a position?
No, listing a position is completely free.