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Founding CEO, wanted.

Peepz is looking for a product-minded founding CEO who believes AI can make human relationships richer and more meaningful. Backed by Menlo Ventures and building in the open — with a working product already in users' hands.

5–25% founder equity Bay Area, in person Backed by Menlo Ventures

Apply — contact@peepz.ai Read the role

Your Name Here Founding CEO · Peepz

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The opportunity

This is a chance to take an early, working product and turn it into a category-defining company, with meaningful founder equity on the table (5–25% depending on experience).

We believe deep relationships are at the core of a life well lived.

Peepz builds on the idea of a contacts app to become something bigger: a foundational layer for how people stay connected to the people who matter. Peer-to-peer distribution, great design, and a bit of whimsy — all in service of that.

Peepz has a working product already in the hands of early users. This is a ground-floor opportunity: the strategy, go-to-market, and team are still being built, and you'll have real influence over all of it from day one.

Our mission is to make every workflow and interaction with your people easier and more delightful.

Who you are

Nine things. You don't need every one, but the shape should feel familiar.

Loves building delightful consumer software products

An actual or aspiring empath — you genuinely value relationships in your life

Obsessive about detail; you polish the back of the cabinet

Biased toward action — you prototype fast rather than debate in the abstract

Based in, or willing to relocate to, the Bay Area, and excited to work in person

Understands human psychology and can explain consumer winners from first principles

5+ years building products from zero to one (solo projects count)

Can show up with something you've built and are proud to talk through

First-time founders welcome

The details

Already shipping

Peepz is live today in the iOS and Android app stores, and accessible via MCP from Claude.

Where it started

A Menlo Inception project under Shawn Carolan (Chime, Siri, Roku, Uber) and Ryan Hand (Hale, Colla, Squint).

Who you'd build with

Technical co-founder Michael Bartucca (Mabl, Google) has built the product to this point, along with an experienced contract designer.

Think that's you?

Send a note, a link to something you've built, and a line about why relationships matter to you. No cover letter theater.

Email contact@peepz.ai Try the product first

We read everything. We reply to real notes.