Startup Wise Guys
Founding Engineer / Tech Co-Founder
Startup Wise GuysEstonia2 days ago
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Capstacker helps early-stage startups pay great operators flexibly* — with equity, part-equity, and milestone-based cash.


Phase 1 - Proof of Concept (Now): a web platform validating the model

Phase 2 - Fintech Infrastructure (Next 12-24 mo): a fintech infrastructure layer enabling others to use our compensation logic via API.


Think:

  • Stripe → for flexible pay mechanics
  • Carta → for equity infra
  • Deel → for startup operators

Capstacker sits where those worlds meet.

*operators are non-FTE service providers of all sizes - including fractional CFOs, software and marketing agencies, legal firm, B2B creators and more.


💡 Why Now
  • Startups increasingly hire fractional or project-based operators, but compensation is messy:
  • No unified way to structure equity + cash + milestone deals
  • Manual tracking of vesting, KPIs, and payments across tools
  • Little transparency or trust between founders and operators
  • Operators want ownership, not employment.
  • Fintech rails & APIs now make it possible to structure milestone-based compensation transparently and securely.
  • Capstacker is early but already proving traction with PoC deals and operator interest.


🧩 What Exists Today
  • Prototype live for startups to structure hybrid equity + milestone-based deals
  • First PoC deals are being negotiated
  • Early operator community engaging around flexible startup pay
  • A market launch team


👀 What’s Missing: and Where You Come In

We need a technical cofounder / founding engineer to:

  • Build the first usable product layer (frontend + contract + payment infra)
  • Help architect the API-first fintech platform powering flexible startup pay
  • Work hands-on with early PoC users — startups + operators
  • Shape tech culture and product roadmap from Day 0


Stack (open for debate):

  • Frontend: Next.js + Tailwind
  • Backend: Node / Nest / Django
  • Infra: Supabase / Postgres / Plaid / Stripe APIs
  • Smart contracts / tokenization (later phase)


🧠 Ideal Profile
  • 0→1 builder who thrives in ambiguity
  • Product-oriented: understands founders, not just code
  • Interested in ownership economicsequity infrastructureAPI fintech
  • Previous exposure to B2B SaaSfintech, or developer tools a plus
  • Values autonomy, velocity, and thoughtful design over process


🤝 What’s on the Table
  • Cofounder-level equity (customizable to contribution & stage)
  • Salary introduced post-funding
  • Flexible setup — remote, async, milestone-based contributions initially
  • Build with early customers + advisors before external capital
  • Front-row seat to shaping the future of startup compensation


🧭 Vision

In a few years, Capstacker will power how founders and operators collaborate globally — where every contribution can be tracked, valued, and compensated flexibly.

We start with servicing individual deals; we evolve to building the fintech layer for ownership-based work.