United States onlyAbout the Role
AI Fund is launching a new venture in Generative AI and seeking a Founder in Residence (FIR) to lead it from concept to company. This is a ground-floor opportunity for a technical builder with proven 0–1 product experience to shape, execute, and scale a venture.
As Founder in Residence, you will define the product vision, lead technical execution, and serve as the company’s CEO. You’ll apply deep GenAI expertise and product intuition to solve meaningful user problems—working in close partnership with a Product Builder, Technical Builder, and AI Fund leadership. This role demands high ownership, rapid iteration in ambiguous environments, and a founder mindset.
If you’re a hands-on technical leader eager to co-found and build a GenAI venture from the ground up, we’d love to meet you.
What You’ll Do:
- Strong technical fluency in GenAI, LLMs, and modern ML frameworks.
- Hands-on experience shipping full-stack, cloud-native applications.
- Proven track record of building and launching 0–1 products.
- Comfortable leading in ambiguity and acting without perfect information.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills (product, design, GTM).
- Excellent leadership and communication skills that inspire alignment and trust.
Required Qualifications:
- Experience presenting to investors or participating in capital raises.
- Deep knowledge or strong familiarity with our target industry (e.g., renewable energy, infrastructure, compliance, etc.).
- Previous co-founder or founding engineer of VC-backed software company.
Preferred:
- Experience building real-time or interactive products (voice, avatars, chatbots).
- Prior startup or founding engineer experience.
- Familiarity with fundraising or technical stakeholder communication.
- Domain expertise in the venture’s target vertical(s).
What Sets You Apart:
- Initiative & Grit: You own outcomes, move fast, and thrive in chaotic environments.
- User-Obsessed: You actively seek feedback and design with the end user in mind.
- Scrappy & Resourceful: You deliver results despite constraints.
- Technically Curious: You continuously explore new tools and approaches, applying them creatively.
- Builder Energy: You’re energized by creating from scratch and making bold bets.
At AI Fund, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. AI Fund believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Selection for employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
