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AI Fund · 1 day ago

Co-Founder/Founder in Residence - EmbedFi [SMB Hardware Leasing]

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

AI Fund is launching a new venture and seeking a Founder in Residence (FIR) to lead it from concept to company. This role involves defining the product vision, leading technical execution, and serving as the CEO, while applying deep GenAI expertise to solve user problems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead technical execution from early experimentation through MVP

Partner with a Product Builder to define and evolve the product vision

Explore and apply the latest GenAI capabilities to real-world use cases

Build and ship prototypes using LLMs, agents, RAG pipelines, eval frameworks, and more

Architect scalable, full-stack systems using modern cloud infrastructure

Engage directly with users to gather insights, iterate rapidly, and refine the product

Operate with a founder mindset, making bold decisions with incomplete data and driving execution forward

Set and maintain a high bar for engineering and product quality while moving fast

Qualification

GenAI expertiseLLMsFull-stack applicationsCloud-native applications0–1 product experienceCross-functional collaborationUser-obsessedScrappyResourcefulTechnically curiousBuilder energyLeadership skillsCommunication skillsInitiative

Required

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

Preferred

Prior startup or founding engineer experience

Familiarity with fundraising or technical stakeholder communication

Domain expertise in the SMB Fintech space

Company

AI Fund

AI Fund is a VC firm made up of AI pioneers, operators, entrepreneurs, and investors, supported by LPs such as NEA, Sequoia and Greylock.

Founded in 2017

Palo Alto, California, USA

11-50 employees

https://aifund.ai/

H1B Sponsorship

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2023 (2)

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