GM, AI Ecosystem

Solana Foundation
San Francisco
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Relationship-building","Strategic thinking","Judgment","Ownership"]

Own Solana Foundation’s end-to-end AI ecosystem growth in the Bay Area as the organization’s most senior Silicon Valley presence. Set regional strategy and outcomes, control a dedicated budget, and make funding decisions that seed new teams and initiatives. Build credibility for Solana as the chain for AI-native products by bridging AI/ML, research, and infrastructure communities, while cultivating founder, developer, and VC relationships that drive deal flow and shipped projects.

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Solana Foundation
Solana Foundation
2 months ago

GM, AI Ecosystem

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Job Summary

Own Solana Foundation’s end-to-end AI ecosystem growth in the Bay Area as the organization’s most senior Silicon Valley presence. Set regional strategy and outcomes, control a dedicated budget, and make funding decisions that seed new teams and initiatives. Build credibility for Solana as the chain for AI-native products by bridging AI/ML, research, and infrastructure communities, while cultivating founder, developer, and VC relationships that drive deal flow and shipped projects.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own Solana Foundation’s regional strategy and outcomes in the Bay Area, setting priorities and being accountable for results.
  • •Build and maintain the AI × Solana bridge by creating credible, technically grounded relationships across AI/ML startups, research, and infrastructure communities.
  • •Identify, cultivate, and activate the region’s strongest founders and developers, turning them into long-term Solana ecosystem participants.
  • •Develop trusted VC and capital relationships with Bay Area VCs, accelerators, and incubators to drive deal flow and co-investment.
  • •Establish flagship presence through a regional event strategy (e.g., hackathons and founder dinners) and represent the Foundation in high-stakes conversations with investors, founders, and press.

Key Requirements

  • •A senior operator with a decade or more across venture capital, ecosystem leadership, and company founding or scaling, plus product or growth experience at a top-tier technology organization.
  • •Deep, earned relationships in the San Francisco Bay Area among founders, investors, and operators that you can activate from day one.
  • •Fluent in crypto/Solana and able to hold substantive technical conversations with AI founders and researchers.
  • •Strong capital-allocation judgment: distinguish signal from noise and deploy resources into relationships and bets that compound.
  • •Based full-time in the San Francisco Bay Area (hard requirement).
Experience:10+ yearsVenture capitalAICryptoAI/MLBlockchain
Skills:CommunicationRelationship-buildingStrategic thinkingJudgmentOwnership
Tech Stack:SolanaCryptoAIMLAI/MLAgentsDecentralized computeVerifiable inferenceMachine-to-machine payments

Company Brief

Solana Foundation
The Solana Foundation is a nonprofit that supports the Solana blockchain ecosystem through grants, research, developer tools, and community initiatives to drive adoption and secure decentralized infrastructure.
Industry: Blockchain & Web3
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Nonprofit & NGO
Funding: Grant Funded
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Founded: 2018
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