Solana is the high performance network powering internet capital markets, payments, and crypto applications. Fast. Decentralized. Scalable. Energy efficient. Solana can power thousands of transactions per second. Backed by a16z, Lightspeed and 500 Global.
About the role
As GM, AI Ecosystem, you will be the Foundation's most senior presence in Silicon Valley and the single point of accountability for Solana's growth in the region. This is not a community or events role with a bigger title. You will set regional strategy, control a dedicated budget, make funding decisions that seed new teams and initiatives, and personally carry the relationships that determine whether the most ambitious companies of this cycle build on Solana — or somewhere else.
What they're looking for
- A senior operator with a decade or more across venture capital, ecosystem leadership, company founding or scaling, product or growth at a top-tier technology organization — with a track record others can point to
- Deeply networked in the Bay Area , with real, earned relationships among founders, investors, and operators that you can activate from day one
- Fluent in both worlds: you understand crypto and Solana, and you can hold a substantive conversation with AI founders and researchers about what they're building and why it matters
- The judgment of a capital allocator: you tell signal from noise quickly, concentrate on the few relationships and bets that compound, and deploy resources where they'll matter most
- An exceptional communicator and closer — the kind of person who earns trust in a single meeting and is remembered after it
- Comfortable with full ownership and ambiguity: you create your own surface area, set your own agenda, and don't wait to be told the priorities
More about this role
The Solana Foundation is a non-profit based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to the adoption, decentralization, and security of the Solana network. Solana is a high performance blockchain that can deliver a fast and friendly user experience, without sacrificing security. The Solana Foundation is working to realize a world where individuals own their data, use permissionless networks, and transfer information and value freely around the world. We are looking for talented people who are willing to jump right in and use their expertise to help the ecosystem build.
The Bay Area is the global center of gravity for AI, venture capital, and the builders defining the next decade of technology. Solana Foundation is making it a strategic priority — and we are looking for a senior leader to own it, end to end.
As GM, AI Ecosystem, you will be the Foundation's most senior presence in Silicon Valley and the single point of accountability for Solana's growth in the region. This is not a community or events role with a bigger title. You will set regional strategy, control a dedicated budget, make funding decisions that seed new teams and initiatives, and personally carry the relationships that...
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