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Forum VenturesPosted 2 weeks ago

AI Founder, Edge Hardware

$250,000–$250,000 year

RemoteUnited States or Canada

Full TimeSmall

Job Summary

Lead the development of edge runtime and compiler abstractions across heterogeneous NPUs to eliminate vendor lock-in for mixed hardware fleets. Manage intelligent inference routing for NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, Qualcomm, and custom ASIC targets while optimizing cost and placement visibility. Execute a GTM strategy to achieve $50-100K ARR and build a world-class team from zero to one. This role supports a Venture Studio launching 7 new B2B SaaS companies by 2026, providing founders with $250K in seed funding, investor networks, and end-to-end fundraising playbooks.

Required Qualifications

  • Early-stage operator experience with a proven track record of building, selling, and navigating the edge ML and on-device inference world
  • Canada or US-based, and the ability to collaborate in North American time zones
  • A desire to be a venture-backed founder

Desired Qualifications

  • You may have shipped models across multiple NPU or edge silicon targets and felt the per-vendor toolchain and optimization tax firsthand
  • You may have built inference deployment, compiler, or mixed-silicon fleet infrastructure and know where fragmentation blocks product teams
  • The ability to attract, hire and lead world-class teams
  • A demonstrated passion for technology's ability to change the world

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