Full-Time

Head of Technology

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AI Fund

AI Fund

11-50 employees

Venture studio creating AI-based startups

Venture Capital
AI & Machine Learning

Senior, Expert

Remote in USA

Category
Speech Recognition
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
AI & Machine Learning
Required Skills
Agile

You match the following AI Fund's candidate preferences

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • 8+ years experience with recent hands on development and managing a small technical team of engineers (eg ML, ASR, full-stack, mobile) as a Technical Lead
  • A proven track record of early stage production AI development - defining a stage zero product and bringing it to market
  • Experience working with and/or developing automatic speech recognition technology
  • Experience architecting self-provisioning, scalable software platforms that are fully instrumented to provide real-time monitoring, automated incident notifications, and relevant historic and real-time user metrics
  • Comfortable articulating complex technology solutions with a broad audience, from the technical team, VCs, product leaders, SMEs in the education space, teachers, and even kids!
  • Scrappy and recent pre-seed or seed startup experience
  • Positive outlook and a desire to build a company culture with humility, compassion and radical candor
  • A Computer Science, Engineering or related technical degree
Responsibilities
  • Leading the development of a proprietary, child-specific speech recognition technology which includes defining the technical requirements, planning for unique, competitive IP advantages, scoping and project planning
  • We are an early-stage startup, so you must have the ability to write and review code, as well as define engineering structure, resources, operations and KPIs as we scale
  • Manage security, compliance and data privacy policies, particularly ensuring COPPA compliance
  • Leading an Agile startup environment balancing rapid iteration and prototyping, compliance, processes and long term architectural planning
  • You will define the vision for the engineering organization and identify key hires
  • You will shape the engineering team across all platforms and be a thought leader in the field by applying AI to learning and the education space
  • As the company scales, you’ll mentor and develop a cross-functional team and instill structure as needed to ensure efficient product delivery
  • Strategic planning with the CEO. You’ll begin with a 30/60/90 roadmap while helping to craft the technological vision, while pitching and fundraising to VCs
Desired Qualifications
  • An interest in the edtech space and an authentic desire to change the learning outcomes of children or experience in the Edtech industry
  • Experience building ASR systems using state-of-the-art technology (e.g., wav2vec2, NeMo)
  • Experience developing B2C products
  • Ability and experience attracting a solid technical team
  • Previous early-stage startup experience or napkin sketch to product launch experience

AI Fund creates and launches companies that use artificial intelligence to address complex challenges in various fields such as manufacturing, mental health, maritime shipping, and education. The company collaborates with innovators and technology leaders, acting as a minor co-founder by providing essential support and resources to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality efficiently. AI Fund focuses on early-stage startups, offering strategic guidance and investment to help them grow. Unlike traditional venture capital firms, AI Fund takes equity stakes in the companies it helps, allowing it to benefit from their success as they expand. The main goal of AI Fund is to promote innovation in AI applications and make a positive impact on society.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$369.9M

Headquarters

Palo Alto, California

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AI Fund's investment in Jivi AI highlights its ability to identify promising startups.
  • Partnership with AES Corporation positions AI Fund in the growing AI energy sector.
  • Andrew Ng's expertise enhances AI Fund's credibility and strategic decision-making.

What critics are saying

  • Emerging AI startups like Jivi AI increase competition for AI Fund's portfolio companies.
  • Rapid AI advancements may strain AI Fund's resources across diverse sectors.
  • AI ethics and regulation trends may increase operational costs for AI Fund.

What makes AI Fund unique

  • AI Fund acts as a minor co-founder, providing strategic guidance and resources.
  • Focuses on early-stage AI startups across diverse industries like healthcare and energy.
  • Leverages partnerships with industry leaders to accelerate AI adoption and innovation.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Wellness Program

Professional Development Budget

Paid Vacation

401(k) Company Match

Remote Work Options