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Director, Ecosystem Fund Programs
Menlo Park /
Operations /
Remote
/ Remote
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Our Vision: Machines Will Be Our Future Workforce
Here at MachineFi Lab, we’re building tomorrow’s internet today and powering the new reward economy by creating a fairer / safer / and more rewarding internet of things! MachineFi is a new paradigm that underpins the future Web3 machine economy, where machine resources, services, and intelligence can be monetized/financialized to deliver value, control, and ownership to everyday people and businesses, not centralized corporations. If you’re a maverick, a digital renegade, one of those who say no to the status quo, a person crazy enough to think you can change the world, then MachineFi is for you.
We are seeking an experienced Director with solid venture capital experience to join our team. As Director, Ecosystem Fund Programs, you will be working closely with the CEO and Cofounders on sourcing and analyzing investment opportunities in companies and protocols.
WHAT YOU’LL ACHIEVE:
- Work closely with the company’s executives to source, evaluate and back early-stage opportunities.
- Develop and strengthen the trends in emerging technology and crypto markets.
- Collaborate with the CEO and Cofounder to structure financing rounds.
- Management of due diligence activities and completion of the investment process for all MachineFi Fund investment allocations.
- Help build, support and scale a world-class investing team.
- Travel as necessary to meeting and conference events.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related field.
- At least 3 years of experience in crypto or early-stage venture capital firms.
- Strong understanding of venture capital deal terms and crypto deal terms.
- Native understanding of crypto and blockchain technologies.A deep network within crypto.
- Strong written, communication, and public speaking skills as the role will require both written and verbal communication to the company's stakeholders.
- Ability to perform venture capital valuation, total addressable market analysis, and develop research of nascent markets.
- Intense intellectual curiosity about crypto and decentralized systems.
About MachineFi and Our Culture:
MachineFi Lab, IoTeX’s core developer, is a leading tech provider for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN), a Web3 category predicted to become a multi-trillion-dollar economy powered by billions of smart devices and trillions of sensors. Its team of over 60 research scientists and engineers released W3bstream, the world's first decentralized off-chain compute framework for smart devices and real-world data. It aims to provide advanced middleware and tools for Web2 businesses connecting to Web3 token incentives with real-world activity confirmed by user-owned smart devices, unlocking new business opportunities through its Proof-of-Anything technology, which can be used with several data sets, such as in location, activity, and humanity.
MachineFi Lab’s easy-to-use tools for the creation of X-and-earn scenarios, such as play-and-earn, walk-and-earn, or sleep-and-earn—community-owned machine networks, such as smart cities, public utilities, and other physical infrastructure. Backed by nearly 20 prominent VCs, including Samsung Next, Jump Crypto, Draper Dragon, Xoogler Ventures, IOSG, Wemade, and Escape Velocity, MachineFi Lab is building advanced technology to bring the metaverse into the real world, and vice versa.
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What are specific DePIN projects and how the tokenomics work?
Here's a quick breakdown of popular DEPIN sectors and some key projects in each one:
- Helium (HNT)
- Crowd-sourced wireless network for IoT devices (LoRaWAN) and now 5G. People deploy hotspots and get rewarded for providing network coverage.
- Pollen Mobile
- Community-built LTE/5G networks. Similar to Helium but focused more on mobile data.
- Akash Network (AKT)
- Decentralized cloud computing marketplace. Think of it like Airbnb for unused server space.
- Render Network (RNDR)
- Distributed GPU rendering power for 3D rendering, VFX, and AI workloads.
- Filecoin (FIL)
- Decentralized storage network where people rent out unused hard drive space.
- Arweave (AR)
- Permanent data storage on-chain. Great for archiving websites, data, etc.
What is DePIN?
DEPIN stands for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network
It refers to projects or networks that use blockchain or decentralized technologies to coordinate, manage, and incentivize the building and maintenance of physical infrastructure in the real world
Why DEPIN? Traditionally, building physical infrastructure (like telecom towers or power grids) requires massive centralized entities (governments, corporations)
DEPIN flips this model by using crypto incentives to get individuals or small entities to deploy and maintain physical infrastructure
The goal is to create a more distributed, efficient, and permissionless way to build the infrastructure we rely on
Participants can earn tokens or rewards for contributing resources like:
- Providing internet coverage with hotspots (Helium)
- Hosting storage devices (Filecoin)
- Contributing compute power (Akash Network)
- Running EV chargers or energy systems