Chief Operating Officer (COO) / Chief of Staff
PrivateAI is an AI-powered data governance and knowledge-graph platform focused on securely processing, analyzing, validating, and monetizing research and other data assets. It serves researchers, data analytics and GenAI companies, healthcare organizations, enterprises, and data contributors.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
Funding history
About PrivateAI
PrivateAI develops a privacy-focused AI platform that converts unstructured data into datasets and knowledge graphs for search, visualization, analysis, and discovery of hidden relationships. Its ecosystem includes a data marketplace, peer-to-peer research collaboration, crowdsourced data contribution, encrypted data handling, AI analytics, and PGPT token-based payments and rewards. The organization offers free, premium, and enterprise plans for individuals, research labs, commercial data and AI companies, healthcare organizations, and larger businesses.
Skills
About the Role
Act as the CEO's right hand, managing business development and operational processes in a fast-moving startup. The role includes fundraising leadership, investor negotiations, strategic planning, partnerships, project operations, token management, compliance, community engagement, and financial management. This is a remote fixed-contract position with no office provided; visa sponsorship and relocation assistance are unavailable.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in technology business development or supporting operations
- Experience in early-stage or growth-stage startups, including at least 3 years in relevant crypto, AI, fintech, gaming, gambling, or forex environments
- Extensive investment-community network
- Charismatic and strong communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to close investor and customer deals
- Effective use of AI tools such as Copilot and GPT for CRM
- Passion for crypto, AI, and emerging technologies
- Strong crisis-management skills
- Perfect English; additional major global languages are a plus
- Experience working in a non-corporate environment
Responsibilities
- Identify and cultivate relationships with venture capitalists, family offices, and investment syndicates
- Create and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy
- Lead negotiations with potential investors
- Drive fundraising through completion and close the targeted $5m Seed Round
- Develop strategic plans aligned with web3 technology trends
- Make decisions on partnerships, acquisitions, and resource allocation
- Oversee technology development, token management, compliance, and project operations
- Collaborate with technical teams to align project goals
- Monitor web3 trends and provide strategic recommendations
- Identify opportunities to improve competitive positioning
- Manage relationships with investors, partners, and stakeholders
- Engage with the crypto community and provide project updates
- Use social media, blogs, and events to drive business development
- Develop budgets, financial forecasts, and financial sustainability strategies
Benefits
- Market-competitive remuneration
- Performance-dependent bonuses and commission from funding raised
- Token vesting
- Access to company, advisor, and CEO networks and memberships
- Expenses paid for eligible conferences and business events