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About Unto Labs
Unto Labs is a team of low-level engineers pushing distributed systems to the physical limits of modern hardware. We’re building a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain—and we’re spinning up the applications that will showcase its speed, security, and scale.
The Role
As an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) , you’ll act as founder / GM for a portfolio of flagship applications: wallets, DeFi tools, NFT experiences, on-chain games—whatever will delight users and pull them onto our chain. You’ll iterate rapidly, de-risking concepts through data, user testing, and our pre-built analytics suite. When a concept shows traction, we spin it out with you as CEO and seed it with Unto Labs capital.
Success is simple: the products you lead hit #1 in their categories and become case studies for the next wave of crypto developers.
What You’ll Do
Ideate & Validate
Big Note: We’re especially interested in founders who have already tried to build a startup whether you succeeded spectacularly or failed fast and learned . Tell us what you built, what went right, what went wrong, and why you’re hungry for the next swing.
Why Unto Labs
Unto Labs is a team of low-level engineers pushing distributed systems to the physical limits of modern hardware. We’re building a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain—and we’re spinning up the applications that will showcase its speed, security, and scale.
The Role
As an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) , you’ll act as founder / GM for a portfolio of flagship applications: wallets, DeFi tools, NFT experiences, on-chain games—whatever will delight users and pull them onto our chain. You’ll iterate rapidly, de-risking concepts through data, user testing, and our pre-built analytics suite. When a concept shows traction, we spin it out with you as CEO and seed it with Unto Labs capital.
Success is simple: the products you lead hit #1 in their categories and become case studies for the next wave of crypto developers.
What You’ll Do
Ideate & Validate
- Select from our backlog of high-impact concepts—or pitch your own—with direct input from protocol, design, and growth leads
- Prototype fast using React, React Native, and our SDKs; dogfood every release and instrument for metrics out of the box
- Leverage our playbooks for A/B testing, retention analysis, and virality loops to prove out or kill ideas quickly
- Lead a dedicated pod of engineers, designers, and growth specialists through MVP, beta, and store launch
- Own product strategy, roadmap, budgets, and unit economics for each live app
- Drive distribution via ASO, performance marketing, partnerships, and community programs
- Craft investor narratives, pitch alongside our partners, and close follow-on rounds at market terms
- Recruit and manage the permanent team that will operate the spin-out company
- A builder-founder with 5–10 years in consumer tech, gaming, fintech, or crypto
- Proven track record shipping mobile or web apps to >100 k MAU, ideally top-chart titles
- Deep familiarity with DeFi primitives, NFT standards, wallets, and growth loops
- Expert in React / React Native; bonus points for Swift, Kotlin, Rust, or Solidity
- Data-driven operator who owns metrics and has scaled a P&L
- Magnetic leader who can recruit, inspire, and level-up cross-disciplinary teams
- Relentlessly curious, comfortable with ambiguity, wired for speed
Big Note: We’re especially interested in founders who have already tried to build a startup whether you succeeded spectacularly or failed fast and learned . Tell us what you built, what went right, what went wrong, and why you’re hungry for the next swing.
Why Unto Labs
- Founder economics—significant founding equity plus salary during discovery
- Instant capital—pre-seed commitment to fund year-one operations with streamlined follow-ons
- Studio horsepower—in-house experts for design, tokenomics, legal, and GTM so you move faster
- Network advantage—warm intros to tier-1 VCs, exchanges, and distribution partners
- Mission & scale—define the consumer face of a new Layer 1 and bring crypto to millions