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
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
Build & Launch
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
Scale & Fundraise
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
You Are
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