Chief Executive Officer

Company Description

AI Forge India is a subsidiary of AI Forge, a global AI incubator based in London that supports over 45 new AI startups each year. Focused on driving innovation and solving real-world challenges, the organization empowers entrepreneurs to disrupt industries and foster economic development. AI Forge offers a comprehensive 12-week program, with hands-on collaboration during 8 weeks of in-person sessions, conducted three times a year with 25 startups in each cohort. Startups also benefit from connections with experienced mentors and leading corporates to enhance their scaling potential and ensure success.

https://www.aiforge.org/

About the Position:

Location:

CTC:

Who We’re Looking For

• We want a battle-scarred, exited Founder

  , ideally in AI.

Someone who has lived the chaos and still loves the game. Someone who walks into a room and instantly earns respect because they’ve actually been there and done that

• This is not a corporate CEO job

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This is the role for someone who wants to build the most exciting AI incubator in India and make it the beating heart of a global group stretching across 10 cities.

The Mission

AI Forge is an unusually complex machine with a lot of moving parts. You will need to be adaptable, creative, fast, and above all resilient.

Your world will span 7 ecosystems, and you must be 'fluent' in all of them:

- India’s hyper-active startup & founder community

- University TTOs & PhD spinout pipelines

- A deep network of credible mentors

- Corporates hungry for AI innovation hackathons

- Exited founders & AI experts who fuel the program

- Government agencies offering grants & support

- Investors: angels, VCs, family offices providing funding our founders

full-throttle entrepreneurship

What We are Looking for in the Candidate

• A big personality with the confidence to tell founders when their “baby is ugly”

• Someone who sells, persuades, motivates, and energizes naturally

• Brutal clarity, zero fluff, zero bullshit

• We don’t do boring. We hire people who lift the room.

• High-energy, proactive, relentless execution

• A builder: someone who wants India to be one of the crown jewels of a global group

Why Join AI Forge?

• Create your own legacy, build AI Forge India from the ground up with global backing

• Shape the future of 30–40 AI startups every year

• Operate inside a global AI incubator network rolling out across 10+ cities

• Be part of an eventual group exit worth hundreds of millions

• Work with inspired founders, elite investors, and the most exciting tech in the world

• Never be bored again

To apply, please share your resume along with your CTC details on careers@equalifi.org