February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
We're hiring our founding Head of Technology & Applied AI
Help us build a leading AI native venture capital firm!
pascal's notes

At focal, we strongly believe that the leading next-gen venture firm will be AI native from the ground up.
Which is why we're going all in and are hiring our founding Head of Technology & Applied AI.
This is an n-of-1 opportunity for an n-of-1 builder.
A founder-type role for a founder-type person with full ownership, real upside (carry in funds), and leverage from day one.
Your job is to help us see sooner, decide faster, and build systems that learn across every founder, deal, and outcome. That's how our 5-person team beats 50-person firms.
It's a hard challenge to get right. But when we get it right, the impact will compound for decades.
If this sounds like you, apply at focal.vc/hiring!
I will get back to my regular writing soon (which is why you’re here), I promise. Between hosting our founder residency, a lot of investments, and launching this hire (plus building a lot with Claude Code), I haven’t had the bandwidth recently.To help us find an amazing fit for this role, can I ask you for a favor?
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Thank you, really appreciate your help!
Pascal



