Board Member - Semiconductors, AI Hardware & Advanced Materials : Advisory Board

About GraphoraGraphora is an AI-native private-capital platform connecting founders and emerging companies with investors, strategic customers, experienced operators and advisors. We help companies access not only capital, but also the expertise, relationships, customer insight and operating support needed to grow.Our ecosystem brings together private-market opportunities, syndicated and fund programs, company intelligence, strategic relationships, and advisory and operating opportunities. Advisors contribute their professional judgment and networks to help Graphora and the companies in its ecosystem make better-informed decisions and build meaningful partnerships.About the roleWe are seeking semiconductor executives, AI-hardware founders, advanced-materials leaders and experienced investors to help emerging companies commercialize new computing and materials technologies. Advisors contribute practical market insight, customer and manufacturing relationships, company evaluation and founder support across AI inference, chip development, advanced packaging and thermal management.Depth in one area is valuable. Experience winning an OEM customer, scaling a hardware product or commercializing a materials innovation can be more useful than broad familiarity with every technology.ResponsibilitiesStrategy, company evaluation & founder supportProvide strategic guidance on Graphora’s growth, market development and the opportunities within your specialty.Share industry insight and help evaluate companies, markets, emerging technologies and commercial opportunities.Support founders and company leaders with practical advice on market entry, product positioning, customer needs and execution.Identify and introduce relevant customer decision-makers, commercial partners, industry experts and sector-aligned capital relationships through Graphora’s agreed process.Participate in selected advisory discussions, founder conversations, events and regional initiatives appropriate to your expertise and agreed commitment.Your specialtyAdvise on customer needs, product positioning, design-win processes and commercialization milestones for AI hardware and semiconductor businesses.Help founders assess manufacturing, packaging, testing, supply-chain and thermal-management partnerships relevant to their product.Introduce appropriate OEMs, infrastructure buyers, chip designers, foundries, packaging partners and technical evaluation teams.Support customer discovery, pilot discussions and credible evidence of commercial demand.Share experience of scaling hardware businesses, strategic transactions or successful product launches.Introduce relevant semiconductor investors, corporate venture teams and strategic partners through Graphora’s agreed process.Relationships you can bringCustomers and design partnersAI infrastructure operators, semiconductor design teams, OEMs and enterprise hardware buyers.Manufacturing and commercializationFoundries, packaging and test providers, materials partners, thermal-management specialists and supply-chain leaders.Strategic capitalSemiconductor and deep-technology investors, corporate venture teams, exited founders and family offices with relevant expertise.Preferred experienceSenior experience building, commercializing, operating or investing in semiconductor, hardware or advanced-materials businesses.Evidence of product launches, customer adoption, manufacturing partnerships, strategic transactions or other concrete outcomes.Practical understanding of hardware development cycles, procurement and commercialization constraints.Relevant decision-maker relationships and a willingness to support founders with focused advice.Your regional contributionThis application focuses on the Miami, FL professional ecosystem. Contribute local market knowledge, help identify relevant founders, customers, operating leaders and partners, and support relationships that can benefit companies nationally.Meaningful professional experience or relationships in this market are valuable. You can indicate openness to other cities without submitting a separate application to every market.Commitment & compensationFlexible advisory engagementAdvisory engagements start at 2–4 hours per month and may increase to 40 hours per month for advisory and board engagements, depending on the agreed scope. Work is primarily remote, with any local meetings or hybrid participation agreed separately. The city identifies the professional market you can support; it does not imply a Graphora office or a fixed in-person schedule.Role-specific compensationCompensation varies by role and engagement. Venture scouting, capital formation support, portfolio-company advisory, board and operational engagements have different arrangements. Depending on the separately agreed engagement, compensation may include cash, carried-interest or equity participation; no universal hourly rate, award or participation amount is promised by this listing. Scope, compensation, any vesting and other terms are agreed in writing before the engagement begins.Other engagement typesSeparate Operating Partner engagements with certain portfolio companies may require 10–40 hours per week. Venture scouting, capital formation support, company advisory, board and operating opportunities are separately scoped. Applying here is for the named advisory specialty and does not appoint you to a company board or an operating position.Why join GraphoraWork alongside founders, investors, customers and experienced operating leaders to help promising businesses access the relationships and expertise they need. This is an opportunity to contribute to an AI-native private-capital ecosystem, share your experience with emerging companies and build relevant professional relationships.Applying & membershipApply first with your full name, primary email, mobile number, LinkedIn profile and PDF résumé. After submission, verify your contact details and complete the rest of your Graphora profile through a guided follow-up process. Existing members can sign in to reuse their saved profile.No investment, paid subscription or purchase is required for advisory consideration. This is an Advisory Board Member opportunity, not a fiduciary Board of Directors appointment or a full-time employee position. Professional contribution and role needs guide selection; applying does not guarantee an appointment. Graphora welcomes qualified applicants from all backgrounds.