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CommodityAI

Interested — High ConvictionProduct / Forward DeployedRecruiter Paraform Link

AI Forward Deployed Strategist

San Francisco, CA·Hybrid (In-person collaboration)·$165,000 – $240,000 Base + 0.1%–0.3% Equity

Role & Company Summary

AI operating system and agent platform for physical commodity trading desks (grain, energy, metals). Replacing manual operational chaos across logistics, trade capture, and reconciliation.

Scorecard Assessment: Absolute top match. Repeat & domain-master founders, signed Cargill/Bunge, 3x ARR in 6 mo, high customer interaction, ideal customer-to-product tuning & AI agent scoping environment.

1–2 Year Target Skill Acquisition Fit

Customer-to-Product Tuning (Needs → Iteration)10/10

Extremely high leverage: directly shaping product from enterprise customer deployments.

Frontier AI Scoping & Production Intuition10/10

Heavy engagement with cutting-edge multimodal agents and real-world failure modes.

Scorecard Signals

Repeat Founders

Founder has built/exited previous startups

Team Scale Filter

Established team beyond founders (14 people)

Proven Customer ROI

Demonstrated active customer traction

Mutual Connections

Philip Koenig2nd Degree

CEO & Co-Founder

Via: Alex Gold, Angela Mascarenas, 2 others

Direct mutual connection via Cansbridge & tech networks. High-affinity warm introduction channel.

Donald Donckers2nd Degree

Head of Growth

Via: Nicholas Khami, Anton Otaner

Shared Facebook / Meta background connection.

Lachlan Finch2nd Degree

Founding AE

Via: Sophie Purdom

Climate & tech investor network overlap.

Pamela T.2nd Degree

Growth & Product

Via: Jonathan Tesser, Zay Ya Min Yin

Product & growth community connection.