GovAI · AI · Program format: Fellowship

GovAI Entrepreneur-in-Residence

GovAI's Entrepreneur-in-Residence is a one-year salaried position on a fixed 12-month term for people who want to identify, test and launch a new AI governance or safety organization, for-profit or non-profit, or an ambitious project within an existing organization. GovAI offers a year of runway and $150k in seed funding via partner funders, plus the support of its team and network, fiscal sponsorship for non-profits and introductions to funders and potential co-founders, and takes no equity or stake in the organizations that emerge. Typical pay is £70,000 to £113,500 a year in London and $80,000 to $180,000 in Washington, DC, and GovAI cannot sponsor visas for the role. Candidates submit an expression of interest, then a pitch of up to two pages, reference checks and one to two interviews. Expressions of interest are reviewed on a rolling basis with no deadline, and the page is dated July 20, 2026.