Board Member - Industrial Technology & Supply Chain : Advisory Board

We are seeking supply-chain executives, semiconductor and advanced-hardware leaders, and specialists in materials, AI computing and defense or industrial robotics. This specialty addresses the distinct commercial and operating needs of businesses whose growth depends on physical systems, logistics networks or advanced technology. Advisors connect founders with relevant customers, manufacturing and technical partners, and sector-aligned strategic relationships.

This is a distinct specialty because industrial customers and advanced-hardware companies need more than general software advice. Your experience should help identify the right buyers and partners, explain industry requirements and move a relevant commercial conversation forward.

Strategy, company evaluation & founder support

• Provide 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.

• Advise on industrial customer requirements, commercialization, procurement and partnership strategy.
• Introduce suitable shippers, carriers, freight operators and supply-chain leaders for logistics-related opportunities.
• Help identify semiconductor, advanced-materials and manufacturing partners where relevant to the technology.
• Connect AI-computing and advanced-hardware businesses with infrastructure buyers, computing partners and commercialization expertise.
• Contribute appropriate defense-procurement, robotics and industrial operating relationships within an agreed scope.
• Help founders prepare for customer and technical-partner discussions and understand practical adoption requirements.
• Identify relevant industry investors and strategic corporate partners through Graphora’s agreed process, coordinating with the enterprise and infrastructure specialties where useful.

Shippers, carriers, freight operators, supply-chain executives and organizations responsible for industrial movement and distribution.

Semiconductor manufacturers, materials specialists, AI-infrastructure buyers, computing partners and advanced-hardware customers.

Industrial operators, robotics partners, appropriate procurement professionals and sector-focused corporate or investment teams.

• Significant experience in at least one of freight and logistics, semiconductors, advanced materials, AI computing hardware, defense technology or industrial robotics.
• A record of contribution as an executive, founder, senior technical or commercial leader, operator, advisor or investor.
• Practical understanding of customer buying decisions, technology commercialization or manufacturing and supply-chain partnerships.
• Relevant professional relationships and examples of customer, technical or operating outcomes.
• Depth in one industrial specialty is sufficient; applicants are not expected to cover every area in this track.

This application focuses on the Charlotte, NC 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.

Advisory 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.

Compensation varies by role and engagement. Venture scouting, capital formation support,…