Steven Boylan

Fractional and project-based product and technology leadership for startups, scale-ups, and enterprises across AI, SaaS, Web3, deep tech, and regulated sectors, including Ingubu, Lisk, OriginAI, Action.org, and ECSA.

• • Designed applied AI and product strategies connecting business objectives to feasible, buildable use cases.

• • Led product discovery, roadmap definition, MVP scoping, and early validation cycles from concept to deployable product.

• • Secured €15M+ in funding across EU innovation and venture programmes by articulating credible product and AI value propositions.

• • Acted as strategic interface between technical teams, business stakeholders, and funding bodies.

Early-stage Irish startup building a hardware-agnostic control layer for humanoid robots on a Robotics-as-a Service model.

• • Delivered a state-funded feasibility study, from scoping through final documentation.

• • Took the company to its first paying pilot, now live in Alicante, Spain.

• • Built a commercial pipeline of 28 prospects and delivered the company's launch event.

• • Shaped grant application strategy and pre-seed fundraising narrative for institutional investors.

GenAI-powered B2B SaaS platform in the fashion industry.

• • Took AI from experimentation into a production platform used by 10k+ users, achieving ~5% conversion.

• • Defined AI-driven product roadmap, use cases, and success metrics across design, data, and ML workflows.

• • Partnered with founders to position AI as a core competitive advantage, contributing to €1.2M in funding.

• • Acted as external-facing AI lead for partners, clients, and investors evaluating GenAI adoption.

• • Balanced innovation speed with responsible deployment, scalability, and operational constraints.