{"id":22367,"date":"2025-08-18T16:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/story-protocol-co-founder-jason-zhao-steps-down-launches-new-ai-company\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T16:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T16:49:55","slug":"story-protocol-co-founder-jason-zhao-steps-down-launches-new-ai-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nft.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/story-protocol-co-founder-jason-zhao-steps-down-launches-new-ai-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Story Protocol Co-Founder Jason Zhao Steps Down, Launches New AI Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The co-founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/what-is-story-protocol\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Story Protocol<\/a> \u2013 Jason Zhao \u2013 has officially made an announcement on his official X account about stepping down. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Jason Zhao Steps Down After 3.5 Years<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He has been the public face of Story Protocol for 3.5 years. He will remain involved with the project as a strategic advisor while focusing on launching a new company named Poseidon, which specializes in applying AI to frontier fields like science and space.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_158262\" style=\"width: 1198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158262\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-158262\" src=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-18-at-23.47.36.jpg\" alt=\"Jason Zhao Steps Down After 3.5 Years\" width=\"1188\" height=\"984\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jason Zhao and his team<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">After 3.5 years building Story from scratch, I\u2019m stepping out of my full-time role. I\u2019ll stay closely involved as a strategic advisor.<\/p>\n<p>While incubating Poseidon, I rekindled my original passion from my DeepMind days: applying AI to frontier industries like science and space.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fd8J0c9uSO\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fd8J0c9uSO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Zhao (@jasonjzhao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonjzhao\/status\/1956578327587869104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">August 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About Story Protocol management after his leave, the management board now is being fully transferred to co-founder SY Lee, who will assume the role of sole CEO. The whole team would also received a reinforcement wirh new senior hires. This means a planned transition aimed at preparing for the next phase of growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a run, JZ! Very excited to be your key investor and strong AI training data\/IP infrastructure partner as you now breakout on your own venture.<\/p>\n<p>From a whiteboard session at San Francisco Wework in \u201822 to building Story into a purpose-built IP blockchain serving top IPs, AI\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 S.Y. Lee Story\/IP (@storysylee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/storysylee\/status\/1956579182173196296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">August 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, just right after the Story Protocol revealed a major partnership causing its IP token price to soar, Jason Zhao has announced this news. This combination of good news, a price surge, and the departure of a key founder has sparked debate within the community regarding the project\u2019s future direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundamentally, this is a significant restructuring. The future of Story Protocol now hinges on the leadership of its new CEO, SY Lee, and his team.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nftevening.com\/story-protocol-jason-zhao-steps-down\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=story-protocol-jason-zhao-steps-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The co-founder of the Story Protocol \u2013 Jason Zhao \u2013 has officially made an announcement on his official X account about stepping down. Jason Zhao Steps Down After 3.5 Years He has been the public face of Story Protocol for 3.5 years. 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