Molly Mackinlay · Protocol Labs
Accelerating frontier fields to increase human agency and flourishing.
Head of R&D, Protocol Labs.
CEO, FilOz — Filecoin Onchain Cloud.
Focus
Now
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Protocol Labs R&D
Translating frontier R&D into breakthrough projects, ventures, community and field-building tools across the PL network.
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Filecoin Onchain Cloud
CEO of FilOz, leading Filecoin Onchain Cloud: verifiable storage, compute, and cloud services built to verify trust with proof.
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Field-Building
Founding Partner, PL Venture Studio and PL Filecoin Impact Fund — supporting frontier founders building breakthroughs.
Notable Projects
Shipped
PL Neuro
Backing breakthroughs in neurotechnology and NeuroAI through scientific research and strategic investment.
Filecoin Onchain Cloud
The onchain storage, compute, and services layer for Filecoin — verifiable infrastructure built for the agentic internet.
PL Venture Studio
Partnering with exceptional founders translating cutting edge R&D into groundbreaking startups.
Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM)
The smart-contract layer that turned Filecoin from a storage network into a programmable service marketplace for storage and compute.
PL Launchpad
An IRL & virtual onboarding program training and connecting technical talent with collaborators across the Protocol Labs network.
Filecoin Mainnet Launch
Led the Filecoin mainnet launch in 2020 across protocol research, technical readiness, Space Race incentivized testnet, lotus client implementation, and much more.
IPFS 0.5
Grew IPFS to 4,000+ open-source contributors, 100+ IPFS-powered projects, millions of monthly active users.
Organized Search Results Pages
Shipped OSRPs for most knowledge graph entities, helping 200M+ daily users find answers faster on Google Search.
Google Forms v2
Shipped the v2 rebuild of Google Forms - suggested questions, quizzes, & themes.
Google Classroom
Shipped Google Classroom, now used in schools worldwide.