Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos

• I'm a partner on our AI Apps fund and invest in category-defining software, fintech, and insurtech businesses.
• Lucky to work with founders from 11x, Treeline, hyperexponential, Stoik, Chestnut, Payall, District Cover, Topkey, TipTop.
• Cofounded and initial capital in Chestnut and District Cover.
• Long form writing:
• Trading Margin for Moat: https://a16z.com/services-led-growth/
• Drinking Milkshakes: https://a16z.com/ai-wedges-will-help-startups-outmaneuver-incumbents/
• Hell's Flywheel: https://a16z.com/2022/11/10/escaping-hells-flywheel-building-non-inflationary-distribution-channels/
• Bat Out of Hell: https://a16z.com/2023/05/18/identifying-your-durable-advantage-in-fintech/
• Vertical Operating Systems: https://a16z.com/2023/04/06/vertical-operating-systems-one-system-of-record-to-rule-them-all/
• Putting Data in a Corner: https://a16z.com/putting-data-in-a-corner-llms-and-financial-services-data/
• Cross border payments: https://a16z.com/2022/09/15/its-all-about-the-money-movement-simplifying-cross-border-payments/
• Default global: https://a16z.com/2022/07/20/the-company-of-the-future-is-default-global/
• Freemium OS: https://a16z.com/2022/02/28/saas-%e2%86%92-freemium-os-a-new-wedge-for-financial-services-fintech-february-newsletter/
• Consumer wealth management: https://a16z.com/finding-the-leading-wealth-management-offerings-of-tomorrow/
• JPM & Global Shares: https://a16z.com/2022/06/02/what-founders-should-know-about-raising-debt-may-2022-fintech-newsletter/
• Generative AI is coming for insurance: https://a16z.com/2023/05/31/generative-ai-is-coming-for-insurance-may-2023-fintech-newsletter/