

Jessica Gomez Rees
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@JessicaGomez13
Together, let's tell a story that makes the world slightly more beautiful, slightly more intelligent, slightly more alive. CMO @VEEA @theOrbital13







how does a shoe company just become an ai company


come work with me @a16z! we're hiring a partner on our Speedrun investment team - this is a small, fast-growing team inside a16z focused on first-money-in investing in brand new AI start-ups building at the frontier if you’re technical and love working hands-on with founders at the 0-1 stage, come talk to us or refer a friend we should meet! since launch, a16z @speedrun has invested in over 200 startups with $300M+ in capital deployed. alumni include @floraai @runware @Fundamental @hedra_labs @k_idofficial @rork @Nexxa_AI and many more. we recently raised a fresh new fund to back the next generation of founders our investment partners help identify and select the companies we invest in - thinking critically about new technologies and market trends. they also serve as mentors for our founders, helping them make progress across product, GTM, fundraising, etc a few things we look for: - experience as a builder (engineering, product etc) or an investor - technical / passion for AI - you've embraced AI in your workflows and are passionate about optimizing your coding agent’s performance, with a side project (or two) in flight - interest in start-ups - founder empathy is a key a16z cultural value. you've either founded a start-up, worked at one, or are contributing on the side - social network - you're at home conversing with other builders, and might be active on X, LinkedIn, or Substack please send a note to speedruninvesting@a16z.com with your Linkedin and a link to a product or terminal session you’re proud of creating. we can't wait to meet you!






