Ecosystem at a16z

Joined May 2025
Welcome aboard speedrun air ✈️ (you’ll get it in 27 seconds, trust me) Final destination: $6.6M+ in savings on the speedrun marketplace! Boarding passes to speedrun 007 are still available, apply today!
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AI Faire by @speedrun was 🔥🔥 great way to end the week. Our 4th edition and first in NYC! Congrats @_CallMeMacy @EmlynThompsonLA #NYTechWeek
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What a blast closing out @Techweek_ with the first ever NYC AI Faire by @speedrun 💪💪💪
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✨Scenes✨ from @speedrun insiders VIP dinner @_CallMeMacy @EmlynThompsonLA
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We’re making these for Tech Week. RT + like and we’ll randomly pick a few of you to ship these to.
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we're ready for takeoff!
Wait until ya’ll find out about @speedrun Air ✈️👀
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From LA → SF → NY. The AI Faire is heading east 🗽 @MacyMills and I are also hosting speedrun Insiders dinners in Boston + NYC for #BOSTechWeek and #NYTechWeek. Calendars just dropped today, so start planning and come see us: tech-week.com/calendar
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Need more reasons to apply for @speedrun 007? How about access to enterprise buyers and hands-on sales training? Sound too good to be true? It's not.
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A bargain at twice the price!
TIL you get $5m in credits through a16z Speedrun
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Dream team 😍
Get you a colleague that cuddles on the floor of the airport after a lonnnggggg week in sf ⁦@EmlynThompsonLA⁩
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Hi from speedrun 006 Demo Day!! I'm here is San Francisco for an exciting week where I watched our founders absolutely kill it on stage to a room full of investors yesterday! So proud of this batch, and honored I got to be there with them!
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Today, we’re launching @autoaicam, a camera that builds personal apps for anything you point it at. How does it work? - Take a photo - Auto picks a Frame, a mini-app built and designed by you or our community - The Frame does something for you: track calories, virtually try on outfits, identify a plant, and much more How many of you have a camera roll full of photos that are really actions or reminders? Auto turns these photos into something useful.
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Introducing Lume. A lamp that does your chores. Order now. Shipping this summer.
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Yesterday, we announced the Founding Members of the @a16z @speedrun SR Insiders program — an invite-only network for executives who want early access to new technology and are excited to engage directly with early-stage founders. If you think we missed you and you'd like to be part of the network, you can apply here: speedrun.a16z.com/insiders We’re excited to welcome an exceptional inaugural group, including: Kimberly Storin - Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Zoom Nibedita (Nivi) Baral - Chief Technology Officer, 2K Kumar “Kartik” Kartikeya - Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Catalyst Brands Kelly Bianucci - COO, Atari Ryan Grenier - Managing Director, Commerzbank AG Carly Rickards - Partner & COO, Juliette Group Ravi Krishnamurthy -VP of Product, ServiceNow Daniel Shin Un Kang - Head of Organic & Agentic Search, Expedia Group Jenny Oh - Head of PepsiCo Labs Agatha Hood - VP, Operations & Customer Success, Unity Chris Haire - CTO, VSCO Banks Boutté - Co-CEO at KitBash3D x Greyscalegorilla Meghan Reynolds - VP, Global Growth Marketing, Eight Sleep Laura Skladzinski - Director, Digital Transformation, Davita Suchit Jain - VP, Strategy & Business Development, Dassault Systems Elav Horwitz - Chief Innovation Officer, WPP Anthony Maggio - VP, Head of Product Management, Airtable Kevin McMahon - Innovation Partnerships Lead, Coachella Kyle Price - Head of Corporate Development & Foundation AI Product, Roblox Eugene Malikov - Global Digital Leader, Nestle Health Clayton Nelson - VP Enterprise Alliances & AI, Expedia Lincoln Wallen - Group CTO, Framestore
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Today @mirrormirror_ai is launching the marketplace where fashion models license their likeness and brands get stunning AI-generated imagery featuring real people. Commercially licensed, model-approved. Try our platform: mirrormirrorai.com/ As a fashion model I used to spend hours on fashion photoshoot sets. I later did my PhD in CS and became a Research Scientist on AI for fashion. I can see clearly that AI image generation is replacing a large portion of my old job. But brands that use AI recklessly have already paid the price. It damages reputations and hurts the bottom line. Putting real people at the core of AI-generated imagery isn't just about avoiding backlash. It's better business. That's what Mirror Mirror AI is built for. Right now, Mirror Mirror AI houses agency-signed models who have graced the covers of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. You can digitally book them using our fashion-centric AI software, get your campaign done in hours instead of weeks, and never have to fly anyone in. You purchase a license for commercial use upon approval, and the models get paid. Mirror Mirror AI is also opening a global call for independent models from anywhere in the world to apply to be featured on the platform. Work with fashion brands internationally, choose the projects you take on, and earn from your own likeness on your own terms. Selected models will be announced at an exclusive event in New York during @Techweek_ this June. Apply for the open call: mirrormirrorai.com/open-call A huge thank you to our incredible team for pouring their hearts into this launch, and to a16z @speedrun for believing in our vision from the start. We're just getting started.
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Do you build for startups? Apply to become an a16z speedrun Marketplace partner and get your product in front of some of the most ambitious founders building the future. We’re looking for B2B companies with products that are a strong fit for startups from pre-seed and beyond.
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Openclaw hang in Santa Monica at the a16z offices hosted by me and @chrysb Come join us!
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Feeling extra grateful for my @speedrun team! Thank you for the surprise cake and berries yesterday, you all made my birthday extra special. I feel so honored to learn from and build with the best every day!
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