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Jonathan Lai is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, focused on a16z speedrun.

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Jonathan Lai is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, focused on a16z speedrun.

Career

Jonathan Lai studied at Harvard University.

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from 2021-11 to PresentLeads the a16z Speedrun investing team, backing bold founders at the 0-1 stage
Senior Director at Tencent from 2015 to 2018Led Tencent's North America investments team. Partner to Epic Games, Discord, Snapchat, Proletariat, Klei Entertainment, and many more
Senior Product Manager at Riot Games from 2012 to 2015Shipped the Riot Games developer platform and API.
Venture Capital Associate at Crosslink Capital from 2008 to 2010
Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley from 2006 to 2008

Investing Announcements

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Seed round for new AAA EVE title

Cosigns Received

These Cosigners think Jonathan will be a star

Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
First Cosign
I was so impressed by his encyclopedia-like games industry knowledge and sharp investing eye
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Sonny Mayugba5x Founder, 2x Exit, 1x IPO, currently building Hundred Health
Second Cosign
Jon's demeanor, thoughtfulness and ability to see the whole picture is brilliant.
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a16z.com

AI Learned to Talk. Now it’s Learning to Build Reality

With Colin Campbell, Lai examines 3D and video world models, their limits, and the creative tools needed to make them useful.

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jonlai.co

The Best Apps Today Are Games in Disguise

Lai’s framework for building software around intrinsic motivation, mastery and feedback, with examples across productivity, finance and education.

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