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People I think will be stars

byPratik Gandhi

  1. Gajesh

    Engineer & Chaos Agent

    1. Eigen Labs

      Lead Research Engineer

      2023 – Present

    2. LayerZero

      Engineering

      2023-02 – 2023-09

    3. Solana Labs

      Engineering

      2022-12 – 2023-06

    He's already a star but will go onto become the GOATed one very soon!

    Pratik Gandhi

  2. Max Mullen

    Instacart cofounder; startup investor

    1. Instacart

      Advisor

      Present

    2. Workshop

      Community lead

      Present

    3. Rebel Fund

      Partner

      Present

  3. Sonal Chokshi

    Editor in Chief at a16z crypto

    1. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Editor in Chief, a16z crypto

      2022 – Present

  4. Soubhik Deb

    Head of Research, Eigen Labs | Distributed Systems | Cryptoeconomics | Verifiable AI

    1. Eigen Labs

      Head of Research

      2023-07 – Present

    2. NEC

      Research Engineer / Assistant Researcher

      2016-10 – 2019-08

    Super underrated star imho. Pure hustler, insane human being!

    Pratik Gandhi

  5. Sarah Chieng

    Head of Developer Experience at Cerebras Systems; Investing Scout at Bain Capital Ventures

    1. Cerebras

      Head of DevX

      2025-09 – Present

    2. Bain Capital Ventures

      Investing Scout

      2024-06 – Present

    3. Exa

      First hire, Growth Engineer

      2023-09 – 2024-06

  7. Crémieux

    Writer of Cremieux Recueil

    1. Cremieux Recueil

      Writer

      Present

  1. aki

    I like making stuff matter & look nice

    1. Omnivore

      Founder

      2025-10 – Present

    2. Eigen Labs

      Creative Operations & Brand Lead (Fellow)

      2026-06 – 2026-09

    3. University of California, Berkeley

      Teaching Assistant

      2025-10 – 2026-08

  2. Kydo

    Chief of Staff at Eigen Labs, working across open frontier research, Darkbloom, and Yukon.

  3. Ish Verduzco

    1. Notion

      Social Media Lead

      2026-01 – Present

    2. a16z crypto

      Head of Social

      2022-08 – 2026-01

    3. Crave It 🍕

      Director, Growth & Marketing

      2020-08 – 2022-08

  4. Ben Roy

    Writer & angel investor

    1. Patchwork

      Writer

      Present

  6. Daniel Han

    Co-founder, Unsloth AI

    1. Unsloth AI

      Co-founder

      2023 – Present

  1. Brent Liang

    Co-founder and CEO of MTS

    1. MTS

      Co-Founder and CEO

      2026-06 – Present

    2. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Partner, New Media Marketing

      2025 – 2026-06

    3. TBPN

      Head of Growth

      2025-03 – 2025-06

  2. emma

    1. aurient

      Founder

      2025-12 – Present

  3. Erik Torenberg

    General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

    1. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      General Partner

      2025-04 – Present

    2. Cosign

      Co-Founder

      Present

    3. Turpentine

      Founder

      2023 – 2025-04

  4. Elena Burger

    Editorial partner at a16z New Media, exploring AI, technology, and internet culture.

    1. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Editorial Partner, New Media

      2025-10 – Present

    2. Merit Systems

      Head of Research

      2025-04 – 2025-10

    3. Freelance

      Freelance Writer

      2025-01 – 2025-04

  1. Katie Kirsch

    Partner at a16z building programs, products, and communities for the startup ecosystem

    1. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      Ecosystem Growth Partner

      2025 – Present

    2. Various Startups

      Building / investing

      2022-08 – 2026-08

    3. Designer Fund

      Product

      2020 – 2021

  2. Richard Zheng

    New Media at a16z; creative director, marketer, photographer, and founder

    1. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      New Media

      2025 – Present

    2. Aviato

      Head of Marketing

      2025

  3. Sophia Dew

    Host at MTS

    1. MTS

      Host

      2026-07 – Present

    2. Ethereum Foundation

      Developer Acceleration

      2026-02 – 2026-07

    3. Celo

      Developer Relations Engineering Lead

      2024-06 – 2026-02

  4. Julia Li

    Talent at Persona

    1. Persona

      Talent

      Present

  5. Cristina Cordova

    COO at Linear; angel investor

    1. Linear

      Chief Operating Officer

      2023-05 – Present

    2. First Round

      Partner

      2022 – 2023-05

    3. Notion

      Head of Platform & Partnerships

      2020 – 2021

  6. nader dabit

    Growth at Cognition

    1. Cognition

      Growth

      2026-02 – Present

    2. Eigen Labs

      Director of Developer Relations

      2024-02 – 2026-02

    3. Aave Companies

      Director of Developer Relations

      2022-10 – 2024-02

  1. Sofia Puccini

    Host at MTS

    1. MTS

      Host

      2026-04 – Present

    2. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

      New Media Fellow

      2026-01 – 2026

  2. Aryan Naik

    Investor at Pace Capital

    1. Pace Capital

      Investor

      Present

  3. Kashvi Parekh

    Social Marketing Lead at Boundless · Writer of Flow State

    1. Boundless

      Social Marketing Lead

      2025 – Present

    insanely tapped into things, she's got it

    Pratik Gandhi

  4. Alli Pope

    Leads marketing programs and Vercel Media; investor at Phamily Office

    1. Vercel

      Head of Marketing Programs and Vercel Media

      2025-01 – Present

    2. Phamily Office

      Investor

      Present

    3. Variant

      Director of Education and Events

      2022-02 – 2025-01

  5. Lulu Cheng Meservey

    Founder & CEO of Rostra; Shopify board member

    1. Shopify

      Board Member

      2024-06 – Present

    2. Rostra

      Founder and CEO

      2024-03 – Present

    3. Lulu Cheng Meservey GP, LLC

      Managing Director

      Present

  6. aasha

    Developer relations and GTM professional working across AI, crypto, developer growth, content, and community.