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People who shaped my career

byZach Davidson

  1. 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

    took a bet on me out of college and consistently believes in me even (and especially) in moments when i didn't believe in myself

    Zach Davidson

  2. Molly O’Shea

    Founder and Host, Sourcery

    1. Sourcery

      Founder and Host

      2020-10 – Present

    2. Upfront Ventures

      Investment team

      2021-09 – 2023-11

    3. New York Life Insurance Company

      Investments

      2020-08 – 2021-08

  1. Brian Flynn

    Product builder and angel investor; former co-founder and CEO of RabbitHole / Boost

    1. Boost (formerly RabbitHole)

      Co-Founder and CEO

      2020 – 2026

  2. Jess Sloss

    building Seed Club

    1. SEED CLUB

      Founder

      2020 – Present

    jess helped me understand crypto when i was just entering the space; he's a great educator, builder, and friend

    Zach Davidson

  1. Josh Rosenthal

    Founder; former President & General Partner at Polychain

    1. Stealth Startup

      Founder

      2026-06 – Present

    2. Polychain

      President & General Partner / Portfolio Manager

      2022-06 – 2026-06

    3. FalconX

      Institutional Coverage

      2021-05 – 2021-12

    led an investment in my first startup when i had nothing but an idea, and believed in me every step of the way

    Zach Davidson

  2. Lauren Messner

    Operations at VUUM

    1. Protein That Sparkles

      Chief of Staff

      2024-11 – 2026-09

    2. Better Tomorrow Ventures

      Investing

      2021-03 – 2024-09

    3. Wells Fargo

      Financial Analyst

      2020-07 – 2021-03

    lauren was one of my first believers when i was starting my first company, and she consistently made herself available to bound ideas back and forth and sanity check my crazy ideas

    Zach Davidson

  1. Mark Grace

    Investment Principal at M13

    1. M13

      Investment Principal

      Present

  1. Maya Bakhai

    Founder and Managing Partner, Spice Capital

    1. Spice Capital

      Founder and Managing Partner

      Present