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Cola Buskirk Gahm is a portfolio services partner at a16z. She founded Elessar Books to bring out-of-print works back into circulation and publishes its essays as Nicola Buskirk.
Cola Buskirk Gahm is a portfolio services partner at a16z. She founded Elessar Books to bring out-of-print works back into circulation and publishes its essays as Nicola Buskirk.
Career
Cola Buskirk Gahm studied at Stanford University.
Portfolio Services Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from 2025-09 to PresentWriter on the a16z Marketing Team.
Investment Analyst at Cubit Capital from 2024-04 to 2025-04 in Dallas, Texas
Researcher at Protocol Labs from 2022-09 to 2023-12Co-founded, co-hosted, researched, and wrote scripts for the "Almost Impossible" podcast about the history of innovation.EBFounder / Owner at Elessar Books from 2020-07 to 2023-04Founded Elessar Books to republish out-of-print works for a new generation of readers.
Student Intern for Victor Davis Hanson at The Hoover Institution, Stanford University from 2019-09 to 2022-06TFResearch Intern at Thiel Foundation from 2021-06 to 2021-08Researched prospective foundation projects and reviewed Thiel Fellowship applications.
SIntern at Substack from 2021-04 to 2021-06Launched Substack’s "At Length" reading recommendations series and developed metrics to surface posts, newsletters, and authors.
AGResearch Intern at American Greatness from 2017-06 to 2021-01Managed the daily newsletter and researched early U.S. history for radio segments.