Jonathan Lai is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz who leads the Speedrun investing team, backing AI tools, interactive worlds, and new storytelling formats. Previously, he led Tencent’s North American games investments and shipped the Riot Games developer API.
Jonathan Lai is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz who leads the Speedrun investing team, backing AI tools, interactive worlds, and new storytelling formats. Previously, he led Tencent’s North American games investments and shipped the Riot Games developer API.
Career
Jonathan Lai attended Harvard University.
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from 2021-11 to Present.Leads the Speedrun investing team, focused on AI tools, creative applications and interactive experiences.
Head of North America Games Investments at Tencent from 2015 to 2018.Led Tencent's North America investments team and helped launch WeGame for Western games in China.
Senior Product Manager at Riot Games from 2012 to 2015.Shipped 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.