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Katia Ameri
Katia Ameri is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) focused on the intersection of consumer and technology. An LA native of Iranian descent and Stanford graduate, she was the first investment hire at Pear VC, then founded Mirra - a skincare company that grew to 200,000+ newsletter subscribers with zero ad spend - before joining a16z in 2021. At a16z she leads consumer investments, runs the Speedrun accelerator program, and is the founder of Tech Week by a16z, a decentralized conference series in SF, LA, and NYC that drew 40,000+ attendees and 1,000+ events in New York alone.
Van Le-Gray
Van Le-Gray is a Partner in Event Marketing at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the legendary Silicon Valley venture capital firm. With roots in B2B event marketing at BrightTALK and Radius, she joined a16z in 2017 and has since become one of the key architects behind the firm's legendary experiential marketing machine — including Tech Week, the decentralized tech conference that turns entire cities into a16z venues. Her career spans virtual conferences, field marketing strategy, ABM, and sponsorship acquisition, all channeled into building the connective tissue of the tech ecosystem.