Alkarim Nasser

Favs is a social platform for your real friends only. Now available to download in the App Store.

Sidebar is a private leadership program that accelerates your career. We have the people, the process, and the technology to drive your impact and growth. Imagine tapping into a core group (think Fortune 500 execs and innovative start-up CEOs) who are best-in-class. Members say it’s like having their own Personal Board of Directors. Nothing will get you further in your career than learning from your peers — it’s a true competitive advantage. See what we mean at sidebar.com, and request an invitation to join.

Shakepay is the easiest way for Canadians to buy and earn bitcoin and pay their friends. Launched in 2015, Shakepay gives Canadians the power to achieve financial freedom with the soundest money to ever exist: bitcoin. By accelerating its widespread adoption, our mission is to help usher in the Bitcoin Golden Age.

We’re building the future of cross-border payments for the next billion. 2018-2021 - was v1 of the company - doesnt exist. In just 28 months since re-launch in 2022, NALA grew from $0 to $24M in revenue, turned profitable once, and built a moat through an integrated B2B (rafiki.com) infrastructure powering stablecoin payments between the US, UK, EU, Africa and Asia. Raised over $50m - our investors include Accel, Acrew, Y Combinator, Bessemer, and DST Global Partners, alongside awesome founders Alex (Deel), Tarek (Kalshi), Jonas (Monzo), Ryan (Chime), Laura (Alloy) and Vlad (Robinhood).

Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (known as "a16z") is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic: We invest in seed to late-stage technology companies, across the consumer, enterprise, bio/healthcare, crypto, fintech and games spaces. a16z is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial company building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. The firm is led by general partners, many of whom are former founders/operators, CEOs, or CTOs of successful technology companies, and who have domain expertise ranging from biology to crypto to distributed systems to security to marketplaces to financial services. We aim to connect entrepreneurs, investors, executives, engineers, academics, industry experts, and others in the technology ecosystem. We have built a network of experts including technical and executive talent; top media and marketing resources; Fortune 500/Global 2000 companies; as well as other technology decision makers, influencers, and key opinion leaders. a16z uses this network as part of our commitment to help our portfolio companies grow their business, so our operating teams provide entrepreneurs with access to expertise and insights across the entire spectrum of company building. https://a16z.com/portfolio/ https://a16z.com/podcasts/ https://a16z.com/videos/ http://a16z.com/subscribe See Disclosures: https://a16z.com/disclosures/

Harriet offers business owners a clear picture of their finances with flat-fee bookkeeping tailored to them.

Favs is a social platform for your real friends only. Now available to download in the App Store.

Sidebar is a private leadership program that accelerates your career. We have the people, the process, and the technology to drive your impact and growth. Imagine tapping into a core group (think Fortune 500 execs and innovative start-up CEOs) who are best-in-class. Members say it’s like having their own Personal Board of Directors. Nothing will get you further in your career than learning from your peers — it’s a true competitive advantage. See what we mean at sidebar.com, and request an invitation to join.

Shakepay is the easiest way for Canadians to buy and earn bitcoin and pay their friends. Launched in 2015, Shakepay gives Canadians the power to achieve financial freedom with the soundest money to ever exist: bitcoin. By accelerating its widespread adoption, our mission is to help usher in the Bitcoin Golden Age.