Sherman Leung

Underscore VC is a Boston-based venture capital firm backing bold B2B software entrepreneurs at pre-Seed and Seed. Inspired by the principles of open source software — community, collaboration, and transparency — Underscore pioneered an “open source” investing model, sharing investment returns with a vibrant, curated, expert ecosystem — the Underscore Core Community​ — that sources and supports the startups Underscore backs. Learn more: https://underscore.vc/.

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/

MD+ aims to empower the next generation of physician-innovators who will improve healthcare delivery through the intersection of technology, business, and life sciences. Founded in 2019 as a non-profit, we have more than 400 medical students as part of our community!

AlleyCorp builds and invests in transformative companies for the present and future in New York. We are humbled to partner with brilliant and determined entrepreneurs along the way. Unconstrained by industry, AlleyCorp originates the ideas, hires the early teams, funds, launches, and grows each company, and maintains an integral leadership role from beginning through exit. AlleyCorp companies have collectively raised more than $2B in venture capital and employ thousands of people in New York City and beyond. On the investment side, AlleyCorp is one of the most active early stage funds in New York. Every company we found fuels a stronger foundation for new ideas and entrepreneurs.

Underscore VC is a Boston-based venture capital firm backing bold B2B software entrepreneurs at pre-Seed and Seed. Inspired by the principles of open source software — community, collaboration, and transparency — Underscore pioneered an “open source” investing model, sharing investment returns with a vibrant, curated, expert ecosystem — the Underscore Core Community​ — that sources and supports the startups Underscore backs. Learn more: https://underscore.vc/.

For five decades, Kleiner Perkins has partnered with intrepid founders to build iconic companies that made history. Today, Kleiner Perkins continues that legacy, investing in founders with bold ideas that span industries and continents, partnering with them from inception to IPO and beyond to maximize the potential of their ideas and make history across consumer, enterprise, health care, financial services, and hardtech. Our portfolio includes Google, Amazon, Figma, Glean, Harvey, Rippling, TogetherAI, OpenEvidence, Waymo, and Anthropic. For more information, visit http://www.kleinerperkins.com and follow us @kleinerperkins.