Malika is a Partner at a16z, having earned her degrees in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Chicago. She partners with early-stage companies building security and AI infrastructure products. Previously, she worked as a software engineer at Google and investor at Greylock.

Landon is the Seed Program General Manager at Drive Capital, the largest venture capital firm in the Midwest. He partners in technical founders building AI-native software and infrastructure across verticals. Landon has backed some of the strongest companies from the University of Chicago, like SimCare AI.

Leslie is a Partner and the Head of Platform at BCV, having graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Law, Letters, and Society. She has partnered with founders at Chainlinks Labs and Modern Treasury. Leslie previously ran talent teams at MuleSoft, Dropbox, and Navan.

Jared is the Managing Director of Software and a Group Partner at Y Combinator. Since joining in 2015, he has advised over 20 unicorns including Scale AI, Replit, and Vanta. He previously founded Scribd, a digital library and document-sharing platform, which he grew to 80 million monthly active users.

Khalil is a Partner at Pear and the Head of Dorm. He supports student entrepreneurs, from first years to PhD candidates, in refining their ideas and taking bold action to pursue startup success.

Mike is the Founder and Managing Partner of Permanent Capital Partners, a Chicago-based venture firm that specializes in helping founders build their go-to-market engine. Previously, he was an early VP of sales at LinkedIn and the CEO of Relativity, the largest tech company in Chicago.

Kevin is the founder and Managing Partner of Mangusta Capital. He partners with early and growth stage founders building AI and consumer products, having invested in companies like xAI, Wiz, and Flexport. Previously, he was on the founding team of the SoftBank Vision Fund.

Gene is Co-Founder and Head of Growth at Ramp, having earned his degree from the University of Chicago. He focuses on growth engineering and building platforms for Ramp's explosive customer acquisition. Previously, Gene was a member of the early team at Paribus (YC S15).

Chirag is Director of Engineering at Mercor, having earned degrees in Computer Science and from the University of Chicago. Previously, he founded and exited Blaze AI (YC W22), and led engineering teams at Meta and Airbnb, while actively investing in early-stage startups.

Corinne is a Partner at Greylock, having earned her degrees in Economics and History from the University of Chicago. She partners with early stage companies creating data and AI products at the infrastructure and application layers, including Baseten, Resolve AI, Braintrust, and more.

Suzanne is a Partner at Neo, having earned her degree in Economics from the University of Chicago. Previously, she served as Head of Product at both Twitter and Stripe. Suzanne also founded her own company, which was backed by Y Combinator and Initialized Capital, and later acquired by Twitter.

Michael is a Member of Data Science Staff at OpenAI, having earned his degree in Economics from the University of Chicago. He focuses on applied AI, machine learning, and data infrastructure. Previously, he was a Senior Data Scientist at Airbnb and actively invests in early-stage companies across various sectors.