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Kristina Shen
Chemistry
@kshenster
MP @chemistry, former GP @a16z & @bessemervp. Mom of 3 naughty kiddos =)
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
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    Oct 23, 2024
    🌟 Personal update 🌟 - Today, I’m thrilled to unveil Chemistry (@chemistry_fund), a new $350M early-stage venture fund I co-founded with my good friends @ethankurz and @Mark_Goldberg_! We’re dedicated to making high-conviction investments at the Seed and Series A. A thread 👇
    Introducing Chemistry…
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
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    Mar 29, 2024
    Personal update! - After 4 amazing yrs at @a16z (and 7 yrs at @BessemerVP), I have decided to start a fund! I have always dreamt of being a founder & feel like this is the perfect time to get started. I’m excited to share more about my plans in the coming months
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
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    Dec 16, 2019
    Super excited to be joining the team @a16z !!! @davidu @martin_casado @bhorowitz
    Kristina Shen | Andreessen Horowitz
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
    @kshenster
    Aug 4, 2020
    0/ Vertical SaaS companies have long leveraged payments as a way to deliver more value to customers and expand their TAM, however we believe this is just the beginning for embedded fintech. A thread and post [👇👇👇] @astrange @seema_amble @kimberlywtan
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
    @kshenster
    Apr 8, 2020
    0 / I wrote an article about how SaaS companies should focus on efficient growth in uncertain times, based on analysis from the last economic crisis in 2008. While they're not the same, there's a lot to learn -- a thread 👇 @kimberlywtan @martin_casado @davidu
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
    @kshenster
    Mar 15, 2022
    Thrilled to get to partner with @PeterLZhou @cyrieu at @RutterAPI on their series A! 👇to see why @a16z @kimberlywtan believe the future of commerce will be powered by @RutterAPI
    Investing in Rutter | Andreessen Horowitz
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
    @kshenster
    Apr 16, 2025
    Proud to announce my first investment at @chemistry_fund: co-leading the Series A in Assort Health with @_JonWang and @_jeff_liu 💥 The company is leveraging gen AI voice agents to fix one of healthcare’s most painful experiences - the phone call - dramatically reducing call
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
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    Jan 6, 2025
    I'm incredibly excited to enter 2025! A new year is always a time for reflection and we at @chemistry_fund (@ethankurz, @Mark_Goldberg_, @loubohan & I) sat down and wrote down our 2025 predictions For me personally, 2025 will be the year AI voice disrupts labor in vertical
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
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    Oct 23, 2024
    Thanks @alexrkonrad for this great write up 🥰
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    Alex Konrad
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    Oct 23, 2024
    News: Chemistry, the new VC firm launched by Mark Goldberg, Ethan Kurzweil and Kristina Shen, has raised $350 million for its debut fund. The equal partnership of Index, Bessemer and a16z alums plans to back a handful of Series A startups each year. forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
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    Mar 9, 2021
    1/ Thrilled to announce our Series A investment in @Wrapbook! Software + fintech is eating the world, and we're excited to be partnering with a company leading the charge in the project-based industry, starting with entertainment @kimberlywtan @seema_amble a16z.com/2021/03/09/inv…
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
    @kshenster
    Aug 10, 2020
    Excited to be joining the team @MuxHQ and @jondahl on their series C! Here's why we're so excited. @JenniferHli @martin_casado a16z.com/2020/08/10/inv…
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
    @kshenster
    Apr 6, 2023
    1/ @joeschmidtiv and I believe Systems of Record have long been the holy grail of value creation in software. But one specific type of System of Record “rules them all”: the Operating System. So what is an OS?
    Vertical Operating Systems: One System of Record to Rule Them All | Andreessen Horowitz
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
    @kshenster
    Jun 2, 2025
    When @jaltma and I sat down with @Kr00ney on @CNBC, we covered a little bit of everything: the state of early-stage investing, what it takes to build (and back) enduring companies, and why MANGO might be the new FAANG. Founders today are navigating noise, capital constraints,
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    Kristina Shen
    Chemistry
    @kshenster
    Aug 10, 2020
    Video is the future of how we interact with people and content! We're thrilled to partner with @mux @a16z
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    TechCrunch
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    Aug 10, 2020
    Mux raises $37M Series C as its API-based video-streaming service scales tcrn.ch/3fKMWcD by @alex