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Robin Guo

Investing @ a16z || Investment Lead for SPEEDRUN

Santa Monica, California

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $40,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $20,000,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Gaming Investment Partner

    2022

    Founding team of a16z Games and a16z SPEEDRUN. Companies I work with: Azra Games, Believer, Mainframe, Metatheory, Mountaintop, Odyssey Interactive, Raid Base, Roboto Games, Theorycraft, Pahdo Labs, PLAI Labs SR001: Karyo, Matchday, Primodium, Talofa, Voidpet SR002: Dream Voyage, Gridsnap, Legion Studios, Loftia, Plutus (+1 in stealth)

2021 - 2022

  • Corporate Development Manager

    2021 - 2022

    Leading web3 product, GTM, and partnership strategy exploration Investments: Carry1st (A), Frost Giant (A-2), Mainframe (B), Raid Base (A), Twin Drums (seed), Notorious (seed), W!cked Saints (seed), Kanga (acq.) 3 unannounced pre-seed/seed investments

2018 - 2021

  • Business Analyst

    2018 - 2021

    Consultant in the generalist group. A few project highlights: 1) Identifying, sizing, and implementing a $100M growth opportunity for a leading insulin brand of a pharmaceutical company 2) Modeling COVID-19 impacts on the construction industry (contract delays, cash flow implications) for a potential acquisition by a leading PE firm 3) Building a playbook on malaria stockout strategy to improve cold storage supply chain and ensure sufficient delivery to low-income countries

2017 - 2017

  • Summer Intern

    2017 - 2017

2016 - 2016

  • Real Estate and Asset Management Intern

    2016 - 2016

    Focused on managing 100M Capital Expenditure budget for 86 hotels worldwide, determining the feasibility and return on investment on several million dollar projects.

  • Financial Structures Intern

    2015 - 2015

    Researched CLO and bond market performance to facilitate critical credit rating decisions, which were also based on the financial performance of various companies.

  • Biomedical Engineering and Earth Sciences Intern

    2012 - 2013

    Researched synthetic ACL reconstruction through various biocompatible and biodegradable scaffolds, and carbon sequestration techniques in biomass.