Rosebud AI CEO Joins a16z
lishali88 · x · 2026-07-15
Lizhali88 announced joining a16z as a partner investing in infra and AI, while stepping down as Rosebud AI CEO.
In an accompanying article, she reflected on her 8-year entrepreneurial journey in generative AI. Moving forward, she will focus on the frontier model stack: the models themselves, as well as surrounding infrastructure and developer tools. She also noted AI's role in advancing math and science and remains bullish on AI creative tools.
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