Kat Zhang
@katkzhang
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Fintech @lightspeedvp • Ex @NewYorkFed • @ucberkeley undergrad • @chicagobooth MBA
San Francisco, CA
Joined December 2021
I have a lot of respect for people like Aaron, who tell you what you need to hear, rather than what you want to hear.
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1/ 2 weeks ago we published our thinking on the next phase of fintech Money 3.0 is here, but most people missed it. Here’s our take on why stablecoins represent the biggest architectural shift in finance since the internet + what’s coming next 👇
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A new financial system is taking shape, and stablecoins are at the core. We call this shift Money 3.0: a re-architecture of global finance where platform builders fuse traditional financial services with blockchain infrastructure. In our latest blog, @katkzhang, @arfrank, and
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1/ Some thoughts I have been noodling on.. @BenEvans got me thinking about how sticky is AI really and who is paying for it? From conversations with founders - many are still selling to AI Innovation teams / Chief AI Evangelist at Fortune 500s.. https://t.co/aAMwvEA4ti
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Hundreds of millions of people have tried ChatGPT, but most of them haven’t been back. Every big company has done a pilot, but far fewer are in deployment. Some of this is just a matter of time. But...
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Had a great time last week at @FintechMeetup ! Lively panel
Last week @katkzhang from our investment team moderated a panel at @FintechMeetup! Panelists from @Deciens @anthemis @CohenCircle and Searchlight Capital Partners shared their thoughts on navigating volatility + uncertainty in a disrupted VC landscape 💡 #fintech
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"shockingly simple but simultaneously so frickin’ smart" is EXACTLY what we're going for. I couldn't ask for a better endorsement or compliment. Thank you, the intelligence! ❤️🚀🤩 https://t.co/5peTrR8iMh
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🪄 Presto! This tool just turned my #Money2020 schedule into a beautifully structured calendar event using AI - magic! 📆 Saved me time & clicks. Thank you @agendahero!
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Turn text into calendar events that you can send to yourself.
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Great @TIME article from an even better friend @jeremybney. We started at the @NewYorkFed together and so impressed with all that he’s gone on to do! If you aren’t subscribed to his American Inequality substack, you absolutely should! ⭐️ https://t.co/hp5VN6DQZe ⭐️
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There should be an *extra* special place in hell for people who take off their shoes on flights, let alone a 12 hr international one 🤢🤢🤢
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If you weren’t at 👑 @sophgoldb ‘s #fintechdevcon payments talk, you missed out! Perfect balance of breadth & depth which is no small feat when talking about payments!
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Ansa is hiring 🪐 we’re growing across gtm, ops, and customer success roles — come join the @cheaperpayments team in SF! Open roles below, we’d love to hear from you
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Ansa is a Series A startup backed by top investors, building an innovative payments platform for merchants. We help merchants increase customer retention, unlock new modes of payment, and benefit...
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Can't wait!
Getting ready to host an intimate B2B founders breakfast for #SFTechWeek at our new @upfrontvc SF office! Excited to be doing it with our friends at @expa More details are here: https://t.co/HorTYcaT1k
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Join @nicoleonyoo, @katkzhang and I at #SFTechWeek - we're hosting an intimate B2B founders breakfast with @expa at our *NEW* @upfrontvc SF office! Check it out:
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Join Upfront Ventures and Expa for a morning of learning, networking, and delicious breakfast treats with other early-stage B2B SaaS and fintech founders in…
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Who’s ready for SF & LA #TechWeek? Be sure to check out some of our events and register! 👇
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Happy Friday/ this brings me joy - A former Fed colleague sent me this and it gave me a chuckle 🤭 so had to share Who would’ve though DnD charts would reach the Federal Reserve banks (and so well might I add 😂) What do you think?
remembering that time I made a DnD alignment chart of the regional Federal Reserve banks
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So much energy, optimism, and excitement right now in tech and the Bay Area! Hope to see you at an AI event soon.
We put the Bay Area AI events into one schedule to make it easy to keep up with AI awesomeness. If you know more, comment, and we'll add them to the list. Please retweet and share! https://t.co/PUzARBqrwh
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Today, we released a new long range radar sensor that counts people with remarkable precision from as high as 20 ft. One unit can measure 1,000 sqft. It's reducing the cost of deployment for customers as much as 51% and it's available today. More info https://t.co/WvMrsJEijF
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What an end to NY Fintech Week! 🎉Had a blast cohosting an intimate breakfast with @getclair 💫for 30 of our close fintech friends this morning! highly (!!) recommend Banter Cafe on Hudson in WV - their golden folded eggs & Nutella French toast👌🏽👌🏽 @upfrontvc #upfrontxfintech
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What an end to NY Fintech Week! 🎉Had a blast cohosting an intimate breakfast with @getclair 💫for 30 of our close fintech friends this morning! highly (!!) recommend Banter Cafe on Hudson in WV - their golden folded eggs & Nutella French toast👌🏽👌🏽 @upfrontvc #upfrontxfintech
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You know those PDFs, feeds, and emails you're supposed to be wrangling into one calendar but maybe just have on your desk/refrigerator/psyche? Yeah. You deserve better. @carencioffi & @AgendaHero are helping! Submit an ugly schedule; get back sanity. https://t.co/g8HtrS3L3R
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Agenda Hero turns text, images, and PDFs into calendar events you can instantly add to Google, Apple, and Outlook. Or create a shareable schedule so your team, family, or group can get events on...
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