Siqi Chen is the founder and CEO of Runway, a startup backed by a16z that simplifies business understanding for operators without a finance background. With an extensive background as an operator and founder, Siqi served as CEO of Sandbox VR (a16z), VP of Product and Growth at Postmates (acquired by Uber), and CEO of Hey, Inc (Google-funded, acquired by Postmates). His leadership roles also include being Head of Product at Zynga (IPO 2011) and CEO of Serious Business (acquired by Zynga). Siqi is an investor in nearly a hundred companies, including Clubhouse, Amplitude, Pipe, and Italic. Prior to his entrepreneurial journey, Siqi made significant contributions to machine vision technology on the Mars Exploration Rovers at NASA JPL, receiving a Congressional Space Act award for his achievements while in school.