Overview
Marcus Segal is a Partner at a16z Speedrun at Andreessen Horowitz [1][3]. Segal previously served as a Part-Time Partner at Y Combinator [9], a Partner at Upshift Capital [7], and SVP of Operations at Zynga [10]. Segal has also held positions as a Visiting Partner at Andreessen Horowitz's Speedrun program [4] and as a Mentor at Google Launchpad Accelerator [8]. Segal holds a Board Member position at ForeVR Games [5] and previously served as Board Advisor at PetLab Co. [6]. Segal earned an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School [11] and a BA in English from UC Santa Barbara [12].
Profile introduction
Experienced dynamic executive with a passion for scaling consumer-facing product companies from startup to IPO. Expertise in all facets of operations: Product, HR/People Ops, Organizational Development and Fundraising. Currently leading a diverse and talented team of gaming veterans, imagineers and a death metal guitarist. Together we have one goal - translating the most popular and classic IRL games into immersive virtual reality experiences where friends and families of all ages, abilities and geographies can connect and have fun. ForeVR's games are developed from the ground up for platforms…
Career history
- Partner at a16z SpeedrunOct 2025 to presentAndreessen Horowitz
- Visiting Partner, SpeedrunAug 2024 to presentAndreessen Horowitz
- Board MemberJul 2020 to presentForeVR Games
- Board AdvisorJun 2019 to Apr 2025PetLab Co.
- PartnerSep 2017 to 2024Upshift Capital
- MentorOct 2017 to Feb 2020Google Launchpad Accelerator
- Part-Time PartnerNov 2016 to 2017Y Combinator
- SVP of OperationsApr 2015 to Jul 2016Zynga
Education
MBA2000 - 2005Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
BA, English1991 - 1994UC Santa Barbara
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