Top 5 Takeaways with Ann Miura-Ko | Applied Intuition
We hosted Floodgate’s Ann Miura-Ko at our Mountain View HQ. She’s an early investor in Lyft, Okta, TaskRabbit, Twitch, and Twitter before its X rebrand.
Qasar Younis (left) in conversation with Ann Miura-Ko of Floodgate at Applied Intuition headquarters From building soccer-playing robots to co-founding a top venture firm, Ann Miura-Ko has never followed the conventional path. She once challenged a university instructor on behalf of his struggling students — then went on to launch a fund with him. She “rebelled” against her father by skipping the PhD track… only to get one anyway. In a fireside chat with Applied Intuition CEO Qasar Younis, Ann shared the stories behind her unconventional rise in venture capital, reflecting on what it takes…
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