Elizabeth Harkavy is a partner at a16z crypto who focuses on web 2.5 infrastructure that bridges legacy web2 systems and fully on-chain networks, bringing unusually deep technical experience from her background as a founding engineer at Corsali and her research at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory applying reinforcement learning to space networking systems. She holds degrees in Physics and Computer Science from MIT and has co-authored foundational thinking about the metaverse while serving as a hands-on mentor and co-investor for crypto infrastructure startups in a16z's programs.