Thrilled to join the team @NEA, investing in generational companies from seed to pre-IPO. Sophomore year of college, the NEA Fellowship introduced me to venture — I not only met my greatest friends and mentors, but was also lucky to get an early glimpse of NEA's commitment to independent thinking, high integrity, and insatiable curiosity. Forever grateful to the @DormRoomFund mafia — the friends and believers who have been there every step of the way, @matthew_yekell the most inspirational roommate (and founder!), and to my mentors at Vista for giving me an invaluable launchpad. If you're building something ambitious, I'd love to hear from you! etrakal@nea.com - P.S. For college students, NEA Fellowship applications are open, and we're excited to meet you. For Fellowship alumni, reunions in SF and NYC are coming soon.