April 4, 2016

A San Francisco Bay Area native, Katz is a venture capitalist passionate about entrepreneurship, food (namely peanut butter), and the Giants (as in the San Francisco ones). Currently, he is head of U.S. investments for Naspers Ventures where he is responsible for identifying innovative companies in the U.S. that are positioned well for global expansion, closing deals via investment or M&A.

Prior to Naspers Ventures, Katz was a Partner, U.S. Investments for the Alibaba Group, and Vice President at Battery Ventures. Katz holds a Master’s in Business from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s from Georgetown University.