Russ is the cofounder and CEO of LiveKit, the voice AI platform behind ChatGPT, Character.ai and ElevenLabs. He started his first company in the 2007 batch of YC and was the 2nd frontend engineer at Twitter.

Matthew Gallagher is the founder of MEDVi, a leading telehealth provider that has redefined the ceiling for startup velocity. Under his leadership, MEDVi became one of the fastest-growing companies in history, scaling from $0 to $1 Billion in ARR in just 14 months.

A pioneer in hyper-efficient organizational design, Matthew has built MEDVi into a case study for modern operational excellence. Despite its billion-dollar scale and serving hundreds of thousands of patients nationwide, the company operates with an unprecedented lean structure, supported by only a handful of contractors and one employee. This model leverages a sophisticated ecosystem of AI, API-driven technology, strategic partnerships, and operational automation to dominate health markets and provide excellent service to patients.

Matthew’s expertise lies at the intersection of technical infrastructure and rapid market penetration. By democratizing access to clinicians through a seamless, consumer-first digital experience, he has positioned MEDVi as the primary challenger to traditional healthcare delivery models.

Kobie has been a General Partner at Upfront since 2016, with a core investing focus in SaaS, marketing technology, and emerging technologies including VR and AR. His notable Upfront investments include Bevy, Wave, Cordial, MetaCX and Valence, which he also founded. Prior to Upfront, Kobie was an investor at Accel, helped found OpenView Venture Partners, and was an investor at Insight Venture Partners; over his career he invested early in companies including Exact Target (sold to Salesforce for $2.5B) and Oculus (sold to Facebook for $2B). He was also the Chief Marketing Officer at LA-based REVOLVE, one of the largest global fashion e-commerce players. Kobie graduated from Harvard College.