Ann Miura-Ko brings a rare combination of deep mathematical expertise (PhD in computer security modeling) and the ability to evaluate startups through her distinctive "full-stack power" framework that looks beyond product-market fit to assess team power, proprietary secrets, and category-defining potential. She co-founded Floodgate specifically to hunt "thunder lizard" companies that can reshape entire categories, drawing on her experience defending her PhD dissertation six weeks after giving birth while simultaneously launching the fund and making early investments like ModCloth. Ann Miura-Ko brings a rare combination of deep mathematical expertise (PhD in computer security modeling) and the ability to evaluate startups through her distinctive "full-stack power" framework that looks beyond product-market fit to assess team power, proprietary secrets, and category-defining potential. She co-founded Floodgate specifically to hunt "thunder lizard" companies that can reshape entire categories, drawing on her experience defending her PhD dissertation six weeks after giving birth while simultaneously launching the fund and making early investments like ModCloth.