Andreessen Horowitz

aid: a16z
name: Andreessen Horowitz
description: >-
  Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded in July 2009 by Marc
  Andreessen and Ben Horowitz and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm invests across the
  full lifecycle from seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, deploying stage-based checks
  that range from roughly $1M-$5M into early application bets up to hundreds of millions of dollars into
  its largest AI positions. a16z organizes around dedicated practice areas: AI, American Dynamism,
  Bio + Healthcare, Consumer, Crypto, Enterprise, Fintech, Games, Infrastructure, plus specialty vehicles
  including the Cultural Leadership Fund, Perennial, and the Speedrun accelerator. With over $90B-$100B+ in
  assets under management as of early 2026 and a public portfolio of more than 1,000 companies, a16z is one
  of the largest and most influential venture firms in the world, known for its operator-led platform model
  and notable investments including Airbnb, Coinbase, GitHub, Figma, Stripe, Databricks, Anduril, and OpenAI.
image: https://a16z.com/favicon.ico
x-type: venture-capital
x-category: Venture Capital
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
tags:
  - Venture Capital
  - Seed
  - Series A
  - Growth Equity
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Crypto
  - Fintech
  - Enterprise
  - Infrastructure
  - Developer Tools
  - American Dynamism
  - Silicon Valley
  - North America
apis: []
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://a16z.com/
  - type: Portfolio
    url: https://a16z.com/portfolio/
  - type: Portfolio
    url: https://a16z.com/investment-list/
  - type: Portfolio
    url: portfolio/a16z-portfolio.yml
  - type: Team
    url: https://a16z.com/team/
  - type: Team
    url: team/a16z-team.yml
  - type: InvestmentThesis
    url: https://a16z.com/about/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://a16z.com/news-content/
  - type: Podcast
    url: https://a16z.com/podcasts/
  - type: Newsletter
    url: https://a16z.com/newsletters/
  - type: News
    url: https://a16z.com/news-content/
  - type: Jobs
    url: https://jobs.a16z.com/jobs
  - type: Crunchbase
    url: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/andreessen-horowitz
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a16z/
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/a16z
  - type: Features
    data:
      - "Stage: Seed, Venture (Series A+), Growth"
      - "Typical check: ~$1M-$5M early application bets, up to hundreds of millions for largest AI positions"
      - "Sectors: AI, American Dynamism, Bio + Healthcare, Consumer, Crypto, Enterprise, Fintech, Games, Infrastructure"
      - "Geography: Primarily United States / global technology"
      - "AUM: $90B-$100B+ (as of early 2026)"
      - "Portfolio: 1,000+ companies (a16z investment list)"
      - "Founded: 2009"
      - "HQ: Menlo Park, California, USA"
    sources:
      - https://a16z.com/about/
      - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreessen_Horowitz
      - https://a16z.com/investment-list/
    updated: '2026-07-17'
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