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Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm founded in 2009 that backs technology founders from seed through late stage across consumer, enterprise, bio/health, crypto, fintech, and defense.

a16z.com · Menlo Park

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StageFund Raise (Infrastructure / Apps)February 2026[17]
Raised$39.6Bdisclosed rounds[18]
Headcount698as of Apr 2026[15]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2009[15][17]
Money

Raised $39.6B across disclosed rounds.[18]

Fund Raise (Infrastructure / Apps) closed February 2026.[17]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include CalPERS, Sanabil Investments (Saudi PIF).[3]

People

Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder[15][3]

Ben Horowitz, Co-Founder[15][3]

Chris Dixon, Founder & Managing Partner, a16z Crypto[4][5][6][7][8][9][3]

Sarah Wang, General Partner, Growth[4][5][6][7][8][9][3]

Anish Acharya, General Partner, Consumer[4][5][6][7][8][9][3]

Zane Lackey, General Partner, DevOps/DevTools/Cybersecurity[4][5][6][7][8][9][3]

Peter Levine, General Partner[4][5][6][7][8][9][3]

Brian Roberts, General Partner, AI Apps & American Dynamism[4][5][6][7][8][9][3]

Scott Kupor, Former Managing Partner (now U.S. OPM Director)[4][5][6][7][8][9][3]

Signals
Jun 1 2026newsInvesting in Endra | Andreessen Horowitz company claim, not independently confirmed[10]
May 20 2026newsInvesting in Exa[21]
May 14 2026newsInvesting in Stitch - by Alex Rampell and James da Costa[19]
May 6 2026newsInvesting in Ethos | Andreessen Horowitz company claim, not independently confirmed[14]
Apr 15 2026newsInvesting in Hilbert | Andreessen Horowitz company claim, not independently confirmed[20]
Comps

Benchmark · benchmark.com · Named directly alongside a16z in the RFP.wiki competitor comparison; same buyer (technology founders seeking seed-to-early-stage VC), same asset class, competing for the same deal flow.[22]

Sequoia Capital · sequoiacap.com · Listed as a primary competitor on Owler's a16z competitor page; same buyer (technology founders at any stage), same multi-stage fund structure, and direct overlap in late-stage and growth deals.[23]

Accel · accel.com · Listed as a competitor on Owler's a16z competitor page; competes for the same enterprise and consumer technology founders, overlapping particularly in early-stage enterprise software and cybersecurity.[23]

Lightspeed Venture Partners · lsvp.com · Listed as a competitor on Distill Intelligence's a16z competitor list; same multi-stage, multi-sector mandate competing for the same founder relationships and LP capital.[24]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[10]

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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm founded in 2009 that backs technology founders from seed through late stage across consumer, enterprise, bio/health, crypto, fintech, and defense.

a16z.com · Menlo Park

StageFund Raise (Infrastructure / Apps)
Raised$39.6B
Headcount698
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2009
CompsBenchmark +3

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