Andreessen Horowitz

Name

Andreessen Horowitz

Legal name

Andreessen Horowitz

Website

https://a16z.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multi-Sector / Generalist Growth Equity (FSANACAO)

Keywords

• Venture capital financing
• Startup investment funds
• Portfolio company support
• Technology growth equity
• Private equity investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Menlo Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment gains from publicly exited portfolio companies: Realized and unrealized appreciation on portfolio holdings; e.g., SpaceX stake valued over $10 billion at IPO and disclosed as 'biggest return in its history', SpaceX stake exceeding $10 billion at IPO pricing, ~$10 billion at $1.8T valuation, and ~$6 billion stake in Cursor ahead of the $60B SpaceX-Cursor deal.
2. Fund management fees and carried interest: Standard venture capital economics: management fees on assets under management across multiple funds plus carried interest on fund profits. The firm's AUM is implied to be very large given its capacity to co-lead 6 rounds in May 2026 and to anchor mega-rounds of $1B+ in OpenAI, $355M in Digital Asset, $33M in Ornn, and $40M in Probook. Not publicly disclosed in source.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Core offering

Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm that invests across all stages (seed, venture, growth) in technology companies via multiple dedicated funds organized into eleven focus areas (AI, American Dynamism, Bio + Health, Consumer, Crypto, Cultural Leadership Fund, Enterprise, Fintech, Growth, Infrastructure, Perennial) and the Speedrun accelerator. In addition to capital, the firm sells portfolio companies a structured operating-company support model that pairs ex-founder/ex-operator investors with a separate multi-function operator team covering marketing, talent, finance, legal, policy, and go-to-market enablement. Complementary paid-adjacent programs include a16z Build (founder community), College Talent (early-career pipeline), and the a16z FDE Fellowship (applied AI engineering talent).

Product overview

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm rather than a single software product company; its offering is best characterized as a platform-plus-modules architecture in which the core platform is its general venture practice and the modules are the distinct vertical and stage-specific funds and programs listed below. The core a16z platform is complemented by vertical focus areas — AI, American Dynamism, Bio + Health, Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Infrastructure, Perennial, and Crypto (a16z crypto) — alongside stage- and theme-specific modules such as Growth and Speedrun (the gaming accelerator). Around the investment modules sit talent and community modules including a16z Build, College Talent, and the FDE Fellowship, plus dedicated capital vehicles such as the Cultural Leadership Fund and the a16z Global initiative. Content modules — the a16z Podcast Network, a16z Newsletters, and a16z Books — and the a16z Portfolio itself round out the firm's integrated offering to founders and limited partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• a16z crypto: Crypto-focused investment arm of Andreessen Horowitz with its own team and dedicated site (a16zcrypto.com).
• a16z Speedrun
• a16z Build
• a16z FDE Fellowship
• a16z Global
• Andreessen Horowitz Newsroom/Substack

Products and services

• a16z Speedrun Accelerator
• a16z FDE Fellowship
• a16z Build (Founder Community)
• College Talent Program
• a16z Global Initiative

Quantifiable outcome

• SpaceX stake valued over $10 billion at IPO in June 2026 — described as the biggest return in the firm's history
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sequoia Capital: Premier US venture capital firm operating across multiple stages and verticals with comparable fund size and a similar operating-company support model. Directly comparable as both lead mega-rounds (led ElevenLabs $500M Series D, OpenAI participation) and compete for the same founders.
• General Catalyst: Top-tier multi-stage venture capital firm with comparable scale and stage range. Tied with a16z as most-active US VC in May 2026, also runs a tech-focused operating model and pursues similar themes in AI, fintech, and defense.
• Founders Fund: Peter Thiel-led venture firm that co-invested alongside a16z in SpaceX and other defense-tech companies. Comparable in deep-tech and frontier-tech focus, with similar late-stage mega-round capacity.
• Kleiner Perkins: Long-established venture capital firm that co-led Mirendil's $200M seed and led Saronic's $1.75B Series D alongside a16z participation. Comparable in stage range and theme coverage, especially in AI, biotech, and climate-tech.
• Lightspeed Venture Partners: Multi-stage VC firm with comparable global reach and stage coverage. Co-invested with a16z in recent seed and Series A rounds (e.g., Jarvie AI), and competes directly for similar AI, consumer, and enterprise deals.
• New Enterprise Associates (NEA): One of the largest US VC firms by AUM and active portfolio company count, comparable to a16z in scale and stage range. Competes directly for healthcare, enterprise, and consumer investments.
• Benchmark: Early-stage-focused venture capital firm with comparable brand premium in Silicon Valley. Competes with a16z for the highest-quality founders at the seed and Series A stages, particularly in enterprise and consumer software.
• Accel: Global venture capital firm with comparable stage range and a similar partner-led investment approach. Direct competitor for early- and growth-stage rounds across enterprise, consumer, and fintech.
• Greylock Partners: Premier early-stage venture capital firm with a similar focus on enterprise and consumer software. Comparable brand strength and competes for the same lead-investor mandates on top-tier seed and Series A rounds.
• Index Ventures: Global venture capital firm with comparable stage and thematic coverage, particularly in fintech, enterprise, and consumer. Direct competitor for transatlantic rounds and similar mega-deal capacity in growth stages.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/a16z
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@a16z
• Facebookfacebook.com/andreessenhorowitz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a16z
• Instagraminstagram.com/a16z

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments2221 records

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