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Andreessen Horowitz
States it manages over $100 billion and was founded on the conviction that software would eat the world. Claims the largest team of operators in venture.
Criteria: Invests across AI, bio and healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, infrastructure and American Dynamism. States plainly that it does not win by arbitrarily overpaying and that its strategy is to invest in the best companies, not to get the best bargains. Publishes full theses that become funds. States it routes companies internally by go-to-market function: if your primary customer is consumers or the Fortune 100, you belong with the AI apps team rather than American Dynamism.
What this means for your pitchAddress the specific practice, not the firm, using the vocabulary of its published thesis. And do not try to win them with a cheap round, because they have stated in public that price is not how they compete.
a16z, aboutChecked 16 August 2026
From Andreessen Horowitz's own site and announcements · checked 26 August 2026 · selective, not comprehensive · verify on the firm's pages
a16z co-led a Series A investment in Volta, an AI infrastructure company that combines cloud operations with project finance to give startups access to GPU compute without long-term commitments. The announcement states Volta secured a $10 billion strategic partnership for a 133 MW deployment in Norway and a $5 billion infrastructure program with Azora.
a16z announced an investment in Vals, founded by Rayan Krishnan and Langston Nashold, which evaluates AI models on benchmarks built from real workflows with domain experts rather than academic exams. The firm describes Vals as an independent scorekeeper for AI, comparing its role to that of ratings agencies in credit markets.
a16z opened applications for SR007, the seventh cohort of its Speedrun program for early-stage startups, running July 27 through October 11, 2026, with applications closing May 17, 2026. The program invests up to $1 million per company, structured as $500K for 10 percent via a SAFE plus another $500K in the next round, with no board seat requirement.