A side-by-side comparison of two AI investors: Andreessen Horowitz (Power Score 82/100) and Kleiner Perkins (Power Score 81/100), both ranked among the most active firms tracked in this category.
| Andreessen Horowitz | Kleiner Perkins | |
|---|---|---|
| Power Score™ | 82/100 | 81/100 |
| Assets Managed | $90B+ | $21B+ |
| Founded | 2009 | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, CA | Menlo Park, CA |
| Sectors | AI, Crypto, Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Developer Tools, Cybersecurity | Enterprise Software, Consumer Internet, Healthcare, AI, Deep Tech, Industrial Tech, Fintech |
Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen, the co-creator of the Netscape browser, and Ben Horowitz, a former enterprise software executive, a16z set out to build a different kind of VC firm - one staffed with in-house recruiters, marketers, and engineers to support founders directly, not just write checks. The firm's stage-agnostic, software-eats-the-world thesis has since carried it into crypto, biotech, and AI, backing companies from seed rounds through late-stage growth across every category it touches.
View full Andreessen Horowitz profile →Kleiner Perkins was founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner, a Fairchild Semiconductor co-founder, and Tom Perkins, a former Hewlett-Packard executive with degrees from MIT and Harvard. Joined shortly after by Frank Caufield and Brook Byers, the firm built its name on backing category-defining technology companies from their earliest days, including Genentech, Sun Microsystems, Netscape, Amazon, and Google. The firm's 1999 investment in Google alongside Sequoia Capital - writing what was then its largest check ever - remains one of the most celebrated bets in venture capital history.
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