Andreessen Horowitz

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.

$90B+ AUM 82/100 Power Score™ 2009 Founded Menlo Park, CA

AI Crypto Fintech Consumer Enterprise Software Developer Tools Cybersecurity

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Signature Exit

Coinbase's 2021 direct listing on Nasdaq - one of the largest crypto IPOs ever

Key Partners & Leadership

Marc Andreessen

Co-Founder & General Partner

Co-Founder & General Partner

General Partner, a16z crypto

General Partner, Infrastructure & Enterprise

General Partner, Consumer & Apps

Managing Partner

Firm Timeline

2009

Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz launch the firm with a $300 million debut fund.

2011

Becomes the first VC firm to hold stakes in Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, and Zynga at the same time.

2013

Backs Coinbase and Lyft in their early funding rounds, years before either went public.

2018

Its early investment in GitHub returns over $1 billion when Microsoft acquires the company for $7.5 billion.

2021

Coinbase and Roblox both go public in the same year - two of the firm's largest exits to date.

2022

Raises a $4.5 billion fund dedicated to crypto, one of the largest ever raised for the category.

Notable Public Portfolio Companies

Airbnb ABNB
Coinbase COIN
Roblox RBLX
Lyft LYFT
Pinterest PINS