Andrew Chen is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, which he joined in 2018, and he focuses on consumer technology, entertainment and AI through the firm's a16z speedrun initiative. He led the Rider Growth teams at Uber before joining the firm and began his career as an analyst at Mohr Davidow Ventures. He holds a B.S. in applied mathematics from the University of Washington and wrote The Cold Start Problem, a book about how startups launch and scale using network effects. He led the firm's investments in Substack and Clubhouse and joined both boards, and announced its investments in Sandbox VR and Sleeper.
Education
B.S. Applied Mathematics, University of Washington
Previous Experience
Analyst, Mohr Davidow Ventures
Head of Rider Growth, Uber
Notable Investments
SubstackClubhouseSandbox VRSleeper
Board Seats
Substack
Clubhouse
Career Timeline
2018
Joined Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner after leading growth at Uber.
2019
Announced that Andreessen Horowitz was leading Substack's Series A and that he was joining the board.
2019
Announced Andreessen Horowitz's Series A investment in Sandbox VR.
2020
Was named as the Andreessen Horowitz partner on Sleeper's $20 million Series B.
2021
Led Andreessen Horowitz's investment in Clubhouse and joined its board of directors.
2021
Published The Cold Start Problem, a book on network effects, with Harper Business.