Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz is an American venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.

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Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen, who co-created the early web browser Mosaic and co-founded Netscape, and Ben Horowitz, with whom he had co-founded Loudcloud. The nickname a16z is a numeronym: there are 16 letters between the a and the z of the firm's name.

The firm invests in companies from early-stage startups to growth-stage businesses across technology sectors, including software, AI, crypto, and bio and health.

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