Investor profile for Andreessen Horowitz: typical check size, headquarters (Menlo Park, CA), stages they lead or invest in, and links to website and social profiles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker directory.

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a Menlo Park multi-stage firm with $35B+ AUM, running thematic practices across AI, crypto, enterprise, bio, and American Dynamism — from seed through growth, with platform-scale founder support.

Typical check size

$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)

Founded

2009

Headquarters

Menlo Park, CA

AUM

$35B+

Rounds they lead

Series A Series B+

Rounds they invest

Pre-Seed Seed Series A Series B+

Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list Andreessen Horowitz as an investor (915 total).

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FAQs about Andreessen Horowitz

Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.

a16z invests from Pre-Seed through growth (Series B+). Our directory shows the firm leading Series A and Series B+ rounds while participating across earlier stages via dedicated seed and crypto funds.
Our directory lists $35B+ AUM. Check sizes vary widely by fund and stage — from sub-$1M seed checks to nine-figure growth rounds. a16z does not publish a single typical check; stage-specific funds set deployment size.
Headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, with offices and investing activity across the U.S. and internationally. a16z backs companies globally in crypto, enterprise, consumer, bio, and American Dynamism themes.
Our directory tags a16z across crypto-web3, ai-ml, enterprise-saas, fintech, and biotech-life-sciences. The firm runs thematic practices (AI, crypto, bio, games, American Dynamism) rather than a single sector mandate.
a16z frequently leads Series A and growth rounds and also co-invests. The firm is known for taking board seats and leading large institutional rounds when conviction is high.
We link hundreds of companies — examples include Cursor (/startup/cursor), Stripe (/startup/stripe), Airbnb (/startup/airbnb), Wiz (/startup/wiz), and Vanta (/startup/vanta). Browse the full list via /fund/andreessen-horowitz.
Use a16z.com’s contact and content channels; warm introductions from founders, operators, or co-investors are standard. The firm publishes sector-specific partners — target the practice that matches your market rather than emailing partners cold without context.
See our 2026 portfolio map: /2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies. The fund profile is at /fund/andreessen-horowitz.
Yes. Andreessen Horowitz led Character.AI's $150M Series A at a $1B valuation (2023). See /startup/character-ai for the company profile, Google licensing/founder-hire context, and disclosed co-investors.