Startup profile for Practice: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (seed), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Practice

Coaching and consulting business OS — shut down November 2025.

Stage

seed

Status

shutdown

Coverage

full

Why Practice is interesting

Breather co-founder Julien Smith raised a16z-led seed; product wound down after four years.

Key facts

  • a16z portfolio status: Active
  • Seed (2021): $10M led by Andrew Chen / a16z for coaching-business OS (BetaKit)
  • Operations ceased November 2025 per company farewell notice (practice.do)
  • Co-investors: no additional institutional investors disclosed in public sources reviewed 2026-07-24

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Practice's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz

Industries

Generalist Technology

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Related funding articles

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Last updated: 2026-07-24