Venture capitalMenlo Park, California, USA
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
One of the largest and most AI-concentrated venture firms in the world, founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. a16z runs sector-specific funds spanning applications, infrastructure and bio, and has been among the largest outside investors in the current generation of frontier AI labs - relevant to any UAE company benchmarking against, or eventually raising alongside, Silicon Valley capital.
Companies it has backed
Only deals we could confirm for Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) - each one links to where it was reported.
Creator of ChatGPT and the GPT family of frontier models.
Databricks (opens in a new tab)
Data and AI platform for enterprises.
What it invests in
- Foundation models
- AI infrastructure
- AI applications
- Enterprise software
People
- Marc Andreessen
- Co-founder & General Partner
- Ben Horowitz
- Co-founder & General Partner
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