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Andreessen Horowitz

also referred to as: a16z

includes a16z Perennial, a16z Growth, a16z Growth Team

26 statements across 11 episodes · 11 bullish · 0 bearish · 10 people on the record · first statement May 31, 2024 by Doug Bernauer · said 124 times in 40 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by Molly O'Shea (49), Michel Del Buono (13), Brian Kim (10), David Ulevitch (9), Chris Power (6), Alex Bouaziz (4), Roy Lee (3), Hunter Walk (3)

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Everything said about Andreessen Horowitz, oldest first

May 31, 2024 neutral
Disclosure
Radiant has raised about $60 million from a16z and USV
“And then we raised a series A with Union Square Ventures in 20, 22. And then a little over a year ago, we did a series B with Andreessen and raised a forty-five million dollar round. So when you add all that up, we've raised about sixty million in total ventur…”
Doug Bernauer May 31, 2024 ▶ 32:35 Radiant CEO Doug Bernauer on Portable Nuclear Microreactors & the Future of Clean Energy · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Apr 9, 2025
Assertion Supported
Base Power raises $200M Series B from Addition, a16z, and Lightspeed
“The round was led by Addition, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed coming in as new investors, and then existing investors, Valor, Thrive, Altimeter, Trust Ventures, Terrain, and a number of other smaller investors.”
Zach Schendel Apr 9, 2025 ▶ 0:12 Base Power's $200M Series B | Co-Led by Lee Fixel, A16Z, Lightspeed, & Valor Equity Partners · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jun 20, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Cluely raised $15 million led by Andreessen Horowitz
“We did fix the mill led by Angriest.”
Roy Lee Jun 20, 2025 ▶ 0:47 Cluely Raises $15 Million From a16z | Roy Lee, Founder & CEO · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 3, 2025
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Kim: a16z closed its ElevenLabs deal in four hours in London
“I ended up flying to London sort of told Maddie, I'm like, I happen to be in London tomorrow. Let's chat. And we ended up getting to terms and an agreement in the next, you know, in the four hours I was on the ground.”
Brian Kim Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 24:51 Why a16z Bet $15 Million on THIS Controversial Startup · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 3, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Kim: a16z check sizes are dictated by strict fund ownership requirements
“We do have some ownership requirement given the size of the fund and how big we need to believe the company becomes and There's some triangulation of where that needs to work. So maybe the founder says, Hey, like I have a need for thirty million dollars, but t…”
Brian Kim Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 6:48 Why a16z Bet $15 Million on THIS Controversial Startup · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 3, 2025 positive
Opinion
Kim: Pre-2024 Startups Aren't Crippled by Legacy Tech Debt
“The idea that Pre 2024 companies have this infra debt, and it's so hard to unjumble, and you can't innovate, you can't grow fast. I don't think that's true. What I do think is true is you need founders who are understanding of the technical advancement that's …”
Brian Kim Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 46:01 Why a16z Bet $15 Million on THIS Controversial Startup · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 3, 2025
Disclosure
Kim: a16z Memos Compare Shipping Velocity Across Competitors
“There are a couple of memos that I've written with a team where we try to compare the product shipping velocity across all players in, in, in the same sort of space.”
Brian Kim Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 55:01 Why a16z Bet $15 Million on THIS Controversial Startup · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 3, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Kim: a16z does not shy away from polarizing startups like Cluely
“I'm a lot less worried about it, worried about that because as you know, we, as one of my partners put it, we run into fires. Yeah. Right. We're not, we don't shy away from that. So that's okay. What I am more focused on is making sure the image and the brand …”
Brian Kim Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 11:48 Why a16z Bet $15 Million on THIS Controversial Startup · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 3, 2025
Disclosure
Kim: a16z prioritizes velocity in revenue and user growth over retention
“So what I now look for is velocity. And what I look for in those are two to three things, velocity in user growth or revenue. Nowadays people are very willing to pay for tools, especially in this early age. So tools that are actually effectively monetizing and…”
Brian Kim Jul 3, 2025 ▶ 53:17 Why a16z Bet $15 Million on THIS Controversial Startup · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Oct 8, 2025 bullish
Disclosure
Dell: Thrive, Valor, and a16z joined Base Power's Series C
“The round is led by Addition. All of our existing major investors are reinvesting. So Thrive, our earliest backer, Valor, who led our Series A, Altimeter, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Allad Gill. You know, a number of other firms that have been on the cap …”
Zach Dell Oct 8, 2025 ▶ 2:19 Base Power Raises $1B led by Addition, with Trust Ventures, Lightspeed, a16z, Altimeter, Elad Gil · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Nov 18, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
a16z launched American Dynamism in 2022 using core venture funds
“And in the beginning of twenty-twenty-two, we launched the American Dynamism practice. It wasn't a fun then. You know, as Catherine would say, it was like a meme that was becoming a movement and we announced that we had committed all this money to it, but we a…”
David Ulevitch Nov 18, 2025 ▶ 6:14 How Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, & David Ulevitch Started a16z’s American Dynamism Fund · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Nov 18, 2025 bullish
Disclosure
a16z prepares second American Dynamism fund after $660M first vehicle
“We'd raise, we raised the first American Dynamism Fund, it was six hundred sixty million dollars and then we're now actually getting ready to go do our second fund.”
David Ulevitch Nov 18, 2025 ▶ 6:50 How Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, & David Ulevitch Started a16z’s American Dynamism Fund · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Nov 18, 2025 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ulevitch: Defense tech startups are ramping revenue faster than historical precedents
“What we're already seeing in the market is, A, these companies are ramping their revenue faster than companies have in these categories ever before.”
David Ulevitch Nov 18, 2025 ▶ 22:25 How Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, & David Ulevitch Started a16z’s American Dynamism Fund · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Nov 18, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Ulevitch: a16z and General Catalyst split Anduril's Series B
“And this was their Series B. And when I went down there, I met Catherine Boyle, who was at a rival firm at General Catalyst and she thought she was going to do the Series B. And so the way we met was we ended up having to split the Series B which Anderil sort …”
David Ulevitch Nov 18, 2025 ▶ 3:56 How Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, & David Ulevitch Started a16z’s American Dynamism Fund · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Nov 21, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2026
Ulevitch: Radiant Nuclear will activate first new-design fueled reactor next year
“I think Radiant is going to turn on the first fueled nuclear reactor of a new design in like 50 plus years. I think they're going to do it next year.”
David Ulevitch Nov 21, 2025 ▶ 5:56 $635M Exit → $600M Fund: David Ulevitch on Building a16z’s Hottest New Fund · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Nov 21, 2025 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ulevitch: a16z likely holds more invested cash in Anduril than any other investor
“I think we, I think, I don't know, but I think we have more cash in Anduril than any other investor.”
David Ulevitch Nov 21, 2025 ▶ 7:15 $635M Exit → $600M Fund: David Ulevitch on Building a16z’s Hottest New Fund · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Immerman: 150 companies hit $100M revenue annually today versus 15 in 2009
“Today, we believe that's like 10 x larger, like a 150 every year.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 40:28 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026 bullish
Disclosure
Immerman: a16z joined Waymo's $16B Series D at $126B valuation
“Waymo raised sixteen billion dollars at a hundred twenty six billion dollar valuation. It was their Series D. We're really excited to be a major participant there. We've participated in all four of their external rounds dating back to the Series A.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 6:49 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Immerman: No books by a16z partners were ghostwritten
“None of these books were ghostwritten.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 44:43 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026
Disclosure
Immerman: a16z early-stage team met 90% of companies a16z Growth backs
“90% of the companies we're investing in out of our growth fund, our early stage team has met.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 2:09 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Immerman: a16z can almost guarantee viral launches for founders
“We can go to an early stage founder and almost guarantee That their launch is going to go viral.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 46:04 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 13, 2026
Disclosure
Immerman: Roughly 50% of a16z Growth investments are early-stage portfolio follow-ons
“Of the companies you named and of our portfolio at large, roughly 50% Of our investments, our follow-ons to our early stage winners companies breaking out.”
Alex Immerman Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 1:38 Inside a16z Growth: Waymo, Stripe, ElevenLabs, Revolut, Coinbase, Kalshi · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 27, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Del Buono: a16z Perennial Serves Firm Principals and External Founders
“It's a multifamily office for the principals here and a number of founders, not necessarily been backed by the company, but many in fact backed by the company.”
Michel Del Buono Mar 27, 2026 ▶ 1:46 Inside Marc Andreessen & Ben Horowitz’s Multi-Family Office · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Mar 27, 2026 positive
Insight
Del Buono: a16z Hires for Outsized Strengths, Not Lack of Flaws
“They said, we don't hire people for lack of flaws. We hire people for their sort of their skills.”
Michel Del Buono Mar 27, 2026 ▶ 50:04 Inside Marc Andreessen & Ben Horowitz’s Multi-Family Office · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jun 29, 2026 neutral
Opinion
Randle: Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst are asset managers, not VC firms
“But I think a lot of these firms, they have just become alternative asset managers. And like, that is what they are. And they have venture products, but they are not venture capital firms. And that's, that, that's not me being like, oh, they're not VC firms be…”
Ev Randle Jun 29, 2026 ▶ 41:24 Benchmark's AI Bets: Cerebras, Sierra, Legora, Fireworks, Starcloud, Gumloop.. · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Jul 15, 2026 positive
Disclosure
Senra Systems Closes $65M Series B Led by Lowercarbon and Interlagos
“Senra Systems officially closed our Series B fundraising for sixty-five million dollars. We had Lower Carbon, Interlagos leading the round with a lot of our existing investors coming into the mix, such as Sequoia, Founders Fund, General Catalyst Andreessen Hor…”
Jordan Black Jul 15, 2026 ▶ 1:10 Senra Systems' $65M Series B: Fixing Aerospace & Defense's Biggest Bottleneck · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
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