Venture capital
Andreessen Horowitz
Fit 80Cold inbound OK
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Software is eating the world. Multi-stage fund with deep operating-team support across crypto, AI, bio, games, consumer.
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth stage
Geographies
usglobal
Industries
aiai-infrasaasdeveloper-toolsfintechbiotechconsumerdeeptech
Business models
saasmarketplaceenterpriseconsumer-subscription
Check size
$250,000 to $100,000,000
Founder segments
technical-founderdomain-expertsecond-time-founder
Portfolio anchors
GitHubCoinbaseDatabricksFigmaInstacart
How to reach them
Apply via the a16z site or get a warm intro from a portfolio founder. Crypto + bio teams have dedicated submission forms.
Known weaknesses
- High signaling risk if you raise from them and stall
- Best fit at scale, not pre-product
Outreach starter
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Venture capital cold email
Subject: {{idea name}}: {{one-line description}}
Hi Andreessen Horowitz,
I'm {{founder name}}, building {{idea name}}.
In one line: {{one-line description}}
Where we are today: {{1-2 sentences of traction}}
We are raising {{ask amount}}. Saw your work with GitHub — that's the closest analog to what we're building, which is why I'm reaching out to you specifically.
Deck and demo: {{website url}}
Worth a 20-minute conversation?
{{founder name}}Fill in: idea name, one-line description, founder name, 1-2 sentences of traction, ask amount, website url
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