From the Editor
  • Horowitz is a general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which he cofounded in 2009.
  • The firm has $42 billion in assets under management as of May 2024 after it raised $7.2 billion in April 2024 for its various funds including American Dynamism.
  • He has backed startups like Medium, Databricks, Skype, Lyft and Okta, among others.
  • Horowitz and cofounder Marc Andreessen worked together at Netscape, then cofounded Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), which they sold to HP for $1.6 billion in 2007.
  • In a December 2023 blog post, Horowitz wrote that the firm will donate to political candidates who support an "optimistic technology-enabled future."
Personal Stats
Age
58
Notable Deal
Databricks
Residence
Atherton, California
Citizenship
United States
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Columbia University; Master of Science, University of California, Los Angeles

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