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Andreessen Horowitz to launch Horowitz Andreessen Academy with major tech partners
Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is creating the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a one-year, highly selective program that will not grant degrees but offers short classes from tech leaders (including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman), co-op placements at partner companies, and more than $50,000 in compute credits. The academy launches with $42 million in funding led by a16z, 10 announced partners (Anduril, Anthropic, Coinbase, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Replit, Stripe), will admit about 50 students for a free inaugural fall 2027 cohort, and requires participants to relocate to San Francisco.
KEY POINTS
- Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is creating the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a one-year, highly selective program that will not grant degrees but offers short classes from tech leaders (including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman), co-op placements at partner companies, and more than $50,000 in compute credits.
- The academy launches with $42 million in funding led by a16z, 10 announced partners (Anduril, Anthropic, Coinbase, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Replit, Stripe), will admit about 50 students for a free inaugural fall 2027 cohort, and requires participants to relocate to San Francisco.
- This creates a new industry-backed pipeline connecting top AI and tech companies to early talent, potentially reshaping recruitment and training outside traditional universities.
WHY IT MATTERS
This creates a new industry-backed pipeline connecting top AI and tech companies to early talent, potentially reshaping recruitment and training outside traditional universities.