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Ben Horowitz

Ben Horowitz

Co-Founder & General Partner atAndreessen HorowitzFirm active Oct 12San Francisco Bay Area
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Ben Horowitz is a co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm. He discusses topics like AI, education, and hip-hop.

What Ben can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Andreessen Horowitz writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Andreessen Horowitz.

Career

  1. Lotus Development Corporation · senior product marketing positions
  2. Netscape Communications · vice president
  3. America Online · vice president and general manager of E-commerce Platform division
  4. Opsware · cofounder and CEO
  5. Andreessen Horowitz · cofounder and general partner
    Now

Companies founded

Andreessen HorowitzOpswareLoudcloud

Focus

aiventure capitaleducationhip-hoptechnology

Education

UCLA, MS in computer scienceColumbia University, BA in computer science

Also at Andreessen Horowitz

Marc AndreessenCo-Founder & General Partner

Partners like Ben

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

Charles Moldow
Charles MoldowGeneral Partner, Foundation Capital
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Asheem ChandnaPartner, Greylock
Abdul GueforManaging Director, Intel Capital
David Weiden
David WeidenManaging Director, Khosla Ventures
Barry Eggers
Barry EggersCo-Founder, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Amy Wu Martin
Amy Wu MartinPartner, Menlo Ventures

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One email when Ben's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Ben Horowitz?

Ben Horowitz is a co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm. He discusses topics like AI, education, and hip-hop.

How much does Ben Horowitz invest?

Ben Horowitz invests through Andreessen Horowitz, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Ben Horowitz?

A warm intro from a founder Andreessen Horowitz backed works best.

What did Ben Horowitz do before Andreessen Horowitz?

senior product marketing positions at Lotus Development Corporation; vice president at Netscape Communications; vice president and general manager of E-commerce Platform division at America Online; cofounder and CEO at Opsware.

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