What if the biggest challenge of our time isn’t living longer, but living better? In this episode, we’re tackling one... more

America is a country of immense wealth, but our manufacturing infrastructure is struggling to keep pace. In this episode, we discuss... more

2024 has been a milestone year for autonomous tech. Waymo’s fully autonomous driver has surpassed 20 million miles, while FAA... more

We take you behind the scenes of our newly released, annual State of Crypto Report — a16z crypto's analysis of... more

What does Rich Sutton’s "Bitter Lesson" reveal about the decisions Tesla is making in its pursuit of autonomy? In this episode,... more

In 2024, marking 10 years since its launch, Apple Pay now boasts hundreds of millions of consumers in 78 markets,... more

Lisa Su has transformed AMD into a global leader in AI and high-performance computing. In this episode of the AI Revolution... more

Deepfakes—AI-generated fake videos and voices—have become a widespread concern across politics, social media, and more. As they become easier to... more

Last week was another big week in technology. Google’s NotebookLM introduced its Audio Overview feature, enabling users to create customizable... more

In 1995, just 2% of couples met online. Today, that number has surged to over 50%, making online dating the... more

What if the key to unlocking AI's full potential lies not just in algorithms or compute, but in data? In... more

Fei-Fei Li and Justin Johnson are pioneers in AI. While the world has only recently witnessed a surge in consumer... more

This week in consumer tech: Apple’s big reveals, OpenAI’s multi-step reasoning, and Adobe Firefly’s video model. Olivia Moore and Justine Moore,... more

Vijay Pande, founding general partner, and Julie Yoo, general partner at a16z Bio + Health, come together to discuss the... more

Who gets to decide what, for whom? Governance is one of the trickiest challenges people have faced, from ancient city-states... more

Half of prescribed medications are never taken, and 88% of Americans are metabolically unhealthy. Despite spending 20% of our GDP... more

Latin America is emerging as a tech powerhouse, but it's not a one-size-fits-all market. In this episode, we explore why... more

In this episode, we cover the recent data breach of nearly 3B records, including a significant number of social security... more

This episode from Web3 with a16z Crypto, is all about innovation on a global scale, exploring both ecosystem and individual... more

Once criticized for lacking ambition, French founders are now aiming to create the world’s largest companies. With a thriving ecosystem... more

Waymo's autonomous vehicles have driven over 20 million miles on public roads and billions more in simulation. In this episode, a16z... more

The Olympics features over 11,000 athletes competing in 32 sports, attracting an audience of more than 10 million. In this episode,... more

On June 27th, the a16z team headed to New York City for the first-ever AI Artist Retreat at their office.... more

Gaming is not just entertainment—it's a revolution reshaping our culture, technology, and economy. a16z’s Jonathan Lai and Andrew Chen dive... more

Former gymnast and current investor Aly Raisman joins general partner Julie Yoo and investment partner Daisy Wolf of a16z Bio... more

Less than two years since the breakthrough of text-based AI, we now see incredible developments in multimodal AI models and... more

In this special episode, Marc and Ben dive deep into the REAL story behind the creation of Netscape—a web browser... more

Technology has changed art, and artists change with technology – from the emergence of the browser, the iPhone, and social... more

Is it time to hand over cybersecurity to machines amidst the exponential rise in cyber threats and breaches? We trace the... more

Brooke Boyarsky Pratt, founder and CEO of knownwell, joins Vineeta Agarwala, general partner at a16z Bio + Health. Together, they talk... more

In this latest episode on the State of AI, Ben and Marc discuss how small AI startups can compete with... more

Over the past decade, usage-based pricing has soared in popularity. Why? Because it aligns cost with value, letting customers pay... more

On May 21, the California Senate passed bill 1047. This bill – which sets out to regulate AI at the model... more

Consumer AI is moving fast, so who's leading the charge? a16z Consumer Partners Olivia Moore and Bryan Kim discuss our... more

a16z General Partner David Haber talks with Marty Chavez, vice chairman and partner at Sixth Street Partners, about the foundational... more

This was a big week in the world of AI, with both OpenAI and Google dropping significant updates. So big... more

a16z General Partner Anjney Midha shares his perspective on how hardware for artificial intelligence will improve —especially at the inference... more

In 2009 Discord cofounder and CEO, Jason Citron, started building tools and infrastructure for games. Fast forward to today and... more

Human nature fears the unknown, and with the rapid progress of AI, concerns naturally arise. Uncanny robocalls, data breaches, and... more

In recent years, the AI landscape has seen huge advancements, from the release of Dall-E 2 in April 2022 to... more

Over 3,700 companies applied to a16z’s SPEEDRUN. In this episode, we meet the founders pushing the boundaries of what games... more

Senator Todd Young (R-IN) speaks with a16z General Partner Martin Casado about the importance of open innovation and American leadership... more

The gaming industry stands as a pioneer of cutting-edge technologies, ushering in innovations like GPUs, virtual and augmented reality, physics... more

From air-defining radar and electronic systems that helped the Allies win World War II, the origins of Silicon Valley are... more

“If America is going to be America in the next one hundred years, we have to get this right.” -... more

From judging inventions on “Shark Tank” to reshaping the image of NBA ownership, Mark Cuban is known for many things.... more

At the a16z LP Summit, we brought hundreds of our limited partners and portfolio founders together in Las Vegas. The event... more

Generative AI has initiated a transformative shift, reshaping our world in unprecedented ways. In a16z's AI Revolution series, we engage... more

Nuclear energy accounts for 20% of the electricity in the United States, but remarkably, 2023 marked the commissioning of the... more

Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm. But despite the hype around personalized avatars or podcast language translation, artificial... more

The last few decades have been a period of transition for defense. An increasing number of startups have begun to... more

American Dynamism. A term coined by a16z General Partner, Katherine Boyle, two years ago, when she and David Ulevitch founded... more

You might recognize the name Mark Pincus but we almost guarantee you recognize the game Farmville. Mark Pincus is the... more

In this episode of the a16z Podcast, a16z General Partner Anjney Midha connects with Stefano Ermon, Professor of Computer Science... more

The electric grid needs an update. In this explainer, a16z Partner Ryan McEntush discusses the escalating complexity of the grid,... more

"The Ben & Marc Show" features a16z's co-founders Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen. In this episode, Marc and Ben continue... more

Chris Dixon is the founder and managing partner of a16z crypto and author of the new book Read Write Own:... more

In 2022 and 2023, US IPOs hit decade lows after the record high of 2021. Now, in 2024, will the... more

In a world where technology is moving at an unprecedented pace, what will the jobs of the future look like? Kai... more

Big news from a16z: Bio Eats World, our sibling show from a16z Bio+Health, is now Raising Health! We’re excited to share... more

In this one-on-one conversation, Marc and Ben tackle the university system – what has certainly been a hot topic that’s... more

Flock is a public safety technology platform that operates in over 4,000 cities across the United States, and solves about... more

Nature’s blueprint – DNA – is an incredibly efficient machine. You cannot see it with the naked eye, yet it... more

As we close off 2023, we wanted to revisit some of our favorite episodes from the last year. From AI... more

Marc and Ben are joined by special guest Tony Robbins to discuss new breakthroughs in regenerative medicine, AI, biohacking, gene... more

A new age of maritime exploration, the rise of the developer as a buyer in financial services, and more applications... more

General Partner Anjney Midha explores the cutting-edge world of text-to-video AI with AI researchers Andreas Blattman and Robin Rombach. Released... more

Voice-First Apps, AI Moats, Never-Ending Games, and Anime. We asked over 40 partners across a16z to preview one big idea... more

Arthur Mensch is the co-founder of Mistral and the co-author of Deepmind’s pivotal 2022 "Chinchilla" paper. In September 2023, Mistral released... more

Smart energy grids. Voice-first companion apps. Programmable medicines. AI tools for kids.
We asked over 40 partners across a16z to preview... more

One topic at the center of the AI universe this week is a potential breakthrough called Q*. Little has been... more

with @davidmarcus @smc90 A wide-ranging conversation on company building, big to small (including what cadence and when is the right "time"... more

Taking a company from idea to household name is always difficult. But the past few years presented challenges that caught... more

Fei-Fei Li, PhD, Professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University, and Co-Director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute,... more

Is it possible to construct a virtual society that authentically replicates human behavior? AI Town, a virtual town experiment where... more

Software crosses borders effortlessly. The globalization of money, however, is considerably more challenging. This is especially true for multinational businesses,... more

This past week, Marc released his new vision for the future – “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto”. In an article that has sparked... more

As VR technology inches forward, completely new experiences loom on the horizon. In today’s episode, we expose listeners to the very... more

Today’s episode continues our coverage from a16z’s recent AI Revolution event. You’ll hear directly from a16z cofounder Ben Horowitz and... more

Today’s episode continues our coverage from a16z’s recent AI Revolution event. You’ll hear a16z Bio & Health GP Vijay Pande... more

The AI Revolution is here. In this episode, you’ll learn what the most important themes that some of the world’s... more

The AI Revolution is here. In this episode, you’ll learn what the most important themes that some of the world’s... more

The space industry is evolving rapidly, with the cost of launching payloads to orbit dropping significantly. But who's investing in... more

The cost of launching payloads to orbit has dramatically dropped, igniting a space renaissance. In 2022, a record 186 rocket... more

with @alive_eth @danboneh @smc90 The convergence of two important, very top-of-mind trends: artificial intelligence & blockchains/ crypto. The conversation covers everything... more

With recent landmark legislation being passed around salary transparency, many companies are playing catch up as they interpret and implement... more

How many people spend more time organizing their “second brains”, instead of leveraging the information within them? With consumer AI... more

In this exclusive conversation from a16z’s Bio and Health BUILD Summit, founding partner Ben Horowitz sits down with general partner... more

From artificial limbs to memory foam, many inventions have emerged from our quest to understand the cosmos. In this episode... more

With students learning in more places and different ways than we have ever seen, the pace of change in education... more

With software becoming more important than ever, hardware is following suit. As the world generates more data, unlocking the full potential... more

With the world constantly generating more data, unlocking the full potential of AI means a constant need for faster and... more

In 2011, Marc Andreessen said, “software is eating the world.” And in the last year, we’ve seen a new wave... more

Despite the ease of product building, sustainable growth has become increasingly challenging as many traditional channels no longer deliver the... more

Today’s episode is with Mark Cuban, founder of multiple businesses, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, one of the sharks on... more

Remote work is a big, divisive topic right now. Some think it’s the future, while others think it was an... more

Self-driving cars have been on the horizon for quite some time… But they might actually be here. We got to ride... more

A deep dive and tour through key business concepts -- from competitive advantage and Porter's Five Forces, to network effects... more

This week, a16z’s own cofounder Marc Andreessen published a nearly 7,000-word article that aimed to dispel fears over AI's risks... more

The holy grail of company building is finding product-market fit. But what most people don’t tell you is that once... more