Andreessen Horowitz
Backing AI companies from USA
$90B
Awaira Score
out of 100
Their investment focus: AI, Crypto, Enterprise, Consumer. They typically invest at the Multi-stage stage. With $90B under management, they've got the firepower to write big checks. They've backed 7 AI companies so far.
Investment Strategy Analysis
Based in USA, Andreessen Horowitz has built a focused investment practice around AI, Crypto, Enterprise, Consumer. Their Multi-stage focus suggests a fund structure optimized for the risk-return profile typical of that investment stage. Managing $90B across 7 known investments suggests a concentrated, high-conviction approach to AI investing. Awaira rates Andreessen Horowitz in the top tier of tracked AI investors based on portfolio performance, deal activity, and market presence.
Score
97/100
AUM
$90B
Portfolio Size
7
Founded
2009
Stage Focus
Multi-stage
Country
🇺🇸 USA
Assets Under Mgmt
$90B
Total capital managed
Portfolio Companies
7
Companies backed
Stage Focus
Multi-stage
Preferred investment stage
Estimated Portfolio Value
Sum of all tracked company valuations
$565.6B
Focus Areas
About Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz is a multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2009, headquartered in USA, managing approximately $90B in assets under management. The firm concentrates on AI, Crypto, Enterprise, Consumer, deploying capital primarily at the multi-stage level. Notable AI portfolio companies include OpenAI, Databricks, Mistral AI, Character.AI, Anysphere, ElevenLabs. Andreessen Horowitz has participated in 60 funding rounds tracked by Awaira, deploying capital across AI, Crypto, Enterprise sectors. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes enterprise software and B2B AI applications. Awaira assigns Andreessen Horowitz an investor score of 97/100 based on portfolio strength, AI sector exposure, and market activity. The firm investment thesis centers on identifying AI companies that demonstrate strong technical moats, clear paths to revenue, and potential for category leadership within their respective segments. Andreessen Horowitz evaluates opportunities based on team quality, market timing, technology differentiation, and capital efficiency. Portfolio companies including OpenAI, Databricks, Mistral AI, Character.AI, Anysphere reflect the firm emphasis on backing founders who combine deep technical expertise with commercial execution capability.
Founded: 2009
Investment Focus
Portfolio Companies(20)
Wiz
AI Security
$32B
95/100
Databricks
AI Data
$134B
93/100
Anduril
AI Security
$60B
92/100
xAI
Foundation Models
$250B
91/100
Mistral AI
Foundation Models
$13.8B
88/100
ElevenLabs
AI Audio
$11B
81/100
Weights and Biases
AI Data
$1.3B
80/100
Safe Superintelligence
Foundation Models
$32B
80/100
Ironclad
AI Legal
$3.2B
80/100
Replit
AI Dev Tools
$9B
79/100
Nuro
AI Robotics
$6B
78/100
Modular AI
AI Infrastructure
$1.6B
76/100
World Labs
Computer Vision
$5B
75/100
Replicate
AI Infrastructure
$350M
74/100
Insitro
AI Healthcare
$2.2B
73/100
Anyscale
AI Infrastructure
$1B
72/100
Character.AI
ML Platform
$2.7B
70/100
Improbable
ML Platform
68/100
Captions
Enterprise AI
$500M
67/100
Hippocratic AI
AI Healthcare
65/100
Portfolio Metrics
Companies
20
Categories
12
Top Sector
Foundation Models (3)
Avg Score
79/100
Frequently Co-Invests With
Rounds Led(10)
Dec 2024
$2.1B
Sep 2024
$50M
Sep 2024
$230M
Sep 2024
$1B
Jun 2024
$415M
Jan 2024
$200M
Dec 2023
$415M
Sep 2023
$100M
Jun 2023
$25M
Mar 2023
$150M
Notable Deal
Andreessen Horowitz is a multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2009, headquartered in USA, managing approximately $90B in assets under management. The firm concentrates on AI, Crypto, Enterprise, Consumer, deploying capital primarily at the multi-stage level. Notable AI portfolio companies include OpenAI, Databricks, Mistral AI, Character.AI, Anysphere, ElevenLabs. Andreessen Horowitz has participated in 60 funding rounds tracked by Awaira, deploying capital across AI, Crypto, Enterprise sectors. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes enterprise software and B2B AI applications. Awaira assigns Andreessen Horowitz an investor score of 97/100 based on portfolio strength, AI sector exposure, and market activity. The firm investment thesis centers on identifying AI companies that demonstrate strong technical moats, clear paths to revenue, and potential for category leadership within their respective segments. Andreessen Horowitz evaluates opportunities based on team quality, market timing, technology differentiation, and capital efficiency. Portfolio companies including OpenAI, Databricks, Mistral AI, Character.AI, Anysphere reflect the firm emphasis on backing founders who combine deep technical expertise with commercial execution capability.
Key Partners
Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Martin Casado
Investment Track Record
AUM
$90B
Notable Deal
Andreessen Horowitz is a multi-stage venture capit...
Founded
2009
Stage
Multi-stage
Andreessen Horowitz manages $90B, deploying capital with conviction into AI opportunities that match their thesis.
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