a16z Just Launched a School

a16z-backed Horowitz Andreessen Academy, funded with $42M, is testing whether an unaccredited, project-based school can outcompete college for elite young builders.

• $42M raised, multi-year runway: Horowitz Andreessen Academy raised from a16z plus angels (Adam D'Angelo, Tobi Lütke, Tony Xu, Fidji Simo, Shyam Sankar) for years of runway, not the typical 18-month startup raise.
• Founding Class Fellowship launches Fall 2027: ~50 students get a tuition-free, one-year residential program in San Francisco; students cover only room and board.

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