Why a16z is Building a New School for the AI Era | Ben Horowitz

a16z is launching a for-profit, non-degree school (HAA) betting that AI-era skills require project-based training tied directly to its startup network.

• New venture launched: a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg unveil the Horowitz and Andreessen Academy (HAA), a project-based school for young builders, with Gagan Biyani as founding CEO.
• Not a college replacement: HAA targets students who already know they want to build, offering a residential San Francisco program embedded with companies like Databricks, NVIDIA, and Stripe rather than degrees.

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