About a16z
a16z is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jun 2025, a16z is an active investor, having invested in 1041 companies, with 76 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it led the $17M Series A round of Toma along with .
Overall, a16z portfolio has seen 100 unicorns, 31 IPOs and 225 acquisitions including key companies like Facebook, Slack and Zynga. A lot of funds co-invest with a16z, with names like SV Angel sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
a16z has team of 344 people including 271 partners.
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a16z's List of Top Investments
a16z has a portfolio of 1,041 companies, including 100 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in k ID and Royal.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, CanadaÌý²¹²Ô»å 36 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Blockchain TechnologyÌý²¹²Ô»å 39 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A Ìý²¹²Ô»å 13 more. Here is the list of top investments by a16z:
1. OpenAI
Platform offering advanced AI research and deployment solutions. It includes a suite of language models and APIs designed to assist with tasks such as natural language understanding, code generation, image interpretation, and more.
Key facts about OpenAI
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $300B as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $57.9B
- Employee Count: 710 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and 51 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Mar 31, 2025, $40B
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Facebook
Provider of online social networking and related services. It offers a platform for users to connect with friends and family, share information, and engage in various online activities. The company provides tools for communication, including messaging and video calls. Additional services encompass photo and video sharing, and the development of related applications and technologies. It also offers advertising services to businesses.
Key facts about Facebook
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $13.5B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.27B
- Employee Count: 67,317 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Vulcan Capital, Hercules Capital and 111 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 15, 2017, $490
- Highlight: Public
3. Slack
AI interfaced encrypted team messaging platform for enterprises. It offers an enterprise software platform that allows teams and businesses of all sizes to communicate. It provides software for communication options, including chat, audio and video clips, live huddles, asynchronous collaboration, engagement, and meetings. It also offers tools to create conversational channels, share files, record screens, projects, and goals management, and create audio and video clips.
Key facts about Slack
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $903M as on Jan 31, 2021
- Last Known Valuation: $23B as on Jun 20, 2019
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $1.22B
- Employee Count: 1,820 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Glynn Capital, TeleSoft Partners and 68 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 16, 2020, $863M
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Zynga
Casual games developer and publisher for mobile and web platforms. The games developed by the company inlcude High heels, Cashier 3D, Blob runner 3D, and many more. The games are available for iOS and Android users.
Key facts about Zynga
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $2.8B as on Dec 31, 2021
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $526M
- Employee Count: 1,084 as on Dec 31, 2015
- Investors: Kaplan Group Investments, DAG Ventures and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 15, 2020, $762M
- Highlight: Acquired
5.
Broker-based multi asset trading platform. It allows users to trade stocks, cryptocurrencies, ETFs, gold, and options. It allows users to buy, sell and trade multiple assets in fractional and whole amounts through web-based platforms. It provides news updates, and tools for retirement planning, and portfolio management, and controls the flow of investments through the platform. It also offers guidance and training sessions to assist new brokers.
Key facts about Robinhood
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1.86B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $5.73B
- Employee Count: 2,300 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: HTIF, Founders Circle Capital and
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 13, 2022, $648M
- Highlight: Public
a16z's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
a16z has invested in 1042 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 68 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 157 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 58 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Toma and most recent follow-on round was in Tennr.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 22 | 36 | 58 |
2024 | 95 | 62 | 157 |
2023 | 85 | 55 | 140 |
2022 | 136 | 84 | 220 |
2021 | 128 | 114 | 242 |
2020 | 49 | 45 | 94 |
2019 | 43 | 43 | 86 |
2018 | 42 | 47 | 89 |
2017 | 28 | 27 | 55 |
2016 | 30 | 24 | 54 |
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a16z's Investments by Stage
a16z has made 394 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.1M, 346 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $23.8M and 120 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $124M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 394 |
Series A | 346 |
Series B | 120 |
Series C | 44 |
Series D | 24 |
Others | 23 |
a16z's Investments by Sector
a16z has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech, Consumer and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 925 Tech companies, 638 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 511 Software companies and at least 408 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 419 |
High Tech | 304 |
FinTech | 213 |
Consumer | 204 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 141 |
Others | 1136 |
a16z's Investments by Geography
a16z has made most investments in United States (818), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 23 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 818 |
United Kingdom | 23 |
Canada | 17 |
Australia | 7 |
France | 7 |
Others | 75 |
a16z's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by a16z:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 18, 2025 | United States | Series C | $101M | IVP [+3] | |
Jun 17, 2025 | United States | Series B | $70M | - | |
Jun 12, 2025 | Germany | Series A | $32M | HV Capital [+2] | |
Jun 06, 2025 | United States | Series A | $17M | [+1] | |
May 30, 2025 | United States | Series C | $80M | General Catalyst [+2] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in a16z's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Developer of safety-focused generative AI for healthcare | 2022 | Palo Alto | Series B | mybcgt{ | ||
56 | AI tools and assistants to augment human capabilities | 2022 | San Francisco | Series C | vhwtncw | ||
51 | Platform offering security solutions for AI models | 2024 | Palo Alto | Series A | lljtbjx | ||
46 | Spatial intelligence AI company building large world models to perceive, generate, and interact with the 3D world, leveraging its expertise in AI and computer vision to create solutions | 2023 | San Francisco | Series D | zkertod | ||
64 | Developer of autonomous surface vessels for naval and maritime forces | 2022 | Austin | Series C | yoivdhv |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in a16z's Portfolio
Here are a16z's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 06, 2025 | Jun 19, 2014 | Series B | $23M | |
Jan 31, 2025 | Jan 10, 2022 | Series C | $190M | |
Oct 11, 2024 | Apr 20, 2018 | Series A | $34.1M | |
Sep 26, 2024 | Jul 28, 2017 | Series A | $10.9M | |
Mar 21, 2024 | Oct 01, 2014 | Series B | $50M |
Acquired companies in a16z's Portfolio
Here are a16z's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Team profile of a16z
a16z has a team of 344 membersÌýincluding 271 Partners, 17 Venture Partners and 27 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States, United Kingdom and . a16z's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in a16z:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | United States | - | , | |
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | , | |
Partner | Las Vegas | |||
Partner | Palo Alto | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | , | |
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | , | |
Partner | San Francisco | , | ||
Partner | Menlo Park | - | , |
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Over the past 16 years, 5481 investors have co-invested in a16z's portfolio companies.
- Invested before a16z:Ìý, SV Angel and 1077 others have invested in rounds before a16z. There are 99 companies where Y Combinator has invested before a16z and 33 companies where SV Angel has invested before a16z.
- Top Co-investors of a16z:Ìý2194 investors entered a company along with a16z. These include investors like SV Angel (71 companies).
- Invested after a16z:ÌýA total of 2208 investors have invested in a16z's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (32 companies), Coatue (28 companies) and Fidelity Investments (26 companies).
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