A16z survey names Elad Gil, Marc Andreessen and Elon Musk as top angels
jfischoff · x · 2026-07-25
A16z’s build survey surfaced which angel investors people most want, which operators they think could found the next big company, and which companies they’d join if they quit tomorrow.
The quoted snippet lists top angel names such as Elad Gil, Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, Chamath Palihapitiya, Sarah Guo, and Daniel Gross. It also highlights several people seen as future founders, including leaders from Zapier, OpenAI, Meta, Oculus VR, Apple, SpaceX, Miso Robotics, and Atomic Machines.
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