a16z raises $1.1B 'Machine Age' fund to build AI infrastructure
a16z · x · 2026-08-29
a16z announced a $1.1B fund called the "Machine Age" fund. Partner Ben Horowitz compares AI to world-defining categories like the microprocessor, steam engine, and electricity, noting that each required an entirely new physical world to be built. The fund aims to finance this construction.
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