a16z launches $42M-funded Horowitz Andreessen Academy in San Francisco
a16z Newsletter · rss · 2026-09-22
a16z is launching The Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a selective San Francisco school for ambitious young builders post-high school, with $42M in funding led by a16z.
- No grades, tests, or homework; education revolves around student-chosen "Pursuits"
- Short courses taught by Sam Altman, Naval Ravikant, Marc Andreessen, and other founders
- Co-ops at Stripe, Google and similar companies; 10 founding partners including OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA, and Meta
- Tuition-free Founding Class Fellowship starts Fall 2027, offering $50K+ compute credits and a $5K travel budget
- A two-year program targeted for Fall 2028 would charge elite-private-university-level tuition
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