a16z-backed Academy launches in SF with Replit as founding partner, teaching students to build
amasad · x · 2026-09-23
Gagan Biyani announced The Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a new elite school in San Francisco for top high school graduates.
- Core thesis: building is the most important skill in the AI era — students learn primarily through their own projects, plus classes and guest lectures from Silicon Valley builders.
- The Academy is designed as a network institution.
- Replit is a founding partner, with Jeff Burke joining the board, framing education as shifting from memorization to what you can build.
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