a16z-backed Horowitz Andreessen Academy launches in SF to teach students to build in the AI era
zack_overflow · x · 2026-09-23
Gagan Biyani announced the launch of The Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a new San Francisco school serving top high school graduates.
The Academy's #1 goal is teaching students to build — deemed the most important skill in the AI era — primarily through self-directed individual and group projects, plus classes and guest lectures from Silicon Valley builders. zeldapoem, who dropped out of high school 10 years ago to reinvent education, is joining as a founding team member.
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