a16z-backed Academy launches in SF to teach students to build in the AI era
soleio · x · 2026-09-23
Gagan Biyani announced the launch of The Horowitz Andreessen Academy (The Academy) in San Francisco for promising high school graduates. Its #1 goal is teaching students to build—the key skill of the AI era—mainly through self-directed individual and group projects, plus classes and guest lectures from Silicon Valley builders. floguo will serve as a design & product mentor.
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