a16z incubates $42M tuition-free SF academy Horowitz Andreessen Academy, first class Sept 2027
soleio · x · 2026-09-23
a16z has incubated The Horowitz Andreessen Academy (HAA), a full-time private school in San Francisco for post-high-school students, raising $42M led by a16z with 9 founding-team roles now open.
- First Founding Class starts September 2027: 50 students, one-year tuition-free fellowship
- Curriculum built around Pursuits, Courses and Co-ops — learning by building
- Erik Torenberg's launch memo argues AI shifts education into 'an age of infinite doing,' demanding a new institution
- Ben Horowitz frames it as an investment in training builders for the AI era, not just a portfolio bet
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