Investor: ~60% of my recent investments came from a16z portfolio alumni
tkexpress11 · x · 2026-11-07
An early-stage investor shares a stat: roughly 60% of the teams he has invested in over the past few months were founded by people who previously worked at an a16z portfolio company.
His takeaway: studying under a great founder and experiencing a high-growth startup firsthand is the best way to become a great founder — a sign of how top VC portfolios act as founder incubators.
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