Andreessen Horowitz is launching an ‘academy’ with no homework and partnerships with Palantir, Google, and Meta

The Verge AISeptember 22, 2026en

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is creating an "academy" positioned as a pipeline for young people to build or join a Silicon Valley startup. The "Horowitz Andreessen Academy" will launch with 10 partners, including Anduril, Anthropic, Coinbase, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Replit, and Stripe, along with $42 million in funding led by a16z. […]

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• OpenAI
• Anthropic
• Google
• Meta