Andreessen Horowitz (also called a16z) is a private American venture capital firm, founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. The company is headquartered in California. Andreessen Horowitz invests both in early-stage start-ups, which may raise just $50,000, and established growth companies, which often raise tens of millions of dollars. Andreessen Horowitz's investments span the mobile, gaming, social, e-commerce, education, and enterprise IT (including cloud computing, securi...