Partner 18, Capital Network Associate, Consumer, AI Apps & Speedrun at Andreessen Horowitz

<p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs <a href="https://a16z.com/news-content">building the future</a> through technology. a16z has $100B+ under management across multiple funds. We’ve invested in<a href="https://a16z.com/portfolio/"> companies</a> like Affirm, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, Figma, GitHub, Instacart, Pinterest, Roblox, Stripe, and Substack.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">a16z <a href="https://speedrun.a16z.com/">speedrun</a> is the firm’s program to invest in, and help, new startups. We run a 2x/year program that spans 12 weeks, with dozens of startups working out of a16z’s offices in SF and LA. So far we've invested in over <a href="https://speedrun.a16z.com/companies">150 startups</a> with $180M+ in capital deployed.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The Role</span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">We are looking for an Associate to join our Capital Network team to work across our Consumer, AI Apps & Speedrun verticals. The Capital Network function serves as a trusted advisor that guides & advises our portfolio companies through capital raising (equity and debt), M&A (including strategic investments) and capital markets transactions. The primary function of this role is to provide real and sustained value to: (i) the Firm’s Consumer, AI Apps & Speedrun portfolio companies, (ii) the Consumer, AI Apps & Speedrun investment teams, and (iii) the broader Consumer, AI Apps & Speedrun operating teams through cross-functional collaboration.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This role requires an in-office presence 5 days a week in our San Francisco, CA office.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">To join our team, you should be excited to:</span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">Support the firm’s Consumer, AI Apps & Speedrun  portfolio companies with transactional work including capital raising and M&A advisory in partnership with your Capital Network partners</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><span style="font-family: &#