Ben Horowitz

Cofounder and General Partner·Andreessen Horowitz

Bio

Professional summary

Ben Horowitz is cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and created the a16z Cultural Leadership Fund. Before founding a16z, he cofounded and led Opsware, formerly Loudcloud, which Hewlett-Packard acquired for $1.6 billion in 2007. His firm bio lists board roles at Anyscale, Databricks, Mayvenn, NationBuilder, Navan, and UnitedMasters.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

AnyscaleDatabricksMayvennNationBuilderNavanUnitedMasters

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Andreessen HorowitzCofounder and General Partner2009 – Present
Hewlett-PackardVice President and General Manager, Business Technology Optimization for Software2007
OpswareCofounder and Chief Executive Officer2007
America OnlineVice President and General Manager, E-commerce Platform Division
Netscape CommunicationsProduct executive
Lotus Development CorporationSenior product marketing roles

Education

University of California, Los AngelesMS, Computer Science
Columbia UniversityBA, Computer Science

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