Andrew Chen

General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Consumer and gaming GP, growth and network effects expert

United StatesUp to $1M (Speedrun); larger for series rounds checks8 notable investments

AngelPre-SeedSeedSeries A

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Background

Andrew Chen is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, focused on consumer technology, gaming, and early-stage startups. He founded a16z Speedrun in 2023, an accelerator program that invests up to $1M in very early-stage startups and works with founders over 90 days. He is the author of 'The Cold Start Problem' (2021), a book on network effects drawing on research from Slack, Zoom, Tinder, Airbnb, and others. Before a16z, he wrote over 650 essays on growth and product distribution and was an active angel investor. He also leads a16z Games, including the firm's $600M dedicated games fund.

Investment Thesis

Companies with strong network effects and defensible distribution moats create the most durable consumer businesses; AI will transform gaming and entertainment creation.