a16z speedrun
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
a16z speedrun is an intensive 12-week accelerator program by Andreessen Horowitz that provides early-stage startups with up to $1 million in direct investment. It offers hands-on mentorship through curated 1:1 sessions with industry leaders and the a16z team, alongside fundraising support and introductions to hundreds of external investors.
- Total investments:
- 34
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries a16z speedrun invests in
Stages a16z speedrun invests in
Countries a16z speedrun invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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4 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $2.1M–$12M
- Pre-Seed
- $500k–$5.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 15 (44%)
- Artificial Intelligence 14 (41%)
- Mobile Apps 6 (18%)
- FinTech 3 (9%)
- Fitness 2 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 21 (62%)
- Pre-Seed 12 (35%)
- Series A 1 (3%)
Country
- United States 21 (62%)
- United Kingdom 2 (6%)
- Italy 1 (3%)
- Spain 1 (3%)
- Canada 1 (3%)
Team
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Tom Hammer
Head of People
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Head of People | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
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Cascade is an AI platform that helps engineering, architecture, and construction firms predict upcoming projects and automatically find, score, and write proposals for high‑fit contracts, so they can win more work with less manual effort. | $3.5M / Seed / Jul 21, 2026 | |
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Behavioral validation for AI products and agents | Pre-Seed / Jun 27, 2026 | |
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Clair Health is a health technology company developing a wearable device that functions as a continuous, non-invasive hormone monitor designed specifically for women. | $11.6M / Seed / Jun 17, 2026 | |
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Fearn is an AI-native patent drafting platform that lets inventors and companies prepare patent applications in minutes instead of 50+ hours, with flat-rate pricing and no third‑party AI models. | $5.5M / Seed / Jun 10, 2026 | |
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Idilio TV is a media‑tech startup building an AI‑powered microdrama platform primarily for Spanish‑ and Portuguese‑speaking audiences. | $5.5M / Seed / Jun 09, 2026 | |
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Orbital is a startup that is creating artificial intelligence data centers for deployment in low-Earth orbit to circumvent terrestrial power and cooling limits. The company specializes in satellite-based compute for AI inference workloads, utilizing continuous solar power and space's inherent radiative cooling. | $5M / Pre-Seed / Jun 09, 2026 | |
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Snapp uses AI agentic systems and LLMs with access to comprehensive sports databases, real-time APIs, and AI-powered content tools to truly engage the passionate fan. Our early adopters are sports bettors and fantasy players looking for detailed insights and personalized recommendations — delivered in an intuitive, easy-to-use experience. | $4.4M / Seed / May 20, 2026 | |
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Dex is a SaaS company that offers an AI assistant to act as user's personal talent agent and scan the tech market for next opportunity. | $5.3M / Seed / Apr 27, 2026 | |
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Orbital is a startup that is creating artificial intelligence data centers for deployment in low-Earth orbit to circumvent terrestrial power and cooling limits. The company specializes in satellite-based compute for AI inference workloads, utilizing continuous solar power and space's inherent radiative cooling. | Seed / Apr 14, 2026 | |
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Rork is an AI-powered platform that lets you build complete, cross-platform mobile apps in minutes by simply describing what you want. It uses AI and React Native to generate fully functional apps-examples include visual novel games, Airbnb-style apps, meditation timers, and more. You can export these apps, use them on your phone, and even sharethem via QR codes or links. | $15M / Seed / Apr 09, 2026 | |
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FAQ
What does a16z speedrun invest in?
a16z speedrun invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 34 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is a16z speedrun's check size?
a16z speedrun typically joins rounds of $2.1M–$12M at Seed and $500k–$5.8M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds a16z speedrun participates in.
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Who are the partners at a16z speedrun?
The team at a16z speedrun includes Tom Hammer (Head of People). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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