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Andreessen Horowitz raises $15 billion across five funds for tech startup investments

Andreessen Horowitz plans to invest $6.75 billion in growth, $1.7 billion each in AI apps and infrastructure, $1.176 billion in defense, and $700 million in biotech, co-founder said.

  • On Friday, Andreessen Horowitz announced it has raised a little more than $15 billion, and Horowitz wrote, `At this moment of profound technological opportunity, it is fundamentally important for humanity that America wins.`
  • Observers note the raise is geopolitical because coverage describes ties to Riyadh, Mar-a-Lago and the Pentagon, while Horowitz framed the goal as ensuring America wins the next 100 years of technology.
  • Allocations show a big boost to AI funds as a16z's fifth growth fund gets $6.75 billion, apps fund and infrastructure fund receive $1.7 billion each, plus $1.176 billion for `American Dynamism`, $700 million for biotech and healthcare, and $3 billion for other venture strategies.
  • The raise immediately pushes Andreessen Horowitz's assets under management to more than $90 billion and equals 18% of U.S. venture capital allocated last year.
  • The firm's defense-focused `American Dynamism` fund targets sectors including defense and backs Anduril, Shield AI, Saronic Technologies, and Castelion, while reporting notes opacity about limited partners and CalPERS's $400 million 2023 investment.
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TechCrunch broke the news in United States on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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