Andreessen Horowitz launches startup academy with no homework, major tech partnerships

On 22 September 2026, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz announced creation of a startup academy positioned as a pipeline for young people to build or join Silicon Valley startups, featuring partnerships with Palantir, Google, and Meta and no traditional homework requirements.

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Andreessen Horowitz is launching an ‘academy’ with no homework and partnerships with Palantir, Google, and Meta

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Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is creating an "academy" positioned as a pipeline for young people to build or join a Silicon Valley startup. The "Horowitz Andreessen Academy" will launch with 10 partners, including Anduril, Anthropic, Coinbase, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Replit, and Stripe, along with $42 million in funding led by a16z. […]