A16Z: Why Are We Here? What Are We Raising $15 Billion To Invest In?

At Andreessen Horowitz, we have just raised over $15 billion in funding. These new funds include American Dynamism ($1.176 billion), Apps ($1.7 billion), Bio + Health ($700 million), Infrastructure ($1.7 billion), Growth ($6.75 billion), and other venture capital strategies ($3 billion), accounting for over 18% of all venture capital raised in the U.S. by 2025.

Why are we raising this money? How do we plan to invest it?

At a16z, we believe that the best thing society can do for a person is to give them opportunities. Regardless of their circumstances, background, race, religion, gender, or any other characteristic, they should be given a chance to pursue a good life.

Give them a chance: a chance to contribute, a chance to transcend themselves and make the world a better place.

That is the best thing we can do.

When I say "everyone has a chance," I mean it is fundamentally different from the meaning of "equality for all" in XX society: in XX society, "everyone has a chance" ultimately leads to no one getting a chance.

It means you have the opportunity to create opportunities for yourself and others.

For this reason, even if it is not entirely fair, giving people opportunities is a profoundly significant achievement for society and humanity. It is an inexhaustible gift. The more people seize opportunities and achieve great things, the better our world will become.

Among all countries, the United States provides the most stable opportunities for people to pursue a good life. And among all systems, the American system offers the most stable opportunities. As a result, over the past 250 years, as the U.S. has risen in the world, the number of people who have gained opportunities has exceeded any period in history. This has greatly improved the human condition.

Therefore, at this moment of tremendous opportunity in technological development, America's success is crucial for all humanity. No other country can provide such vast opportunities for everyone to seize chances and build the future like the United States.

If the U.S. fails in the tech sector, it will suffer losses economically, militarily, geopolitically, and culturally. The entire world will also suffer as a result.

"Responsibility is a heavy burden." — Cheech

As a leader in the U.S. venture capital space, the fate of new technologies in America is partly in our hands. Our mission is to ensure that the U.S. maintains its dominance in technology for the next hundred years.

This starts with winning the future's key infrastructures—artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.

Secondly, we must apply these technologies to drive human prosperity in key areas: biology, health, defense, public safety, education, and entertainment. Ultimately, the U.S. government will adopt these technologies to defend and promote American interests.

If we cannot push national policy in the right direction, the U.S. is likely to lose its position as a global technology leader.

There are already signs of this trend in the fields of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. If the U.S. declines in global tech leadership, other areas will soon follow suit.

The technology sectors we will invest in are vibrant, innovative, and fiercely competitive with China. We look forward to doing our best.

We sincerely thank our limited partners for their trust and support over the past 16 years.

We will invest in the best and most promising entrepreneurs, helping them build generational companies. At the same time, we will double our efforts to ensure that all gains benefit the U.S., the American people, and our many friends and allies around the world.

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