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Andreessen Horowitz launches tuition-free academy for high school founders

A16z is opening The Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a school hybrid between Y Combinator and the Thiel Fellowship for post-secondary founders.

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What to know

  • A16z's new academy offers tuition-free training for high school graduates interested in founding companies, with plans to charge elite university tuition rates by 2028.
  • The program selects 50 students annually based on demonstrated work and provides access to mentors from major tech companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and NVIDIA.
  • The academy is unaccredited and does not award degrees or transferable college credits, positioning itself as a middle ground between traditional university and programs like the Thiel Fellowship.

“chosen on proof of work: what they have built, shipped, or earned”

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    A16z secures corporate partnerships and outlines expansion timeline

    The academy revealed it has raised $42 million as a for-profit venture and secured partnerships with ten founding corporate sponsors including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, Coinbase, Stripe, Replit, Palantir, and Anduril. By 2028, the academy plans to expand to a two-year program charging tuition "similar in cost to an elite private university," with students gaining access to 200 speakers and mentors from these partner companies.

    “similar in cost to an elite private university…”
    — Gagan Biyani
    • TechCrunch@mstdn.social

      This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade-school, Y Combinator and Peter Thiel's Fellowship Program. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/a16z -is-challenging-silicon-valleys-love-for-drop-outs-by-launching-a-school/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

      TechCrunch@mstdn.socialMastodon1d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Andreessen Horowitz launches The Horowitz Andreessen Academy

    A16z opened The Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a school aimed at high school graduates interested in founding companies. The first year is a tuition-free one-year program accepting about 50 students selected based on "proof of work: what they have built, shipped, or earned." Located in San Francisco, the school offers hands-on coursework ranging from technical topics like "AI Research and Models" to life philosophy courses such as "The Geometry of Luck."

    “The Geometry of Luck" teaches students "about arranging a life so good fortune flows through it."”
    — The Horowitz Andreessen Academy
    1. 1 outlet A16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school

      first by TechCrunch, 1d ago

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