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An Academy for Unusually Ambitious Young Builders
An Academy for Unusually Ambitious Young Builders
The venture capital firm is starting a for-profit alternative to traditional college in San Francisco.
It’s the latest attempt by tech billionaires to shape American education.
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. While billed as a "highly selective school," it does not grant any degree or accreditation. Instead, students will attend short classes led by tech figureheads, like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as well as "co-ops" that give students roles at tech companies. To partake in the one-year … Read the full story at The Verge.