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Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz LLC, founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in investing across various stages of company development, from seed and early-stage to growth and late-stage ventures. It primarily targets the technology sector, with a strong emphasis on software, cloud computing, and Internet infrastructure. The firm also explores opportunities in consumer and business Internet applications, mobile software, and data storage, as well as at the intersection of computer science and life sciences, particularly in areas like digital therapeutics and computational medicine. Andreessen Horowitz is known for its significant financial backing, with investments typically ranging from $50,000 to $50 million. The firm has established multiple funds, including early-stage funds that focus on a variety of sectors, while explicitly avoiding investments in clean energy, transportation, and certain life sciences domains.

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Seema Amble

Partner

Matt Bornstein

Partner

Katherine Boyle

General Partner

Connie Chan

General Partner

Frank Chen

Partner

Ben Horowitz

General Partner

Alex Immerman

Partner

Jeffrey Jordan

General Partner

Amy Kalokerinos

Partner

Scott Kupor

Managing Partner

Peter Lauten

Partner

Chris Lyons

General Partner

Daren Matsuoka

Partner

Kim Milosevich

Marketing Partner

Justine Moore

Partner

Olivia Moore

Partner

John O'Farrell

General Partner

Vijay Pande Ph.D

Managing Partner

Alex Rampell

General Partner

Kristina Shen

General Partner

Sumeet Singh

Partner

Anne Lee Skates

Partner

Angela Strange

General Partner

Jeff Stump

Operating Partner

Satish Talluri

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David Ulevitch

General Partner

Gabriel Vasquez

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Sarah Wang

General Partner

Guy Wuollet

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Julie Yoo

General Partner

Past deals in Virtual Reality

Prisms VR

Series A in 2023
Prisms of Reality is a STEM education platform that utilizes virtual reality. The company was founded by Anurupa Ganguly and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Prisms VR

Seed Round in 2022
Prisms of Reality is a STEM education platform that utilizes virtual reality. The company was founded by Anurupa Ganguly and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Alta

Seed Round in 2022
Alta creates online universes in VR, where players can co-operate or compete to achieve goals across different settings. (Fantasy, medieval.) These are designed specifically for VR, using physical interactions and exploring a vast landscape. The first universe is A Township Tale, a multiplayer experience for high-end VR devices, like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Players discover a magical, medieval town in the mountains, and can fill the town's many roles to survive. Become the blacksmith, miner, fisherman and lumberjack to collect and turn resources into tools and weapons.

Sandbox VR

Series B in 2021
Sandbox VR, Inc. is a company specializing in virtual reality games that deliver a premium, immersive experience through advanced VR hardware and real-time motion capture technology. Founded in 2016, it aims to create a unique entertainment medium that closely resembles the fictional holodeck from Star Trek. The company is based in San Mateo, California, and focuses on providing users with a fully engaging virtual environment, setting itself apart in the burgeoning VR industry.

Virtually Human Studio

Series A in 2021
Join Virtually Human in exploring the fringes of entertainment delivery for the next generation.

Singularity 6

Series B in 2021
Singularity 6 is a game development studio dedicated to the idea that games can create deeper, more meaningful experiences. At Singularity 6, we explore new styles of game design and tackling difficult technical problems to create worlds that are beautiful and intricate, delivering far more than superficial entertainment or basic wish fulfillment, experiences that becomes a meaningful part of your life.

RTFKT

Seed Round in 2021
RTFKT is a developer of custom sneakers designed for video game enthusiasts. The company offers limited edition custom sneakers along with a unique virtual versions for users to try on and unlock special effects.

Singularity 6

Series A in 2019
Singularity 6 is a game development studio dedicated to the idea that games can create deeper, more meaningful experiences. At Singularity 6, we explore new styles of game design and tackling difficult technical problems to create worlds that are beautiful and intricate, delivering far more than superficial entertainment or basic wish fulfillment, experiences that becomes a meaningful part of your life.

Sandbox VR

Series A in 2019
Sandbox VR, Inc. is a company specializing in virtual reality games that deliver a premium, immersive experience through advanced VR hardware and real-time motion capture technology. Founded in 2016, it aims to create a unique entertainment medium that closely resembles the fictional holodeck from Star Trek. The company is based in San Mateo, California, and focuses on providing users with a fully engaging virtual environment, setting itself apart in the burgeoning VR industry.

Bigscreen

Series A in 2017
Bigscreen, Inc. develops a social virtual desktop application that lets users use their computer in Virtual Reality on virtual screens. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Within (VR/AR)

Series B in 2017
Within is the premier destination for innovative, entertaining, and informative story-based virtual reality and augmented reality. We bring together the best immersive experiences from the world's finest VR/AR creators—from gripping tales set in worlds of pure imagination to documentaries taking you further inside the news than ever before. Within supports all major headsets, including Oculus Quest, Rift, HTC Vive, Sony PlayStation VR, and Samsung Gear VR. To get started experiencing our ever-growing roster of content, just download our app for iPhone or Android today.

Leap Motion

Series C in 2017
Leap Motion, Inc. develops innovative motion-control hardware and software that enables natural interaction in virtual and augmented reality environments. Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, the company specializes in 3D motion-control technology, facilitating seamless user experiences across various sectors, including healthcare, education, gaming, automotive, retail, and the arts. Leap Motion partners with major VR manufacturers to integrate its advanced hand-tracking technology into mobile VR and AR headsets, allowing users to engage with digital content in dynamic and intuitive ways. As of May 2019, Leap Motion operates as a subsidiary of Ultrahaptics Limited, continuing its mission to bridge the gap between people and technology.

Improbable

Series B in 2017
Improbable Worlds Ltd. is developing an operating system that allows developers to build simulated worlds. It offers solutions for application in various fields that include gaming, biology, economics, defense, urban planning, transportation, disease prevention, etc. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Bigscreen

Seed Round in 2017
Bigscreen, Inc. develops a social virtual desktop application that lets users use their computer in Virtual Reality on virtual screens. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Within (VR/AR)

Series A in 2016
Within is the premier destination for innovative, entertaining, and informative story-based virtual reality and augmented reality. We bring together the best immersive experiences from the world's finest VR/AR creators—from gripping tales set in worlds of pure imagination to documentaries taking you further inside the news than ever before. Within supports all major headsets, including Oculus Quest, Rift, HTC Vive, Sony PlayStation VR, and Samsung Gear VR. To get started experiencing our ever-growing roster of content, just download our app for iPhone or Android today.

Within (VR/AR)

Seed Round in 2015
Within is the premier destination for innovative, entertaining, and informative story-based virtual reality and augmented reality. We bring together the best immersive experiences from the world's finest VR/AR creators—from gripping tales set in worlds of pure imagination to documentaries taking you further inside the news than ever before. Within supports all major headsets, including Oculus Quest, Rift, HTC Vive, Sony PlayStation VR, and Samsung Gear VR. To get started experiencing our ever-growing roster of content, just download our app for iPhone or Android today.

Improbable

Series A in 2015
Improbable Worlds Ltd. is developing an operating system that allows developers to build simulated worlds. It offers solutions for application in various fields that include gaming, biology, economics, defense, urban planning, transportation, disease prevention, etc. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Magic Leap

Series B in 2014
Magic Leap is a US-based company focused on developing wearable augmented reality technology that enhances user interaction with digital devices. The company is innovating in the augmented reality sector, creating hardware and software designed to provide a unique AR experience that transforms how users access screens and visualize data. Their headset integrates users' natural visual capabilities with mobile computing, producing visual outputs that closely resemble real-world experiences. Utilizing a Dynamic Digitized Lightfield Signal, Magic Leap generates images that are indistinguishable from actual objects, allowing for seamless integration of digital content into the physical environment. The company's platform aims to improve productivity, particularly in enterprise settings, by enabling users to engage with both digital and real-world elements in an immersive manner.

Oculus

Series B in 2013
Oculus is a virtual reality company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company focuses on enabling immersive experiences through its platform, which supports devices like the Rift and Samsung's Gear VR. One of its notable products is Oculus Medium, a virtual reality sculpting tool specifically designed for creating and painting digital sculptures. This tool, which works exclusively with the Oculus Rift, allows users to sculpt, model, and paint in a fully immersive environment, making it particularly useful for video game development and filmmaking. Oculus Medium features a versatile and intuitive toolkit that promotes speed and fluidity in 3D modeling, enhancing the overall creative process. The integration of Medium's technology is seen as a significant contribution to Oculus's strategy in the 3D and immersive content space.

OmniVirt

Seed Round in 2012
OmniVirt's technology enables any digital marketer to create and distribute immersive ads (360° / 3D / VR / AR) that deliver 10X greater performance than traditional advertising. OmniVirt’s advanced technology in 360° / 3D rendering is ad platform agnostic, 99% browser compatible, and trusted by world-class publishers such as The New York Times, WSJ, Washington Post, Forbes, and more.

Leap Motion

Seed Round in 2011
Leap Motion, Inc. develops innovative motion-control hardware and software that enables natural interaction in virtual and augmented reality environments. Founded in 2010 and based in San Francisco, the company specializes in 3D motion-control technology, facilitating seamless user experiences across various sectors, including healthcare, education, gaming, automotive, retail, and the arts. Leap Motion partners with major VR manufacturers to integrate its advanced hand-tracking technology into mobile VR and AR headsets, allowing users to engage with digital content in dynamic and intuitive ways. As of May 2019, Leap Motion operates as a subsidiary of Ultrahaptics Limited, continuing its mission to bridge the gap between people and technology.