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a16z speedrun

Andreessen Horowitz · Pre-seed and seed, AI, games, consumer and more; 12 weeks in San Francisco

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Next deadline
Rolling
Applications are always open
Next batch
Jan 2027
Official · in 8w
Offer
Up to $1,000,000
$500K for 10% on a SAFE + $500K in the next round
Batches a year
2
327 companies tracked

What it offers

Terms
speedrun invests $500K for 10% upfront in a SAFE and another $500K in your next round within 18 months, plus $10M+ in partner credits. It asks for pro rata rights and takes no board seat. Source
Where
San Francisco
Cadence
Two cohorts a year in San Francisco, 12 weeks each
Acceptance rate
under 0.4% (2026)
Teams per recent cohort
60 to 70 (2026)
Startups funded since 2023
300+ (2026)

Batches and deadlines

a16z speedrun batches, upcoming first, with deadlines and company counts
BatchStarts
Coming up
SR008runs late January through April 2027; no deadline published; off-cycle applications are reviewed for the upcoming cohortJan 2027in 7 weeks
Earlier
SR007summer + fall 2026 San Francisco cohort; deadline May 17, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT; demo day date from speedrun.a16z.com/demo-dayDeadline May 17n/a
SR006cohort label from the companies page; dates not publishedn/a
SR005cohort label from the companies page; dates not publishedn/a
SR004cohort label from the companies page; dates not publishedn/a
SR003cohort label from the companies page; dates not publishedn/a
SR002cohort label from the companies page; dates not publishedn/a
SR001cohort label from the companies page; dates not publishedn/a

a16z speedrun companies, rising first

SR005
AIMetalMetal is an AI-driven operating system for fundraisingYC W23LahoreStartup →AINexxa.aiSpecialized AI for Heavy Industriesspeedrun SR005SunnyvaleStartup →AIAgent AstraWe are building the next AI-native logistics group.speedrun SR005New YorkStartup →AIAmbiguous AIThe workspace built for human-AI collaboration. 17 productivity apps reimagined so work flows between your team and agents.speedrun SR005BellevueStartup →AIAnchrThe AI Operating System For Food Distributorsspeedrun SR005New York CityStartup →AIAndThenAndThen is a voice-first platform that makes conversations with AI characters something you do: games, challenges, and episodic stories with real goals.speedrun SR005Los AngelesStartup →AIArgu AICreate Vision Agents to monitor any scenario in real-time video from CCTV in minutes instead of months. Zero training. Zero time. Just words.speedrun SR005Pardes Hana KarkurStartup →AIAriseScaling 1 GW of AI computespeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIArise LabsBuilding a superhuman AI investorspeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIArtifact AISystem of intelligence for accountingspeedrun SR005New YorkStartup →AIAtriosRewarding tastemakersspeedrun SR005New YorkStartup →AIAvenir AIAI Agents for Employee Benefits: the $1.9T market.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIAxonDeepMind for Financespeedrun SR005LondonStartup →AIBead AIBead is building AI agents for Internal Audit teams, automating repetitive work in a $70B industry.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →Otherbinsmaking online shopping (actually) funspeedrun SR005New YorkStartup →AIBotBotAligning AI to brand and outcomes: the UX layer for the AI era.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIBriefThe AI Chief Product Officerspeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIColorAn engine to bring AI to life (2.5M ARR)speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AICreedBuilding voice-AI native productsspeedrun SR005New YorkStartup →AIDexThe AI tech recruiter that finds the most motivated candidatesspeedrun SR005London & San FranciscoStartup →AIDispatcherAgentic Interface for Drones and Roboticsspeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIdoublespeedAutomating Attention - Synthetic Creator Infrastructurespeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIEverCurrentHardware doesn’t stall on ideas; it stalls on scattered knowledge. EverCurrent creates alignment, making the miracles of hardware development repeatablespeedrun SR005OaklandStartup →AIEzra AI LabsEzra supercharges talent teams with the world’s most intelligent voice AI interviewerspeedrun SR005LafayetteStartup →AIFearnBig Law patents. Startup speeds. Fearn is the AI-native patent firm built for startups.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIFirst VoyageModern mythologies to help people live healthier, happier lives.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIForgepointAI coworkers for the manufacturing back office.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIGeneral MagicAI Infrastructure for insurance brokerages.speedrun SR005TorontoStartup →AIJigsawPost-training data for RSIspeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIJoobaThe recruiting firm you'll actually lovespeedrun SR005Los AngelesStartup →AIKanu AIApplied AI for enterprisespeedrun SR005SeattleStartup →AIKintowAI Accounting Firm for Restaurantsspeedrun SR005New YorkStartup →OtherLekondoThird Space For Fashionspeedrun SR005New YorkStartup →AILimy AILimy puts brands in control of agent interactions in the agentic web.speedrun SR005New YorkStartup →AILoan LabsWe're building agentic workers for mortgage companies. We liberate humans from having to do soul-crushing work. When we liberate the humans, the industry will prosper.speedrun SR005Los AngelesStartup →AILogical HealthAI personal assistants for healthcare; Founders from Stanford, Google, Meta.speedrun SR005Palo AltoStartup →AILuvuThe Human Foundation behind Frontier AIspeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIMarginThe world's first AI powered credit card.speedrun SR005New YorkStartup →AIMoescape AIThe only limit is your imagination.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIMoona HealthAI-powered sleep care, covered by insurance.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →
Company
MetalMetal is an AI-driven operating system for fundraisingteam of 212 programsYC W23 +1ActiveAI
Nexxa.aiSpecialized AI for Heavy Industries2 programsspeedrun SR005 +1Not statedAI
Agent AstraWe are building the next AI-native logistics group.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
Ambiguous AIThe workspace built for human-AI collaboration. 17 productivity apps reimagined so work flows between your team and agents.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
AnchrThe AI Operating System For Food Distributorsspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
AndThenAndThen is a voice-first platform that makes conversations with AI characters something you do: games, challenges, and episodic stories with real goals.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
Argu AICreate Vision Agents to monitor any scenario in real-time video from CCTV in minutes instead of months. Zero training. Zero time. Just words.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
AriseScaling 1 GW of AI computespeedrun SR005Not statedAI
Arise LabsBuilding a superhuman AI investorspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
Artifact AISystem of intelligence for accountingspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
AtriosRewarding tastemakersspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
Avenir AIAI Agents for Employee Benefits: the $1.9T market.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
AxonDeepMind for Financespeedrun SR005Not statedAI, Data
Bead AIBead is building AI agents for Internal Audit teams, automating repetitive work in a $70B industry.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
binsmaking online shopping (actually) funspeedrun SR005Not statedOther
BotBotAligning AI to brand and outcomes: the UX layer for the AI era.speedrun SR005Not statedAI, Devtools
BriefThe AI Chief Product Officerspeedrun SR005Not statedAI, Devtools
ColorAn engine to bring AI to life (2.5M ARR)speedrun SR005Not statedAI
CreedBuilding voice-AI native productsspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
DexThe AI tech recruiter that finds the most motivated candidatesspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
DispatcherAgentic Interface for Drones and Roboticsspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
doublespeedAutomating Attention - Synthetic Creator Infrastructurespeedrun SR005Not statedAI
EverCurrentHardware doesn’t stall on ideas; it stalls on scattered knowledge. EverCurrent creates alignment, making the miracles of hardware development repeatablespeedrun SR005Not statedAI, Devtools
Ezra AI LabsEzra supercharges talent teams with the world’s most intelligent voice AI interviewerspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
FearnBig Law patents. Startup speeds. Fearn is the AI-native patent firm built for startups.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
First VoyageModern mythologies to help people live healthier, happier lives.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
ForgepointAI coworkers for the manufacturing back office.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
General MagicAI Infrastructure for insurance brokerages.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
JigsawPost-training data for RSIspeedrun SR005Not statedAI, Data
JoobaThe recruiting firm you'll actually lovespeedrun SR005Not statedAI
Kanu AIApplied AI for enterprisespeedrun SR005Not statedAI, Devtools
KintowAI Accounting Firm for Restaurantsspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
LekondoThird Space For Fashionspeedrun SR005Not statedOther
Limy AILimy puts brands in control of agent interactions in the agentic web.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
Loan LabsWe're building agentic workers for mortgage companies. We liberate humans from having to do soul-crushing work. When we liberate the humans, the industry will prosper.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
Logical HealthAI personal assistants for healthcare; Founders from Stanford, Google, Meta.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
LuvuThe Human Foundation behind Frontier AIspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
MarginThe world's first AI powered credit card.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
Moescape AIThe only limit is your imagination.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
Moona HealthAI-powered sleep care, covered by insurance.speedrun SR005Not statedAI

About a16z speedrun

Run by
Andreessen Horowitz
Companies from
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Dates checked
2026-09-25, from 4 official pages
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