Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he invests in consumer technology, including social, marketplace, entertainment, and gaming experiences. Today, Andrew serves on the boards of Envoy, Hipcamp, SandboxVR, Singularity6, Sleeper, Snackpass, Substack, and Virtual Kitchen Co.

Andrew is a prolific writer and leading voice on mobile, metrics, and user growth. For the past decade, he’s covered the topic on http://andrewchen.co and is currently authoring a book exploring how new start-ups are launched (to be published in 2021 by Harper Business). He is also a board member and instructor at Reforge, which offers selective growth-focused programs for experienced professionals in marketing, product, data, and engineering.

Prior to joining a16z, Andrew led the Rider Growth teams at Uber. He has also served as an advisor/investor for tech startups including AngelList, Barkbox, Boba Guys, Dropbox, Front, Gusto, Kiva, Product Hunt, Tinder, Workato, and others. 

Andrew holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington.