More About Andrew
Andrew Lee is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, focused on a16z speedrun. As both a former investor and founder, he offers zero-to-one startup advice and fundraising advice to our startups. He has backed nearly 100 teams from 12,000 applicants and committed over $100M to next-generation consumer, AI, and tech startups. Andrew has held key roles at Facebook, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
At Initialized Capital—where he was recruited by Garry Tan and Alexis Ohanian—he advised 140 portfolio companies, drove over $900M in follow-on fundraising, and sourced 27 early-stage investments, including Partiful and Curri. He has been an angel investor for a decade with prominent investments in Casetext (acquired by Thomson Reuters) and Coinbase.
Andrew holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Claremont McKenna College, where he was a Truman Scholar, Rhodes finalist, Udall Scholar, and USA Today All-Academic Team member.