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Erik Torenberg is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he focuses on investing and running our marketing & ecosystem orgs to support portfolio companies and deepen the firm’s engagement across the startup ecosystem.
Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, Erik founded On Deck, Turpentine, and Village Global. He also seed invested in Scale AI, Applied Intuition, Pave, Lattice, and Rappi.
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In this episode, a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg is joined by the a16z Consumer team—General Partner Anish Acharya and Partners Olivia Moore, Justine Moore, and Bryan Kim—for a conversation on the current state (and...
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What if the next leap in artificial intelligence isn’t about better language—but better understanding of space?
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What does it take to build a venture firm from scratch—and scale it across multiple waves of technological and cultural change?
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In this episode a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz sit down with legendary music producer and bestselling author Rick Rubin to explore the origin of his unexpected new creation: "The Way of Code"*
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AI’s breakout moment is here - but where is the real value accruing, and what’s just hype?
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What happens when AI stops being just infrastructure—and becomes a matter of national identity and global power?
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Recorded live at the 2025 a16z LP Summit, this episode is a candid conversation between a16z cofounders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz—hosted by general partner Erik Torenberg.
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a16z is excited to welcome Erik Torenberg as our newest General Partner, bringing a decade of experience at the intersection of investing, media, and networks. With our acquisition of Turpentine, Erik will help scale our media and network efforts while continuing to invest in the next generation of founders.