More About Kofi
Kofi Ampadu is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz where he leads the Talent x Opportunity Initiative (TxO). TxO aims to identify entrepreneurs who have the talent, drive, and ideas to build great businesses, but lack the typical network and resources to do so.
Prior to joining a16z, Kofi founded SKU’d Ventures, a venture fund focused on investing in consumer packaged goods companies, and also served as a venture advisor with Yale University’s Tsai Center of Innovative Thinking. Before getting into the world of venture capital and entrepreneurship, he was a strategy consultant and engineer.
Kofi earned a BS from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. Kofi was born in Ghana, so in his spare time he stays in tune with how innovation can drastically improve the continent of Africa.
Latest Content
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We recently kicked off the latest a16z Talent x Opportunity initiative cohort in San Francisco with founders from five promising startups building software-enabled companies across fashion, gaming, media, and music.
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We’re excited to welcome Teach.Empower.Achieve., Unlocked Labs, and VetsinTech to the TxO community as our 2024 grantees!
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The Talent x Opportunity Fall 2024 cohort is a group of talented founders building companies that range from making it easy to find the style that best expresses who you are to providing real-world rewards through gaming.
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The TxO grant program will facilitate entry and success in the technology industry and startup ecosystem by providing financial support for skill development, internship placement, and other networks designed for career advancement.
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Since its launch, the Talent x Opportunity Initiative (TxO) has been more than a funding vehicle; it's been a launchpad for culturally inspired innovation and a community of support for under-networked founders. Like the...
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These founders are tackling big challenges ranging from improving wellness through video games to addressing absenteeism in K-12 schools through a learn-to-earn model to delivering affordable internet service to underserved communities.
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Since kicking off the Talent x Opportunity (TxO) Initiative, we have invested in 27 companies building products and services based on unique cultural insights. The founders we backed and continue to support have taken tr...