About
Shangda Xu is a partner on the Growth team focused on AI models and infrastructure, AI hardware, and enterprise applications.
Before joining Andreessen Horowitz, Shangda was an investor at Warburg Pincus, working with later-stage software, tech-enabled services, and industrial companies.
Shangda graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University. He grew up in Connecticut and enjoys exploring new cities and beautiful nature, getting competitive about strategy and board games, and finding great new restaurants.
Latest Content by Shangda
Growth
Leaders, gainers and unexpected winners in the Enterprise AI arms race
Sarah Wang, Justin Kahl, and Shangda Xu
Growth
How 100 Enterprise CIOs Are Building and Buying Gen AI in 2025
Sarah Wang, Shangda Xu, Justin Kahl, and Tugce Erten
Growth
16 Changes to the Way Enterprises Are Building and Buying Generative AI
Sarah Wang and Shangda Xu
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Deep dives into what makes companies truly great— from the investors and operators at a16z Growth.