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By Colin Campbell and Jonathan Lai
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We’re investing up to $1M in pre-seed/seed startups in tech, entertainment, and AI. Apply by May 11 → sr.a16z.com
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We back founders pushing the limits of tech and entertainment.
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Being a creator in 2025 is tough—but building for creators is even harder. Perhaps no one understands this conundrum better than Scott Belsky. As the founder of Behance, a longtime executive at Adobe, and an advisor to c...
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Backflip is building a 3D AI foundational model that promises to revolutionize how we design, simulate, & construct the world.
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We're thrilled to announce our investment in Promise, reflecting our confidence in their visionary approach to integrating technology with storytelling.
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Generative AI is enabling a foundational shift in creative storytelling, empowering a new class of human creators to tell stories not feasible before.
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We're thrilled to lead the $5M seed round for Yellow, a company focused on revolutionizing 3D character creation through generative AI.
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We’re excited to announce A16Z GAMES' investment in Kaedim, a new type of co-development platform providing AI-powered art outsourcing.
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The emergence of generative AI, cloud computing, and new spatial platforms is poised to disrupt 3D creation end-to-end.
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Insights from leaders at OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic, Databricks, Character.AI, Roblox, insitro, and Figma on where we are, where we're going, and the open questions for building the next wave of AI.
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Roblox cofounder and CEO David Baszucki and a16z's Jonathan Lai discuss the ways AI is changing games and virtual worlds and how we create them.
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A16Z GAMES is leading the seed investment in Series AI, a games & technology company that is reinventing the future of game development with generative AI.
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We believe the largest opportunity long-term is in leveraging AI to change not just how we create games, but the nature of the games themselves.
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Generative AI will completely reshape UGC and expand the games market beyond what many thought was possible.
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To understand how radically gaming is about to be transformed by generative AI, look no further than this recent Twitter post by @emmanuel_2m. In this post he explores using Stable Diffusion + Dreambooth, popular 2D gene...
Games AI
AI will completely reshape how games are played and made. The future is one where game creation is democratized, and makers are limited only by their imaginations.
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Leveling Up
David Baszucki and Jonathan LaiRoblox cofounder and CEO David Baszucki and a16z's Jonathan Lai discuss the ways AI is changing games and virtual worlds and how we create them.
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Creativity vs Control: Where AI Fits in the Creative Toolbox
Scott Belsky and Troy KirwinBeing a creator in 2025 is tough—but building for creators is even harder. Perhaps no one understands this conundrum better than Scott Belsky. As the founder of Behance, a longtime executive at Adobe, and an advisor to c...
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AI Learned to Talk. Now it’s Learning to Build Reality
Colin Campbell and Jonathan LaiBy Colin Campbell and Jonathan Lai
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Applications for SR005 are officially open
Samira Behrouzan and Joshua LuWe’re investing up to $1M in pre-seed/seed startups in tech, entertainment, and AI. Apply by May 11 → sr.a16z.com
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Meet the new a16z speedrun!
Samira Behrouzan and Joshua LuWe back founders pushing the limits of tech and entertainment.
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Investing in Backflip
Troy Kirwin and Andrew ChenBackflip is building a 3D AI foundational model that promises to revolutionize how we design, simulate, & construct the world.
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Investing In Promise
Colin Campbell and Andrew ChenWe're thrilled to announce our investment in Promise, reflecting our confidence in their visionary approach to integrating technology with storytelling.
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Generative AI is enabling a foundational shift in creative storytelling, empowering a new class of human creators to tell stories not feasible before.
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Investing in Yellow
Jonathan Lai and Jack SoslowWe're thrilled to lead the $5M seed round for Yellow, a company focused on revolutionizing 3D character creation through generative AI.
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Investing in Kaedim
Jonathan Lai and Jack SoslowWe’re excited to announce A16Z GAMES' investment in Kaedim, a new type of co-development platform providing AI-powered art outsourcing.
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Unbundling the Game Engine: The Rise of Next Generation 3D Creation Engines
Troy Kirwin and Jonathan LaiThe emergence of generative AI, cloud computing, and new spatial platforms is poised to disrupt 3D creation end-to-end.
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What Builders Talk About When They Talk About AI
Sarah Wang and a16z editorialInsights from leaders at OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic, Databricks, Character.AI, Roblox, insitro, and Figma on where we are, where we're going, and the open questions for building the next wave of AI.
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Investing in Series AI
Joshua Lu and Andrew ChenA16Z GAMES is leading the seed investment in Series AI, a games & technology company that is reinventing the future of game development with generative AI.
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We believe the largest opportunity long-term is in leveraging AI to change not just how we create games, but the nature of the games themselves.
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The Generative AI Revolution will Enable Anyone to Create Games
Joshua Lu and Robin GuoGenerative AI will completely reshape UGC and expand the games market beyond what many thought was possible.
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The Generative AI Revolution in Games
James Gwertzman and Jack SoslowTo understand how radically gaming is about to be transformed by generative AI, look no further than this recent Twitter post by @emmanuel_2m. In this post he explores using Stable Diffusion + Dreambooth, popular 2D gene...
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