Connecting the world's Greatest cultural leaders to the best new tech companies
Understanding and influencing consumer behavior is now central to successfully building, marketing, and selling new technologies. The team at a16z learned early on that when it came to what was considered “cool” or “fashionable,” the trends consumers wanted to emulate were mostly derived from Black culture. As these creators embraced new technology platforms, directly influencing their growth and popularity, they rarely were afforded opportunities for equity participation or ownership. As the first venture capital fund focused on Black Limited Partners, CLF partners with those creating and shaping culture to put more of their Black dollars on the cap tables of the world’s best companies.
Beyond the LPs in our fund, we’ve built a broad network of leaders in music, sports, entertainment, and business, facilitating thoughtful introductions with a16z portfolio companies that often lead to beneficial opportunities as companies scale and grow.
Portfolio
Any investments or portfolio companies mentioned, referred to, or described on this page are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by a16z and there can be no assurance that the investments will be profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar characteristics or results. Exits include current and former a16z portfolio companies which have been acquired as well as companies which have undergone an initial public offering or direct public offering of shares. Certain publicly traded companies on this list may still be held in Andreessen Horowitz funds. A list of investments made by funds managed by a16z is available here: https://a16z.com/investment-list/. Additionally investments that have participated in a16z accelerator programs can also be found here: https://speedrun.a16z.com/companies/. Excluded from this list are investments for which the issuer has not provided permission for a16z to disclose publicly as well as unannounced investments in publicly traded digital assets. Further, the list of investments is updated monthly and as such may not reflect most recent a16z investments. Past results of Andreessen Horowitz’s investments, pooled investment vehicles, or investment strategies are not necessarily indicative of future results.