Andreessen Horowitz launches AI school as college alternative
- Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching The Horowitz Andreessen Academy in San Francisco, an unaccredited program for about 50 recent high school graduates seeking tech careers without traditional university degrees.
- With 'no traditional grades, tests, or homework,' the one-year program requires participants to move to San Francisco and arrange their own housing, selecting students 'chosen on proof of work: what they have built, shipped, or earned.'
- Supported by $42 million in funding, the academy partners with ten founding companies including Google, Meta, and OpenAI, offering students more than $50,000 in compute credits and access to 200 speakers and mentors.
- Last year, Andreessen reportedly called Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute 'political lobbying operations fighting American innovation,' reflecting founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz's broader criticism of traditional colleges.
- CEO Gagan Biyani plans to transition the venture into a two-year program by 2028, charging tuition 'similar in cost to an elite private university' to formalize a for-profit pipeline into tech careers.
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