Andreessen Horowitz is launching an ‘academy’ with no homework and partnerships with Palantir, Google, and Meta

<figure> <img alt="An illustration of a person wearing a graduation cap" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/STK483_EDUCATION_B.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is creating<a href="https://www.a16z.news/p/introducing-the-horowitz-andreessen"> an "academy" positioned</a> as a pipeline for young people to build or join a Silicon Valley startup. The "Horowitz Andreessen Academy" will launch with 10 partners, including Anduril, Anthropic, Coinbase, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Replit, and Stripe, along with $42 million in funding led by a16z. While billed as a "highly selective school," it does not grant any degree or accreditation. Instead, students will attend short classes led by tech figureheads, like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, as well as "co-ops" that give students roles at tech companies.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">To partake in the one-year …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/998813/andreessen-horowitz-ai-academy">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>