Overview

The Horowitz Andreessen Academy offers a college-alternative education for recent high school graduates who want to build AI startups. Its program combines Pursuits (self-directed projects), Courses (short unfunded programs taught by tech founders), and Co-ops (work rotations at partner companies) into a single experiential track, including a tuition-free Founding Class Fellowship and later a two-year paid option. It differentiates itself by not offering degrees and using a proof-of-work model, with deep ties to industry partners like Google, OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Stripe that provide curriculum input, co-ops, and hardware access. Its goal is to train the next generation of AI builders and create a talent pipeline for Andreessen Horowitz portfolio companies through hands-on experience and real-world industry collaboration.