"Andreessen Horowitz just raised a whopping new $15 billion in funding. And a $1.7 billion chunk of that is going to its infrastructure team, the one responsible for some of its biggest, most prominent AI investments including Black Forrest Labs, Cursor, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Ideogram, Fal and dozens of others. A16z general partner with the infra team Jennifer Li (who oversees such investments as ElevenLabs - just valued at $11 billion);"
"Ideagram and Fal, has a clear thesis on where the team is looking to spend it's latest chunk of cash. Watch as Venture and Startups editor Julie Bort talks with Li on Equity about where a16z sees this AI super cycle going next, including the talent crunch hitting AI-native startups, why search infrastructure matters more than people think, and what kinds of companies are actually getting funded right now."
Andreessen Horowitz raised $15 billion and designated $1.7 billion for its infrastructure team, which backs major AI companies including Black Forrest Labs, Cursor, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Ideogram, and Fal. Jennifer Li, general partner on the infra team, oversees investments such as ElevenLabs (valued at $11 billion) and articulates a focused thesis for deploying the capital. Priority areas include search infrastructure and core AI platforms, plus support for companies that can scale given the talent constraints in AI-native startups. Funding favors startups addressing infrastructure bottlenecks, search capabilities, and scalable models and services critical to the next phase of the AI super cycle.
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