a16z invests $35M in Horowitz Andreessen Academy, an independent, unaccredited two-year alternative to college; Anthropic, Meta, and others will provide compute
THE SO WHAT
A16z putting $35M into a two-year, unaccredited AI academy with compute from Anthropic, Meta, and others formalizes a parallel talent pipeline outside universities. If you’re competing for junior AI talent, you’re now competing with VC-backed training programs that bundle education, network, and cloud credits.
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