Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. a16z has $46B in assets under management across multiple funds. We’ve invested in companies like Affirm, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, Figma, GitHub, Instacart, Pinterest, Roblox, Stripe, and Substack. a16z speedrun is the firm’s program to invest in, and help, new startups. We run a 2x/year program that spans 12 weeks, with dozens of startups working out of a16z’s offices in SF and LA. So far we've invested in over 150 startups with $180M+ in capital deployed. The Role We are building a new early-career technical talent program designed to surface and support exceptional engineers and designers at the start of their careers. This program will operate at a significant scale and will be a critical engine for connecting top young talent with our portfolio companies as day-one contributors. As part of the role, you will execute high-quality events and experiences for the fellowship, develop strategies to attract top students and early-career talent, and build internal operational systems to keep the engine running. This is a chance to shape the systems, processes, and community for a program that sets the standard for how early-career talent enters the startup ecosystem. This role requires an in-office presence 3 days a week in our San Francisco, CA office.