Where does Andrew Chen work?

Andrew Chen is General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz at Andrew Chen and Board director at Virtual Kitchen and Board director at Substack and Andreessen Horowitz partner and board member at Hipcamp.

What check size does Andrew Chen write?

Andrew Chen typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.

Where did Andrew Chen go to school?

Andrew Chen studied at University of Washington (Bachelor of Science - BS, Applied Mathematics).

What awards has Andrew Chen received?

Wrote The Cold Start Problem, a best-selling book on network effects.

What podcasts and interviews feature Andrew Chen?

Tracked appearances include "Andrew Chen — Growth Secrets from Uber, Exploring the Metaverse, Startup Investing, and More", "Marc Andreessen & Andrew Chen Talk Creative Computers", "Andrew Chen: How to make big career decisions | Maven Lightning Lesson", and 6 more.

Andrew Chen

Investor

General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz · General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz · Board director at Virtual Kitchen · Board director at Substack · Andreessen Horowitz partner and board member at Hipcamp

San Francisco, CA

Writes $1M – $100M checks · typically $10M

Find your path to Andrew

270 people in our graph share verified history with Andrew — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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About

Andrew Chen led Uber's rider growth team before joining Andreessen Horowitz, where he is a general partner investing in consumer startups, games and AI, including through the firm's Speedrun accelerator. He is the author of The Cold Start Problem, a widely read book on network effects, and has published essays on growth and marketplaces at andrewchen.com for two decades. His newsletter and writing made him one of the best-known thinkers on user acquisition before he ever wrote a check.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerCrypto & Web3Defense Tech

Beyond investing

Founded: Co-founded Reforge with Brian Balfour to provide advanced professional education on startup growth. Co-founded a now-defunct startup that was funded by the Andreessen Horowitz Angel Fund about a decade before he joined a16z.
Education: Studied at University of Washington (B.S., Applied Mathematics)
Communities: Popularized the term 'growth hacking' through an essay he wrote in 2012, inspired by his friend Sean Ellis.
Awards: Wrote The Cold Start Problem, a best-selling book on network effects.
More: Has written over 650 long-form essays on startups, user growth, and network effects. Spent about a decade in the Bay Area building his network and doing dozens of angel investments and advisory roles. Andrew Chen has written hundreds of essays on startups and user growth at andrewchen.com over the past decade.

From Andrew's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Virtual Kitchen

Intro paths

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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Virtual Kitchen's investors below.

Virtual Kitchen's investors · 4

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019 Base10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2020 Founders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020 Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Virtual Kitchen

Matthew SawchukExecutive Officer, Director

Kenneth ChongDirector

Board director at Substack YC W18

Intro paths

Substack went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — Andrew sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

Substack's group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Substack's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Substack's investors · 9

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019 Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks Connetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checks Fifty YearsSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023 FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks J17 Capital Wisdom VenturesLos Gatos Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Substack

Chris BestFounder/CEO

Jairaj SethiFounder

Hamish McKenzieFounder/COO

Andreessen Horowitz partner and board member at Hipcamp

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In turn, Andrew can intro founders to Hipcamp's investors below.

Hipcamp's investors · 9

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019 August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checks · since 2019 BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $30M checks · since 2019 Dreamers VCEl Segundo · $500K – $5M checks · since 2019 Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2019 Marcy Venture PartnersNew York · since 2019 Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2019 Upslope VenturesDenver · $100K – $250K checks · since 2019 Yes VCSan Francisco · $30K – $1.5M checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Hipcamp

Alyssa RavasioFounder and CEO

Eric BachCo-founder

Experience

Andreessen HorowitzGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
HarperCollins PublishersAuthor, THE COLD START PROBLEM2019 — 2022
UberGrowth2015 — 2018San Francisco, California, United States
Stealth StartupFounder2009 — 2014Palo Alto, CA

Deals · 1

SubstackLed round

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed Jul 2019

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

All Day KitchensAltaAspenAtrium LTSBackflip AIBalsaBeReal.BounceCaptain ExperiencesCardpoolCleanifyClubhouseConnectifierCoverstarCult of the NorthDyspatchEnsurreEnvoyFilmhub Firemaps Gym ClassHilbert's AIHipcampIntroLaunch HouseLaunchBitLunchclubMavenMora FinancialNashNexxa.aiO1 ExchangeOmni Creator ProductsPahdo Labs PietraPlotsPolymerPracticeProduct HuntPromiseRamen VR Reforge Replit Sandbox VRSleeperSnackpassSnapserSplitwiseStartplayingSweatpalsThe Believer CompanyThe RoundsTonicTurnipVoldex

Per curated public sources.

Books by Andrew Chen

The Cold Start Problem

Harper Business (HarperCollins), 2021

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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen — Growth Secrets from Uber, Exploring the Metaverse, Startup Investing, and More

Tim Ferriss

Marc Andreessen & Andrew Chen Talk Creative Computers

a16z

Andrew Chen: How to make big career decisions | Maven Lightning Lesson

Maven

Andrew Chen on What Startups Need to Know About the Cold Start Problem | Upfront Summit 2022

Upfront Ventures

Fireside: Andrew Chen, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz - Succeeding in Consumer Tech

Slush

Andrew Chen Interview

MetropolitanPGA

3 more appearances

Network32

Alex RampellScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Angela StrangeScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Anjney MidhaScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Connie ChanScout

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Ben Horowitz

Co-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

David Sacks

Co-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar

Erik Torenberg

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of Turpentine

Alex Immerman

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Ali Yahya

General Partner at a16z crypto

Amber Atherton

Partner at Patron

Amir Banifatemi

Managing Partner at K5 Ventures

Andrew Lee

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

▶20 more connections

Ben Portney Benedict Evans Bob Swan Caroline Goggins Chris Lyons Daisy Wolf Dan Wendlandt Daren Matsuoka Dave Anderson David Brillembourg Jr.David Fraga David Haber Don Thompson Eddy Lazzarin Elizabeth Harkavy Emma Cooper Eric Alby Frank Chen Gabriel Vasquez Thomas George

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Andrew Chen?: Andrew Chen led Uber's rider growth team before joining Andreessen Horowitz, where he is a general partner investing in consumer startups, games and AI, including through the firm's Speedrun accelerator. He is the author of The Cold Start Problem, a widely read book on network effects, and has published essays on growth and marketplaces at andrewchen.com for two decades. His newsletter and writing made him one of the best-known thinkers on user acquisition before he ever wrote a check.
Where does Andrew Chen work?: Andrew Chen is General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz at Andrew Chen and Board director at Virtual Kitchen and Board director at Substack and Andreessen Horowitz partner and board member at Hipcamp.
What does Andrew Chen invest in?: Andrew Chen invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Defense Tech.
What check size does Andrew Chen write?: Andrew Chen typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.
What companies has Andrew Chen invested in?: Investments tracked here include All Day Kitchens, Alta, Aspen, Atrium LTS, Backflip AI, Balsa, BeReal., Bounce, Captain Experiences, Cardpool, Cleanify, Clubhouse, and 44 more.
Where did Andrew Chen go to school?: Andrew Chen studied at University of Washington (Bachelor of Science - BS, Applied Mathematics).
What awards has Andrew Chen received?: Wrote The Cold Start Problem, a best-selling book on network effects.
What podcasts and interviews feature Andrew Chen?: Tracked appearances include "Andrew Chen — Growth Secrets from Uber, Exploring the Metaverse, Startup Investing, and More", "Marc Andreessen & Andrew Chen Talk Creative Computers", "Andrew Chen: How to make big career decisions | Maven Lightning Lesson", and 6 more.