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Anish Acharya

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Investing at Andreessen Horowitz · Board director at Deel · Board director at Forward Lending

San Francisco, California

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

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About

Anish Acharya, a multi-time founder and ex-GM at Credit Karma whose startups were acquired by Google and Credit Karma, uses a product-first approach to distribution, trust, regulation and platform shifts.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechConsumerCrypto & Web3Defense Tech

Board director at DeelYC W19

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YC

Deel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — Anish sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Deel's investors · 71

515 VenturesAdventure FundBrooklynAlpha Square GroupNew YorkAltaIR CapitalHerzliyaAltimeter CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $25M checksAltos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAmplo VenturesHoustonAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2020ASK PartnersLondonBalaji Srinivasan$10K – $500K checksBrowder CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2021Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksDiscovery CapitalSouth NorwalkDST GlobalGeorge Town, Grand Cayman · $100K – $200M checks · since 2021Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksEmergeLondon · $500K – $2.5M checksEsas HoldingIstanbulEsas VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo AltoFormus CapitalFounders Circle CapitalSan FranciscoFour CitiesNewtonGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2025Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checksGreen Bay VenturesMenlo Park · since 2025Hack VCPalo Alto · $3M checksJam FundLos Angeles · $500K – $20M checksJude GomilaLynnwoodJustin MateenKima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checksKindred CapitalLondonLa FamigliaBerlinLachy GroomLG Technology VenturesSilicon ValleyLGF ScaleWest HollywoodLouis BerylMF SuperfundSeattleNeoSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksNight CapitalCapitolaNotion CapitalLondon · $1M – $100M checks · since 2020Olima VenturesWashingtonOperator LPNew York · $200K – $500K checksPICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checksQuest VenturesSingapore · $50K – $10M checksRecall CapitalSan Bruno · $300K – $1M checksRecursive VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksRibbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks · since 2025Roosh VenturesKievS32Palo AltoSaban VenturesTel AvivSarona VenturesTel Aviv · $100K – $25M checksSection 32Palo AltoSoma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSozo VenturesRedwood CitySpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2023Sunflower Capital Management FundSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksSwell PartnersNew York City · $500K – $600K checksUncorrelated VenturesLas VegasValkyrie Ventures Management, LlcPark CityVenture Investment AssociatesPeapackVillage GlobalCovina · $500K – $3M checksVintage Investment PartnersHerzliyaW venturesBerlin · $696K – $64M checksW VenturesBerlinWEEKENDMiami · $100K – $300K checksWilliam GaybrickWndrCoRedwood City · $100K – $10M checksWorklife VenturesWalnut · $500K – $2M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2019

Co-founders at Deel

ABAlex Bouaziz
Alex BouazizFounder/CEO
SWShuo Wang
Shuo WangFounder/CRO
AB
Alexandre BouazizExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
OS
Ofer SimonFormer Co-Founder

Board director at Forward Lending

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Forward Lending's investors · 1

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2024

Experience

  1. Andreessen HorowitzGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — presentMenlo Park, California
  2. Credit KarmaGM, Core Product2017 — 2019
  3. Credit KarmaVP, Product Management2017 — 2019San Francisco, California
  4. Credit KarmaGM, U.S. Card2016 — 2017San Francisco, California
  5. Credit KarmaSenior Director, Product Management2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Snowball (acquired by Credit Karma)Founder & CEO2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  7. GoogleEntrepreneur in Residence2014San Francisco Bay Area
  8. GooglePartner2012 — 2014
  9. GoogleLead Product Manager, Social2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  10. SocialDeck (acquired by Google)Founder & CEO2008 — 2010Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  11. AmazonSoftware Development Engineer2004 — 2008Seattle, Washington
  12. SolectSoftware Development Intern2000

Skills & more

Mobile Devices43Mobile Marketing8Mobile Applications30Product Management28Scalability12User Experience17Product Marketing12Strategy20Start-ups13Go-to-market Strategy2E-commerce4Distributed Systems3
+8 moreMonetizationBusiness DevelopmentCross-functional Team LeadershipEntrepreneurshipProject ManagementProduct DevelopmentAnalyticsStrategic Partnerships

From Anish's professional profile.

Deals · 3

Somo LabsBoard seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed May 2026 · $23.2M raise

Forward LendingBoard seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed Jan 2025 · $37.4M raise

Thingy ThingBoard seat

via Andreessen Horowitz · filed Jul 2021 · $15.7M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Andreessen Horowitz

Adam Alpert
Founder at Pangea.app
Aditya Mehta
Founder at Suggestr
Aiden Slavin
Policy at a16z crypto
Alex Immerman
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Alex Rampell
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Ali Yahya
General Partner at a16z crypto
Alisha Litman
Events at a16z crypto
Andrew Chen
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Network27

Chris DixonScout
Founder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz
Alex RampellScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Angela StrangeScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Anjney MidhaScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Erik Torenberg
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; founder of Turpentine
Aaron Webster
Managing Partner at Cameron Ventures
Alex Davidov
General Partner at Abstract Ventures
Alex Immerman
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Ali Yahya
General Partner at a16z crypto
Andrew Lee
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Ben Portney
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Benedict Evans
Writes a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 people
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Bob SwanCaroline GogginsChris LyonsConnie ChanDaisy WolfDan WendlandtDaren MatsuokaDavid GeorgeDavid HaberDavid UlevitchEddy LazzarinElizabeth HarkavyEric AlbyGabriel VasquezThomas George

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Anish Acharya?
Anish Acharya, a multi-time founder and ex-GM at Credit Karma whose startups were acquired by Google and Credit Karma, uses a product-first approach to distribution, trust, regulation and platform shifts.
Where does Anish Acharya work?
Anish Acharya is Investing at Andreessen Horowitz and Board director at Deel and Board director at Forward Lending.
What does Anish Acharya invest in?
Anish Acharya invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Defense Tech.
What check size does Anish Acharya write?
Anish Acharya typically writes checks of $10K – $100M.
What boards does Anish Acharya sit on?
Anish Acharya holds tracked board seats at Deel, Forward Lending, PayAll Payment Systems, Somo Labs, Thingy Thing.
What companies has Anish Acharya invested in?
Investments tracked here include [untitled], Allocate Holdings, Deel, EarnBetter, HappyRobot, Keep Financial, Krea, Method Financial, Mosaic, Party Round, PayAll Payment Systems, Reforge, and 4 more.
Where did Anish Acharya go to school?
Anish Acharya studied at University of Waterloo (BASC, Engineering (Computer)).

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