Morgan Bender
InvestorPartner at Andreessen Horowitz
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K – $50K checks · typically $25K
Experience
- Coloring.appCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Store.appFounder & CEOcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- PWA LabsFoundercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- People.aiHead of Product, Glass (fka Hero.app)2021San Francisco, California, United States
- Hero.app (acquired by People.ai)Co-Founder2019 — 2021San Francisco, CA
- HunchesCo-Founder2018 — 2019San Francisco, CA
- People.aiProduct2018San Francisco, CA
- Stealth StartupExperiments2017 — 2018San Francisco, CA
- Andreessen HorowitzPartner, Investing2015 — 2017Menlo Park
- Andreessen HorowitzPartner, Corporate Development2013 — 2015Menlo Park
- TenfoldBoard Observer2016 — 2017San Francisco
- UdacityBoard Observer2016 — 2017Mountain View
- SmartcarBoard Observer2015 — 2017Mountain View
- ZenefitsBoard Observer2015 — 2017San Francisco
- AltSchoolBoard Observer2015 — 2017San Francisco
- TeespringBoard Observer2015 — 2017San Francisco
- Moelis & CompanyInvestment Banking Analyst2013Palo Alto
- Stifel Nicolaus Weisel (fka Thomas Weisel Partners)Investment Banking Analyst2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- University of Southern CaliforniaResearch Assistant2010 — 2011Los Angeles
- University of Southern CaliforniaTeaching Assistant2010Los Angeles, California, United States
Education
- University of Southern CaliforniaM.A., Economics
- USC Marshall School of BusinessB.S., Business Administration
Skills & more
Waterfalls1ManagementLeadershipStart-ups14Valuation15Financial Modeling17Investment Banking9Quantitative Analytics5IPO4Private Placements3Financial Analysis5Project Management4
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DCF ValuationStrategic Financial PlanningEvent PlanningFinancial Statement AnalysisFinancial AccountingMarketing ResearchProject FinanceBusiness PlanningForecastingAcquisitionsStrategic PartnershipsMicrosoft Office- FINRA Securities License — FINRA
- FINRA Securities License — FINRA
From Morgan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Andreessen Horowitz
Alex Immerman
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Alex Rampell
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Ali Yahya
General Partner at a16z crypto
Andrew Chen
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Andrew Lee
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Angela Strange
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Anish Acharya
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Anjney Midha
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Morgan Bender work?
- Morgan Bender is Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
- What check size does Morgan Bender write?
- Morgan Bender typically writes checks of $10K – $50K.
Founder mafias
University of Southern California mafia130
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kent WakefordJuris Doctorate (J.D.)Founded Breaking +4Matt MichelsonM.S.Founded Evid Science +1Jinal JhaveriMaster of ScienceFounded SchoolMint +1Kyle MichelsonPolitical ScienceFounded Getlabs +1Kenneth FrankBSFounded Turning +1Jonathan FriedmanPost-Doctoral ResearcherFounded Assembly +1
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Andreessen Horowitz mafia44
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ben HorowitzCo-Founder and General PartnerFounded OpswareChris DixonGeneral PartnerFounded HunchBalaji SrinivasanBoard PartnerFounded Counsyl +1Erik TorenbergGeneral PartnerFounded VillageglobalMatthieu HafemeisterPartner – Corporate DevelopmentFounded Concourse +1Sherwood CallawayInfra ScoutFounded Sazabi +1
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Udacity mafia43
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Oliver CameronVP, EngineeringFounded Everyme +1Radu MaziluIntro to Machine LearningFounded PermitPortal +1Gabe RuttnerCourse Instructor, SME - Multiple CoursesFounded Hatchet +1Sujay MaheshwariDeep LearningFounded Cloudanix +1Juan PiscoAI Programming with Python NanodegreeFounded Plannery +1Michael LangerBusiness DevelopmentFounded T.Rx Capital
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USC Marshall School of Business mafia14
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alex FianceBachelor of Business Administration (BBA)Founded Kairos +1Kim RodriguezMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded BrainCheck +1Noah AuerhahnB.S.Founded Robin Healthcare +1Jay GossMBAFounded RxVantageAnthony BorquezBachelor of Science (BS)Founded GrablabsRodrigo TeijeiroBsFounded Recargapay
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People.ai mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Southern California474
Shaun MaguirePartner at Sequoia CapitalDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesVojtech HornaInvestor at Index VenturesNatalie VaisInvestor at Spark CapitalErica BresciaManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesDylan PearcePartner at Greycroft
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Also attended USC Marshall School of Business154
Niki PezeshkiGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesRajeev DhamPartner at Sapphire VenturesTeemu MattilaPartner at Lifeline VenturesEvan SmithManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersAlicia ZaettaAssociate at Marlin Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at People.ai11
Jeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalJake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesIhar MahaniokFounder & General Partner at Geek VenturesNakul MandanFounder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology foundersJean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesRon HirsonVenture Partner at Founders Circle Capital
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Also worked at Stealth Startup341
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs
+ 335 more
Also worked at Tenfold4
Also worked at Stifel Nicolaus Weisel (fka Thomas Weisel Partners)47
Priscilla RussoAssociate at Redpoint VenturesAndrew McGuirkVenture Fellow at Moneta VenturesKonstantinos AprilakisPartner at Deerfield Management CompanySinjon GoldbergSr. Associate at Volition CapitalJohn KatzenmeyerPartner at Mosaik PartnersEric VarneyPartner at Mosaik Partners
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