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Nelson Perla-Ward

Investor

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $15M checks · typically $7M

Experience

  1. PolymarketVP, Strategic Financecurrent2025 — present
  2. PolymarketDirector, Strategic Finance2025
  3. Andreessen HorowitzPartner2023 — 2025
  4. Andreessen HorowitzAssociate2022 — 2023
  5. Oliver WymanConsultant2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area

Education

  1. Stanford UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Management Science & Engineering
  2. Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton

Skills & more

Microsoft OfficePython (Programming Language)RData AnalyticsFinancial & Operational ModelingMarket ResearchScenario PlanningSensitivity Analysis

From Nelson'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 Nelson Perla-Ward work?
Nelson Perla-Ward is Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
What check size does Nelson Perla-Ward write?
Nelson Perla-Ward typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.

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