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title: "Andreessen Horowitz"
description: "Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, California. The firm says it invests in innovators and backs technology companies across multiple stages. In Africa, Andreessen Horowitz has invested at seed through later-stage rounds, based on the companies in your records. Its African investments in your data span fintech, media and entertainment, and crypto and Web3, with activity in Nigeria and South Africa. The firm’s Africa-related portfolio in your records includes Branch, Yellow Card, and Carry1st, and its rounds include Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, and a venture round. Andreessen Horowitz publicly described Carry1st as its first investment in an Africa-headquartered company, which is consistent with the firm’s broader Africa activity shown in the records. The firm’s official site also describes it as stage agnostic, investing from seed to late-stage technology companies."
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# Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, California. The firm says it invests in innovators and backs technology companies across multiple stages. In Africa, Andreessen Horowitz has invested at seed through later-stage rounds, based on the companies in your records. Its African investments in your data span fintech, media and entertainment, and crypto and Web3, with activity in Nigeria and South Africa. The firm’s Africa-related portfolio in your records includes Branch, Yellow Card, and Carry1st, and its rounds include Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, and a venture round. Andreessen Horowitz publicly described Carry1st as its first investment in an Africa-headquartered company, which is consistent with the firm’s broader Africa activity shown in the records. The firm’s official site also describes it as stage agnostic, investing from seed to late-stage technology companies.

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## Summary

Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, is a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, California. The firm says it invests in innovators and backs technology companies across multiple stages. In Africa, Andreessen Horowitz has invested at seed through later-stage rounds, based on the companies in your records. Its African investments in your data span fintech, media and entertainment, and crypto and Web3, with activity in Nigeria and South Africa. The firm’s Africa-related portfolio in your records includes Branch, Yellow Card, and Carry1st, and its rounds include Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, and a venture round. Andreessen Horowitz publicly described Carry1st as its first investment in an Africa-headquartered company, which is consistent with the firm’s broader Africa activity shown in the records. The firm’s official site also describes it as stage agnostic, investing from seed to late-stage technology companies.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carry1st | /carry1st | Venture (Round not Specified) | 27000000 | 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Carry1st | /carry1st | Series A | 20000000 | 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Yellow Card | /yellow-card | Seed | 1500000 | 2020-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Branch | /branch | Series C | 170000000 | 2019-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Branch | /branch | Series B | 70000000 | 2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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