A16z raises $15 billion for funds focused on Tech

Strategic allocation by key themes

The announcement, made on January 9, 2026, marks a16z's largest fundraising round to date, accounting for over 18% of the total venture capital allocated in the US in 2025 and raising the company's total assets under management to over $90 billion.

The $15 billion investment is allocated across six separate funds, with a clear focus on scaling high-growth technologies, infrastructure, and innovation aligned with national security:

• Growth Fund: $6.75 billion — Focused on scaling mature startups, including many in the artificial intelligence, software, and enterprise sectors.

• The App Fund: $1.7 billion — Investing in consumer and productivity apps.

• Infrastructure Fund: $1.7 billion — Core investments in foundational technology layers, including cloud computing, data, and emerging protocols.

• U.S. Dynamics Fund: $1.176 billion — Dedicated to defense, aerospace, public security, supply chain resilience, and other technologies that advance U.S. national interests.

• Biotechnology + Health Fund: $700 million — Continuing focus on biotechnology, healthcare innovation, and life sciences.

• Other Venture Capital Investment Strategies: $3 billion — Flexible allocation to emerging opportunities across multiple sectors.

Notably, while no new dedicated cryptocurrency funds were announced in this round, Horowitz clearly emphasized artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies as " key architectures of the future ." The company's existing cryptocurrency business ( which has raised over $7 billion since 2018 ) will continue to utilize capital from previous investment funds and growth/infrastructure funds.

Recent moves related to cryptocurrencies include investing in the Bitcoin lending/staking protocol Babylon ( $15 million ) and continuing support for DeFi , Layer 1/2 infrastructure, and Web3 applications .

Geopolitical risks

According to Horowitz, this fundraising effort was positioned not simply as a deployment of capital, but as a strategic mission to secure U.S. technological leadership in an increasingly competitive global environment. Key themes included:

• Maintain a dominant position in the field of artificial intelligence (platform models, applications, and infrastructure).

• Promoting cryptocurrencies/blockchain as the foundation for future financial and data systems.

• Enhancing national security through defense technology and supply chain resilience.

• Promoting innovation in biotechnology, energy, and public infrastructure.

The fundraising reflects a broader trend: large-scale venture capital firms continue to attract funding even as smaller funds struggle, driven by strong demand from institutions seeking access to artificial intelligence, defense, and emerging technologies. a16z's ability to attract this volume of capital—more than the combined total of the two largest fundraising rounds in 2025— underscores its market leadership.

Our review

Andreessen Horowitz's $15 billion fundraising is a bold statement amid a cooling venture capital market, as the firm is making a big bet on its vision of American technological dominance – with artificial intelligence (AI) and cryptocurrency at its core. This funding will fuel everything from next-generation blockchain protocols to defense technology startups, positioning a16z to shape (and profit from) the defining innovations of the coming decades.

As global competition intensifies, expect a16z to remain one of the most influential forces in the tech venture capital landscape—and a key driver of US-focused growth in the digital asset sector. The next 100 years of technology, as Horowitz put it, begin with moves like these. Keep an eye on deployment announcements; they will reveal the investments the firm has the most faith in for 2026 and beyond.

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