# Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Record: actor-a16z · Type: actor · Edition: 0.19.0 · Evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15

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Dataset pointer: `/map/entities/14`. Reviewed: 2026-09-15.

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## Position context

Status: unplaced. Kind: organization. Evidence clarity: unavailable. Basis: primary. Implementation: not-assessed.

Sources used: First-hand material.

Position: null. No coordinates assigned.

## /scope

The investment firm, kept separate from its individual authors.

Claim: claim-actor-a16z-c863eb4481f44246f08ae770. Annotation: editorial.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

## /caveat

The previously used manifesto explicitly disclaims being the firm's view. A firm-level position on both axes has not been established.

Claim: claim-actor-a16z-7186e669fd92b7b9ba3a39d1. Annotation: editorial.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

## /evidence/0/note

The page attributes its views to individual personnel and expressly excludes the firm and affiliates.

Claim: claim-actor-a16z-498a63501d6147305bc30465. Annotation: attributed-summary · Axis: context · Evidence role: counterpoint.

Find the passage: Footer disclaimer

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

## /profile/summary

Publishing a founder's essay does not establish the investment firm's position.

Claim: claim-actor-a16z-d3d975f0c6400f4267a85c3a. Annotation: synthesis.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

## /profile/sections/0/text

The manifesto remains evidence for Marc Andreessen's personal record. Its footer prevents us from treating the same text as the firm's stance on both axes.

Claim: claim-actor-a16z-48964d681c07bfddb9ad628c. Annotation: synthesis.

[andreessen-manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

## Source provenance

### andreessen-manifesto

[The Techno-Optimist Manifesto](https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/)

Andreessen Horowitz / Marc Andreessen · First-hand source (primary) · Published: 2023-10-16 · Material last read: 2026-09-15 · Verification: read

Read scope is described in the source note.

Read the manifesto and footer. The footer explicitly attributes posts to individual personnel and excludes the views of a16z Capital Management and affiliates. Historical personal advocacy, not institutional evidence.

No archive check recorded.