a16z speedrun
a16z speedrun invests up to $1 million as a first check and runs a twelve-week residency at its San Francisco office.
- Type
- Venture capital firm
- Location
- San Francisco
- Website
- https://speedrun.a16z.com/
- Investment focus
- capital, customers and talent
- Stages
- very early
About
a16z speedrun says it invests up to $1 million as a first check and helps founders with capital, customers and talent. Its FAQ says the residency is twelve weeks at its San Francisco office in North Beach, and that it invests very early.
The program co-led Forgepoint's $9.8 million seed with Primary Venture Partners, announced on 2026-10-14. Fearn's $5.5 million seed, announced on 2026-06-10, names a16z speedrun as a participant. This page is for a16z speedrun. It is separate from the Andreessen Horowitz page. The Loops seed on this site names Andreessen Horowitz, which is what that issue said, and is not linked here.
The FAQ says speedrun generally writes the first check and does not lead seed rounds. Forgepoint's announcement says a16z speedrun led that seed. This page follows the announcement for the Forgepoint round.
Funding rounds on RaiseTrack
| Company | Round | Date | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athena | Pre-Seed 2026 | 2026-11-03 | lead |
| Syncere | Pre-Seed 2026 | 2026-11-03 | lead |
| Forgepoint | Seed 2026 | 2026-10-14 | lead |
| Fearn | Seed 2026 | 2026-06-10 | participant |
Sources
Last verified:
- https://speedrun.a16z.com/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-15.
a16z speedrun home page. Says the first check is up to $1 million and describes twelve weeks in San Francisco, with support on capital, customers and talent. - https://speedrun.a16z.com/faq
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-15.
a16z speedrun FAQ. Says the program invests up to $1 million and that the residency is twelve weeks at its San Francisco office in North Beach. Says it invests very early. Says it generally writes the first check and does not lead seed rounds. - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fearn-raises-5-5-million-seed-to-end-the-two-tier-patent-system-302796012.html
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-10-15.
Fearn release on PR Newswire, June 10, 2026, 05:30 ET (09:30 UTC), datelined San Francisco. Says the $5.5 million seed was led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from a16z speedrun, Designer Fund and Essence VC. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-15/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-15.
Raise Track Update for 2026-10-15. Names a16z speedrun, with Primary Venture Partners, as a lead of Forgepoint's $9.8 million seed. Does not call the investor Andreessen Horowitz.