Silicon Valley has long celebrated the college dropout. Now some of its biggest names are backing an educational institution of their own.
The Horowitz Andreessen Academy has raised $42 million and recruited prominent tech figures as instructors, guest speakers, and mentors.
Venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, better known as A16z, is backing the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a new for-profit school for young people interested in building companies, products, and emerging technologies.
Its network includes executives and founders from OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, and Stripe.
The San Francisco academy will trade degrees, traditional…
