Benjamin Horowitz Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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25
- Portfolio
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8
- Exits
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15

Benjamin Horowitz General Information
Description
Mr. Benjamin Horowitz is a Co-Founder and serves as General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Mr. Horowitz serves as Board Member at Databricks, Okta, Genius, Lyft, NationBuilder, Okta, SignalFx, Tanium, and CODE2040. He is an Angel Investor. He serves as a Board Member at Anyscale and SnapLogic. He serves as Board Member at Okta and Foursquare. He serves as Board Member at Mayvenn and Lyft. He also serves as a Board Member at Caffeine, Cresta AI, United Masters, TripActions, and Magnet Systems. He was a co-founder and CEO of Opsware (formerly Loudcloud), which was acquired by HP in 2007, and was appointed vice president and general manager of Business Technology Optimization for Software at HP. Earlier, he was vice president and general manager of America Online's E-commerce Platform division. Previously, he ran several product divisions at Netscape Communications. He also served as vice president of Netscape's widely acclaimed Directory and Security product line. Before joining Netscape in July 1995, he held various senior product marketing positions at Lotus Development Corporation. He also serves as Board Observer at Gainspeed. He serves on the board of many companies including Tidemark Systems and Databricks, Jawbone, Lytro, Nicira, 3dna, Tidemark, Medium Corporation, and SignalFuse. He served as Board Member at Usermind. He also serves as Advisor at A. Capital Ventures. He also served as an Advisor at Barefoot Networks. He serves Board Member at Sisu Data. He has a BA in Computer Science from Columbia University and an MS in Computer Science from UCLA. He served as a Board Member at Magnet Systems. He served as Board Member at Sisu Data and Caffeine.
Business Details
Website
www.bhorowitz.comInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Las Vegas, NV
- United States
Benjamin Horowitz Investments (25)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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SuperPhone | 21-Apr-2023 | Equity Crowdfunding | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
BlocPower | 02-Aug-2019 | Environmental Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |||
SuperPhone | 07-Mar-2016 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Wise (Financial Software) | 26-Jan-2015 | Financial Software | Profitable | |||
Magnet (Electronics (B2C)) | 01-Aug-2014 | Electronics (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
Tidemark | 26-Dec-2013 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Muzy | 18-Jun-2013 | Multimedia and Design Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Asana | 23-Jul-2012 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue/Not Profitable | |||
AgLocal | 01-Jun-2012 | Seed Round | Application Software | Out of Business | ||
NationBuilder | 10-Apr-2012 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue |
Benjamin Horowitz Exits (15)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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ExtraHop Networks | 22-Jul-2021 | Buyout/LBO | |
Asana | 30-Sep-2020 | ||
AppNexus | 15-Aug-2018 | ||
Lytro | 28-Mar-2018 | ||
Tidemark | 06-Jun-2017 | ||
Okta | 07-Apr-2017 | ||
Magnet (Electronics (B2C)) | 01-Nov-2015 | ||
Muzy | 12-Mar-2015 | ||
CrowdMob | 01-Jan-2015 | Out of Business | |
Nicira Networks | 24-Aug-2012 | Merger/Acquisition |
Benjamin Horowitz Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Benjamin Horowitz FAQs
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Who is Benjamin Horowitz?
Benjamin Horowitz is an angel Investor who has made 25 investments.
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What kind of investor is Benjamin Horowitz?
Benjamin Horowitz is an angel investor.
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What does Benjamin Horowitz do?
As an angel investor, Benjamin Horowitz invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Benjamin Horowitz invested in?
Benjamin Horowitz has made numerous investments in companies like SuperPhone, BlocPower, and Wise (Financial Software) within the Business/Productivity Software, Environmental Services (B2B), and Financial Software industries.
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What has Benjamin Horowitz invested in recently?
Benjamin Horowitz's latest investment was on 21-Apr-2023 in SuperPhone, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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