Benjamin Horowitz Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 25

  • Portfolio
  • 8

  • Exits
  • 15

Exits

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

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • United States
+1 (408)

Benjamin Horowitz Investments (25)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
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
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

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Benjamin Horowitz FAQs

  • Who is Benjamin Horowitz?

    Benjamin Horowitz is an angel Investor who has made 25 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Benjamin Horowitz?

    Benjamin Horowitz is an angel investor.

  • What does Benjamin Horowitz do?

    As an angel investor, Benjamin Horowitz invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • 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.

  • 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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