A major capital push is reshaping the venture landscape as Andreessen Horowitz announced a fresh $15 billion fundraise aimed at backing high impact technology across multiple sectors. The firm said the new capital will strengthen investments in infrastructure health and its American Dynamism strategy, which focuses on areas tied closely to national capability and resilience.
In a blog post shared on Friday, Co-Founder Ben Horowitz detailed how the money will be deployed. Of the total $15 billion, about $6.75 billion is earmarked for a growth fund along with $3.4 billion split between two funds of $1.7 billion each. One of these funds will focus on apps and the other on infrastructure. Horowitz wrote, “At this moment of profound technological opportunity, it is fundamentally important for humanity that America wins,” adding “There is no other country that comes close to giving everyone a chance to grab that opportunity and build. If America fails to win technologically, it will lose economically, militarily, geopolitically, and culturally. And the entire world will lose as well.”
The firm is also allocating around $3 billion to support other venture strategies while $1.2 billion will be directed toward American interests such as aerospace and defense. Another $700 million will go into biotech and health related investments. Horowitz noted that the latest raise represents 18% of all venture capital dollars allocated in the US last year and more than doubles the amount the firm raised in 2024.
Founded in 2009, Andreessen Horowitz has grown into one of the most influential venture capital firms with early bets on Facebook Coinbase and Airbnb. In recent years, the Silicon Valley based firm has increased its focus on defense technology through investments in companies such as Anduril SpaceX and Hadrian. This shift comes as the sector benefits from President Donald Trump’s push to reindustrialize the US military and manufacturing base including a call this week for a $1.5 trillion defense budget next year. Both Horowitz and Co-Founder, Marc Andreessen backed Trump in the 2024 election though, Horowitz later said, he would donate to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
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