Partner 20, Fund Strategy

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic. We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across AI, bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has $90B under management across multiple funds.

We’ve established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. We’ve invested in companies like Anduril, Airbnb, Coinbase, Cursor, Databricks, Deel, Figma, GitHub, Roblox, SpaceX, and Stripe. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.

The Role

The Fund Strategy Partner plays a central role in fund strategy analysis for our Venture and Growth platforms, partnering closely with fund leadership and the Investment, Investor Relations, Finance, and Tax teams. This role requires the ability to independently identify high-stakes strategic questions, build the analytical frameworks to address them, and deliver clear recommendations to General Partners and fund leadership.

In this role, you will use fund and portfolio data to support new fund formation, optimize portfolio construction and reserves, and develop strategies for distributions, recycling, and public holdings management. You will conduct post-deployment analyses to improve deployment, pacing, and reserve decisions.

You will deliver executive-ready models and concise written narratives and defend assumptions and recommendations in senior forums. You will also help scale repeatable analytical workflows in partnership with our software and data teams. While highly strategic, this is a hands-on individual contributor role that requires deep engagement with data, financial models, and presentations.

This role requires an in-office presence 3 days per week in our Menlo Park and San Francisco offices.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate brings exceptional attention to detail and polished communication and presentation skills. We are seeking someone with a background in data-driven analysis within a financial institution. Investing experience is strongly preferred, with venture capital, private equity, or hedge fund experience especially valued. Investment banking or strategic finance backgrounds are also relevant. This individual is comfortable presenting analyses and strategic recommendations to senior executives and has experience influencing decision-making at the executive level.

This individual is intellectually curious, analytically rigorous, and motivated by impact. They enjoy developing original insights, but are equally comfortable rolling up their sleeves to build models, interrogate data, and refine assumptions. They combine strategic thinking with executional discipline, and thrive in environments where high-quality analysis directly influences real-world decisions.

Fund Strategy Team Focus

• New Fund Formation Modeling and Strategy – Developing models to forecast fund dynamics, performance, and tradeoffs
• Fund Management – Managing deployment pacing, portfolio construction, reserve strategy, and life-of-fund responsibilities
• Capital Management – Optimizing capital allocation, liquidity planning, and financial strategy across funds
• Cash and Stock Distributions – Designing distribution and recycling strategies to maximize outcomes for funds and LPs

To join our team, you should be excited to:

• Develop and deliver executive-ready recommendations to General Partners and Venture and Growth fund leadership, including written memos and presentations
• Build and maintain financial models supporting fund formation, deployment pacing, portfolio construction, reserve planning, and fund performance evaluation
• Conduct post-deployment and retrospective analyses to identify patterns, risks, and opportunities that improve future fund strategy
• Leverage data from internal systems and third-party providers to support real-time and forward-looking decision-making
• Navigate complex stakeholder relationships and drive alignment across investment, finance, and operations teams
• Partner with the a16z Software Group and technical teams to design, scale, and maintain data pipelines, models, and tools that support fund strategy
• Define and deliver dashboards and analytical tools that make complex financial insights accessible to non-technical stakeholders
• Support ad hoc strategic, analytical, and automation projects as they arise across the firm

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in private equity, investment banking (sector or M&A), venture capital, hedge funds, management consulting, accounting, or strategic finance
• Experience presenting to senior executives, including General Partners or equivalent
• Strong Excel-based financial modeling skills required
• Comfort with, or willingness to learn, SQL and Python
• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field preferred
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, precise written analyses and presentations for senior audiences
• Ability to collaborate and communicate well with stakeholders and partners–seek out and gather feedback with a genuine openness and mindset for excellence
• Exceptional attention to detail across models, charts, tables, and narrative materials
• Low ego, high empathy, and a collaborative approach to working across teams
• Authorized to work and reside in the United States

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $221,000 - $257,000, actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience, skills, and scope.

This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.