Andreessen Horowitz raises $15 billion, big in infrastructure and defense

Venture capital company Andreessen Horowitz has raised $15 billion to bolster bets in a wide range of areas, including infrastructure, health care and what it calls “American dynamism,” said co-founder Ben Horowitz. said in a blog post Friday.

The bulk of the capital, $6.75 billion, will be earmarked for a growth fund and two $1.7 billion funds, one focused on applications and the other on infrastructure.

“In this moment of profound technological opportunity, it is fundamentally important for humanity that America wins,” Horowitz wrote. “No other country is capable of giving everyone a chance to seize this opportunity and build. If America fails to win technologically, it will lose economically, militarily, geopolitically and culturally. And the whole world will lose too.”

Andreessen Horowitz is committing $3 billion to support other venture capital strategies and approximately $1.2 billion finance american interests such as aerospace and defense, the message said. Some $700 million will be dedicated to investments in biotechnology and health.

This increase is equivalent to 18% of all venture capital dollars allocated in the United States last year, Horowitz said. This is more than double the amount raised by the company in 2024.

Since its founding in 2009, Andreessen Horowitz has become one of the most prominent venture capital firms, known for its early investments in Facebook, Coinbase And Airbnb.

In recent years, the Silicon Valley-based company has bet big on defense technologies, with investments in the Palmer Luckey project. On the sensor, Elon MuskSpaceX and machine parts manufacturer Hadrian.

The sector benefited That of President Donald Trump ambitious plans to reindustrialize America’s military and manufacturing base. This week, the president also called for a A defense budget of 1.5 trillion dollars next year.

Horowitz and his co-founder Marc Andreessen have both supported President Trump 2024 electionalthough Horowitz said later he would make a donation to Kamala Harris“Presidential campaign.