Marc Andreessen

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Birth Year

1971

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Birth Year1971—2 pts▶

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—	1971	view →
—	1971	view →

EducationB.S. in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—2 pts▶

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—	B.S. in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	view →
—	University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign; New Lisbon High School	view →

Notable ForCo-created Mosaic web browser (1993); founded Netscape (sold to AOL for $4.2B); co-founded Andreessen Horowitz managing $90B+ in venture capital; techno-optimist AI advocate opposing safety regulationMar 2026view →

Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen—view →

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notable-publicationThe Techno-Optimist ManifestoOct 2023view →

political-positioningPublicly supported Republican candidates and endorsed Trump circa 2023-2024. This positioning, combined with the Techno-Optimist Manifesto, increased tensions between a16z and EA/AI safety communities.Jan 2024view →

Career History

Organization	Title	Start	Source	Notes	Source check
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)	Co-founder & General Partner	2009	en.wikipedia.org	Co-founded VC firm a16z; invested in major AI companies; previously co-founded Netscape and Mosaic	Not checked

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