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Anish Acharya

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Anish Acharya is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a prominent venture capital firm. He joined Andreessen Horowitz in August 2019 and focuses primarily on investments in fintech and consumer sectors.12 Before joining Andreessen Horowitz, Acharya held significant roles at Credit Karma, including General Manager of Core Consumer and General Manager of U.S. Card. He joined Credit Karma following the acquisition of his startup, Snowball, which was a notifications startup he founded.45

Acharya has a background in entrepreneurship and venture investment, having founded SocialDeck, a social-gaming company acquired by Google in 2010. He then worked on mobile products and invested at Google Ventures.45 He holds a BASC degree from the University of Waterloo.1

In his role at Andreessen Horowitz, Acharya is known for his interest in investing in innovative and unconventional products, particularly in the realm of consumer AI, emphasizing creativity, productivity, and connection as key areas of growth in the AI-powered world.36

Highlights

Oct 4 · twitter

Tell me you’re a founder led company without telling me https://t.co/k9Ajm417iL

Tell me you’re a founder led company without telling me https://t.co/k9Ajm417iL
Sep 30 · twitter

Fun to talk with @eriktorenberg about all things AI and consumer.

We covered:

  • Why ChatGPT is the world's biggest edtech product
  • How AI can move us to a 3 day workweek
  • How we serve our "customers" (founders!) at @a16z

And more. Check out the full episode 👇🏽 https://t.co/eX1k1zZJy0

Fun to talk with @eriktorenberg about all things AI and consumer. 

We covered:

Why ChatGPT is the
Feb 7 · fortune.com
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Jul 11 · a16z.com
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Experience

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz since August 2019

Education

BASC from University of Waterloo, 1998 - 2004

Location

San Francisco, California, United States