Our fifth growth fund is now $8.5b. The founder is the asset in late stage, and we back the best in the world. At the same time, the best founders face global complexity earlier in their lives than ever before. So we are building out an enhanced Growth Platform for these exceptional founders. Biggest product cycles of our lives. Never been higher stakes, and never been more excited. @a16z

We're hiring again at New Media. Our team does storytelling for our firm and our companies (and in part, our industry) including working closely with SpaceX, OpenAI, and many others. We run many of the firm's networks and we also have a couple incubations in the works. We're focused on helping compound the competitive advantages of the firm. This quarter we’ve hired some great people: @gaby_goldberg @jessicarwolf @kareeening @thedanigrant @mikemcg0, @brookemrtn, @LukeDeNatale @rorhug, and a couple others to be announced. We’ve also spun out some great people who are working closely with us but from incubations or portfolio companies — the amazing @liangsays @netcapgirl @gbrl_dick @humford @davideoks @schisofrenia @ChrisJBakke @knowerofmarkets paving the way for more leadership opportunities on the team. For people who want to learn about operating and investing, for people who want to feel like they get the depth and camaraderie of a startup with the breadth and intellectual curiosity of a VC firm, it’s the perfect place. People here love the work, the people, and the growth–and we’re committed to this being a springboard for their career, as shown from the folks above. If you’re interested and a good fit, we’d love to meet - apply below. We’re also hosting a dinner Thursday. The best way to apply is via proof of work or a strong reference. Apply: Roles below: Chief of Staff: help me run all our initiatives at the intersection of investing, networks, and media. Senior role with a big impact. Marketing and Comms Leadership: own the narrative for the a16z portfolio and firm. We’re hiring a CMO and a Chief Comms Officer. Podcasts: run, produce, scale our podcasts end-to-end. We’re also looking for a podcast host for new podcasts and podcast researchers. Content: define the agenda for tech. Build the most well-read and high-taste tech publication in the industry as an editor, writer, or specialist in growth/operations. Social: build the biggest go-direct channels for the firm and top-tier CEOs, drive content strategy, design and audience growth. Portfolio services: forward deploy into our most important portfolio companies and help them solve zero-to-one marketing and media strategy problems. Research: help us curate the most important conversations in tech. Networks: Help build digital and IRL community across our extended networks of founders, investors, creators, and the tech ecosystem more broadly. Help run our VIP group chat operation. Help us source and identify amazing future founders at top companies today. College: help us build a network of talented young people on campuses across the country (and the world). Also, watch this space. Talent: Help our portfolio companies build their employer brands and build candidate-sourcing machines. Product and AI Engineer: Build the best products in house to help scale our work and networks Events: own flagship gatherings and summits that create moments people talk about. Video: we want to take flyers on creative directors, content generalists, and aspiring filmmakers in tech. More broadly, we’re interested in hiring anyone doing something exceptional at the intersection of investing and networks or content or product.

An internal version of Astra, @OpenAI’s next major model family, solved 10 major open problems in mathematics, quantum complexity, and theoretical computer science. We believe it will be a major step for scientific reasoning.

We're incredibly excited to announce Counsel Studio 🩺 A new deployment platform that brings AI-enabled, physician-supervised care directly into healthcare organizations' existing digital experiences. Health plans, health systems, and consumer health companies can now seamlessly integrate and white-label Counsel’s AI-enabled care model within their own applications.

Many biotechs today don't have their own labs. Their team sits in an office orchestrating the work of CROs, CDMOs, and other external partners. What you gain in speed and cost you can lose in control. Today, AI agents can manage externalized R&D on your behalf.

At Prosper AI we are thrilled to have raised a $30M Series A led by @a16z We’ve grown 5x in the last 6 months, supporting now +150,000 healthcare providers and 60+ healthcare organizations, including outpatient groups and enterprises backed by firms like Blackstone, KKR, and Bain Capital. Healthcare's most influential organizations, including @athenahealth , the largest EHR for outpatient practices, are now our customers. Prosper is the first AI platform to run the entire patient journey. 👇