Andreesen Horowitz’s plan to sum up its program in Washington does not show any signs of slowdown, and the company has so far reported $ 1.49 million in federal lobbying, in accordance with lobbying documentation submitted in Congress. A16Z even speaks its own trading group, the National Venture Capital Association.
The pace of lobbying appears to be accelerating from last 12 months, based on the review of technical lobbyes. A16Z spent $ 1.8 million on lobbying throughout 2024 and USD 950,000 in 2023.
The A16Z lobbying strategy stands out among large VC firms, most of which are still reporting federal lobbying. Sequoia Capital reported only USD 120,000 as much as a 12 months, while General Catalyst is USD 500,000 in the same period. For comparison, A16Z expenses are just before $ 1.40 million NVCA.
In response to the questions, the person A16Z directed Techcrunch to articles written by the company’s co -founders about his opinion on the policy and program “Little Tech”. In one Article December 2023Co -founder of Ben Horowitz said that the company was voters impartially and one -off: “If the candidate supports the optimistic future with technology support, we are for them. If he wants to strangle important technologies, we are against them.”
The company’s internal lobbying team is designed to influence the legislators in a wide selection of problems, from digital regulations, Stablecouins and AI. While A16Z there are movements to shape the rights around the cryptowal Well documentedThe lobbying of disclosure shows how the company designated much more ambitious monuments of shaping the priorities of the country’s defense.
Defense appears for the first time in a report from the third quarter of A16Z from 2023, which added the act on authorization to national defense as a specific lobbying problem. The company is still lobbying on the annual defense policy Act in the following quarters.
The National Security Council appears for the first time in the application covering the second quarter of 2024 and stays on the list this 12 months, which is a signal that the company presents questions about funds and technology along the national security line.
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Although the co -founders of Marc Andreessen and Horowitz kept their support for President Donald Trump in the last election, the internal political team is particularly two -sided, and the leaders of presidency matters were recruited on each side of the passage.
The increase in expenses comes because A16Z causes more aggressive pressing on regulated industries, resembling defense and industrial base, which are areas of American dynamic practice, and hot buttons technology resembling AI. The company combined this pressure with the introduction of internal political talents; Last week, she was deputy national security advisor Anne Neuberger joined as a senior advisor focused on “American dynamism, AI and Cyber” Horowitz said on x.
However, lobbying dollars does not correlate with influence.
For example, the fund fund reports little or no federal lobbying, but its network has accessed to the Pentagon and the White House. Partner Trae Stephens helped to steer DOD TRANSITION in 2016 and was floated in 2024 in the case of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, while Michael Katsios, a longtime assistant to Thiel Capital, was the secretary for the Defense for Research and Engineering in 2020 and is currently the scientific advisor of the president.
Project funds may affect politics in other ways. In parallel with registered lobbying, the company also manages money through the Political Action Committees (PACS). Lately Wall Street Journal reported The indisputable fact that A16Z helps to support the latest PAC PRO-AI and PAC network called Leading The Future.