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    Ben Horowitz

    Cofounder and General Partner of Andreessen Horowitz

    Cofounder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

    Giving tracked
    $150 million
    Gifts
    1

    Background

    Ben Horowitz is a technology entrepreneur, investor, and author who co-founded the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz with Marc Andreessen. He previously co-founded and served as president and CEO of Opsware, an enterprise software company acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $1.6 billion in 2007. Horowitz is the author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things and What You Do Is Who You Are, influential books on business and startup culture.

    About Andreessen Horowitz

    Andreessen Horowitz: Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm that backs technology startups and publishes research on technology and markets, including its State of Markets report series.

    Donations by Ben Horowitz

    RecipientAmount
    Intermountain HealthRead the story$150 million

    Key facts

    Born
    January 13, 1966source
    Opsware acquired by Hewlett-Packard
    $1.6 billion in cash in July 2007source
    Co-founded Andreessen Horowitz
    with Marc Andreessen in 2009source
    Education
    BA from Columbia University (1988) and MS from UCLA (1990) in computer sciencesource

    WYDE coverage of Ben Horowitz

    WYDE Newsroom has published 4 articles about Ben Horowitz, from Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 31, 2026. Ben Horowitz is a donor in 2 stories and a named leader in 2 stories. The most recent is Last Day to Apply: The $1 Million Creator Fund Closes Tonight.

    WYDE Weekly

    Last Day to Apply: The $1 Million Creator Fund Closes Tonight

    WYDE Weekly: EAT's $1 million clipping fund closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Plus 33 countries on stockpiling food, WFP's Gaza cuts, a prank that became a $605,350 GoFundMe, $200 million for Boston Children's and the $6.3 billion Binance hack.

    Oct 31, 2026 · 8 min read · Donor

    Healthcare

    Felicia and Ben Horowitz Commit $150 Million to Intermountain's Las Vegas Children's Hospital

    Intermountain Health's planned Las Vegas hospital will carry the Horowitz name after a $150 million commitment announced Friday, October 23, 2026.

    Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Donor

    AI

    98% of US Households Still Do Not Pay for AI as Big Tech's 2026 Buildout Nears $780 Billion

    Andreessen Horowitz's State of Markets II reports that only 2.2 percent of US households pay for an AI service, about $31 a month, even as hyperscaler AI spending approaches $780 billion in 2026.

    Oct 2, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    AI

    Andreessen Horowitz Launches a Tuition-Free Academy for High School Graduates Who Want to Build

    The Horowitz Andreessen Academy in San Francisco will take about 50 recent high school graduates in a one-year, no-tuition program backed by $42 million and partners including OpenAI, Anthropic, Coinbase and Nvidia.

    Sep 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Reported alongside Ben Horowitz

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