# Andy McCall

> Andy McCall is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture capital firms, where he focuses on the American Dynamism and AI Apps funds. A 25-year veteran of technology sales and go-to-market strategy, McCall built and scaled two legendary companies - first growing Meraki from single-digit millions to hundreds of millions in revenue before Cisco's 2012 acquisition, then taking Samsara from startup to a billion-dollar-ARR public company as CRO. He joined a16z in November 2024, bringing rare operational credibility as an investor who can tell founders 'Been there, done that' on the CRO journey.

- **Role:** General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Samsara, Meraki, Cisco
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** EdD, Organizational Leadership, Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology
- **Known for:** Grew Meraki from single-digit millions to hundreds of millions in annual revenue as VP of Worldwide Sales, Pioneered the go-to-market motion for cloud-based SaaS networking - a revolutionary model at the time, Instrumental in Samsara's IPO in December 2021 on the NYSE

## Career timeline

- **pre-2009** — Early career in technology sales and go-to-market roles
- **2009** — Joined Meraki as VP of Worldwide Sales; built world-class sales org for cloud-based SaaS networking
- **2012** — Meraki acquired by Cisco; McCall continued as VP of Sales in Cisco's Meraki division
- **2017** — Left Cisco/Meraki to join Samsara as Chief Revenue Officer; helped establish IoT solutions for critical industries
- **2021** — Instrumental in Samsara's IPO on NYSE; company valued at over $11 billion at listing
- **2023** — Stepped back from Samsara CRO role in July after scaling ARR to over $1 billion; entered consulting agreement
- **2024** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as General Partner in November 2024, focusing on American Dynamism and AI Apps funds

## Achievements

- Grew Meraki from single-digit millions to hundreds of millions in annual revenue as VP of Worldwide Sales
- Pioneered the go-to-market motion for cloud-based SaaS networking - a revolutionary model at the time
- Instrumental in Samsara's IPO in December 2021 on the NYSE
- Scaled Samsara from single-digit millions to over $1 billion in ARR as Chief Revenue Officer
- Joined Andreessen Horowitz as General Partner in November 2024
- Earned EdD in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University
- Board member at Indeni; advisor to Highfive, Swarm (acquired by SpaceX), and Vectra AI
- Named one of a select 'handful' of executives who have 'defied gravity and demonstrated company-building excellence over and over, at all stages of growth' by a16z's David Ulevitch

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as General Partner, focusing on American Dynamism and AI Apps funds alongside BK Roberts
- **2023-07** — Stepped back from Samsara CRO role after scaling ARR to $1B+; entered into consulting agreement with the company

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/andy-mccall/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amccall/

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Last updated: 2026-05-09