# Erin Price-Wright

> Erin Price-Wright is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where she leads the firm's American Dynamism practice alongside Katherine Boyle. Focused on AI for the physical world, she backs early-stage companies in robotics, energy, defense, manufacturing, and critical minerals. A Stanford and Oxford-trained mathematician who grew up on a reservation in Arizona, she spent most of her pre-investing career at Palantir - starting as a Forward Deployed Engineer and rising to Head of Product for its data analytics platform - before becoming a partner at Index Ventures. She joined a16z in April 2024 to focus on the energy and industrial AI side of America's technological renaissance.

- **Role:** General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Index Ventures, Palantir Technologies, Endless
- **From:** Arizona, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Engineering, Stanford University, MSc in Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Led a16z investments in Base Power, Mariana Minerals, Diode Computing, Swan Technologies, Ulysses, Chariot Defense, Heron Power, Co-leads a16z's $600M American Dynamism fund alongside Katherine Boyle, Launched and runs the a16z American Dynamism Engineering Fellows Program

## Career timeline

- **2014-2015** — MSc in Mathematics & Computer Science at University of Oxford
- **2015-2019** — Forward Deployed Engineer and product leader at Palantir Technologies, building the Industrials business (energy, natural resources, manufacturing, chemicals)
- **2019-2021** — Head of Product at Palantir Technologies for the core data analytics and machine learning platform
- **2021-2024** — Partner at Index Ventures, focused on software infrastructure and applied AI (invested in ClickHouse, BRINC Drones, Phaidra)
- **2024-present** — General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, leading American Dynamism practice with focus on energy, robotics, defense, and physical AI

## Achievements

- Led a16z investments in Base Power, Mariana Minerals, Diode Computing, Swan Technologies, Ulysses, Chariot Defense, Heron Power
- Co-leads a16z's $600M American Dynamism fund alongside Katherine Boyle
- Launched and runs the a16z American Dynamism Engineering Fellows Program
- Co-authored 'The American Dynamism 50' list of companies shaping the fight of the future
- Published influential essay 'AI for the Physical World' on a16z
- Speaker at Milken Institute Global Conference 2026
- Rose from Forward Deployed Engineer to Head of Product at Palantir
- Early investor in ClickHouse at Index Ventures

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Speaker at Milken Institute Global Conference 2026 on panels covering defense tech investing and the future of building in America
- **2025-07** — Led a16z Series A investment in Diode Inc. to transform US circuit board design and manufacturing
- **2025-05** — Appeared on the Inevitable podcast (MCJ) with Katherine Boyle discussing the rise of American Dynamism and collision of AI, energy, and defense
- **2025-04** — Base Power Series B announced; Erin championed the investment as part of a16z's energy infrastructure thesis
- **2024-10** — Announced inaugural a16z American Dynamism Engineering Fellows cohort on X
- **2024-04** — Announced as newest General Partner in a16z's American Dynamism practice

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/erin-price-wright/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-price-wright-2a573727
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/espricewright

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Last updated: 2026-05-09