# Jennifer Li

> Jennifer Li is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where she leads infrastructure investments across data systems, developer tools, and AI. Born and raised in northwest China, she pivoted from international business to software engineering before joining a16z in 2018. Promoted to General Partner in April 2024 at age early 30s - making her the 27th GP at the firm - she now helps lead the $1.25B Infrastructure fund. Her portfolio includes early bets on ElevenLabs (backed Series A through D to $11B valuation), Fivetran, dbt, Mux, and MotherDuck.

- **Role:** General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz, ElevenLabs (board), fal (board), Mintlify (board), Mux (board), Pylon (board), Rasa (board), Reducto (board), Stainless (board), Stacker (board), Fivetran (observer), Ideogram (observer), MotherDuck (observer), NX (observer), Vantage (observer)
- **From:** Northwest China
- **Nationality:** Chinese-American
- **Education:** Bachelor's in International Business, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, MS in Technology Management / Technology Commercialization, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), MS in Software Engineering / Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
- **Known for:** Became the 27th General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz in her early 30s, Co-leads a16z's $1.25B dedicated Infrastructure fund (part of $1.7B AI infrastructure allocation), Early backer of ElevenLabs from Series A through Series D ($11B valuation)

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics with a degree in International Business
- **2015** — Completed MS in Technology Management at RPI; moved deeper into the U.S. tech ecosystem
- **2016** — Named Kleiner Perkins Product Fellow - an elite program for top product talent in Silicon Valley
- **2016** — Completed MS in Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University
- **2016-2017** — Product roles at AppDynamics, running self-service and analytics products (company later acquired by Cisco for $3.7B)
- **2017-2018** — Led product at Solvvy, building conversational AI for customer experience (company later acquired by Zoom)
- **2018** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as an investment partner on the infrastructure team
- **2018-2024** — Backed key companies including Fivetran ($5.6B), dbt ($4.2B), Mux (unicorn), ElevenLabs, and MotherDuck
- **2021** — Led or co-led investments in Fivetran (valued at $5.6B) and dbt Labs ($4.2B)
- **2024** — Promoted to General Partner at a16z - the firm's 27th GP - in her early 30s
- **2024** — Named co-lead of a16z's new $1.25B dedicated Infrastructure fund alongside Martin Casado
- **2025** — Continues expanding infrastructure portfolio; ElevenLabs reaches $11B valuation

## Achievements

- Became the 27th General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz in her early 30s
- Co-leads a16z's $1.25B dedicated Infrastructure fund (part of $1.7B AI infrastructure allocation)
- Early backer of ElevenLabs from Series A through Series D ($11B valuation)
- Led investments in Fivetran (valued at $5.6B in 2021) and dbt Labs ($4.2B in 2022)
- Named Kleiner Perkins Product Fellow in 2016
- Holds two US graduate degrees (RPI + CMU) after starting career in international business in China
- Backed multiple unicorns: Mux, Fivetran, dbt, ElevenLabs
- Serves on 9 boards including ElevenLabs, Mux, Mintlify, fal, Pylon, Rasa

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Appeared on Complex Systems podcast discussing how AI is reshaping every layer of the software stack
- **2025-07** — Discussed AI analyst agents and the need for efficient workflow engines on Data Engineering podcast
- **2024-04** — Promoted to General Partner at a16z; named co-lead of the new $1.25B Infrastructure fund
- **2024-01** — ElevenLabs (backed from Series A) reached unicorn status; continues to serve on board

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/jennifer-li/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferhli
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/JenniferHli

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