# Peter Blackwood

> Peter Blackwood is a Partner on the Capital Network team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where he leads the Consumer vertical and manages the firm's global investor, corporate strategic, and advisory relationships for consumer and gaming companies. A former investment banker with over 15 years in the technology sector - spanning SoundView Technology Group, Janney Montgomery Scott, and JMP Securities - Blackwood brings deep capital markets expertise to a16z portfolio companies navigating equity raises, debt financing, and strategic partnerships. He is co-author of a16z's widely-read '16 Commandments of Raising Equity in a Challenging Market' and joined the board of gaming platform Overwolf following a16z's $75M Series D investment. Off-hours, he chases trout on rivers.

- **Role:** Partner, Capital Network at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), JMP Securities, Janney Montgomery Scott, SoundView Technology Group
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Political Science, Ohio Wesleyan University, High School, American School of Athens
- **Known for:** Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, one of the world's top venture capital firms with $39.6B in total funding, Leads Consumer vertical for a16z's Capital Network - managing global investor, corporate, and advisory relationships, Co-authored '16 Commandments of Raising Equity in a Challenging Market' - a widely-circulated guide for founders

## Career timeline

- **1999-2002** — Investment Banking at SoundView Technology Group - focused on corporate finance for technology clients
- **2002-2009** — Investment banking roles in technology sector (firms between SoundView and Janney)
- **2009-2013** — Managing Director at Janney Montgomery Scott - headed technology and media investment banking group
- **2013-2018** — Managing Director at JMP Securities - led internet and digital media banking group, covering Internet and digital media sectors
- **2018+** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as Partner on Capital Network team, leading Consumer vertical
- **2021** — Joined board of Overwolf following a16z's $75M Series D investment in the gaming platform
- **2023** — Co-authored 'The 16 Commandments of Raising Equity in a Challenging Market' with colleagues Manas Punhani, JJ Yu, and Melissa Wasser

## Achievements

- Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, one of the world's top venture capital firms with $39.6B in total funding
- Leads Consumer vertical for a16z's Capital Network - managing global investor, corporate, and advisory relationships
- Co-authored '16 Commandments of Raising Equity in a Challenging Market' - a widely-circulated guide for founders
- Joined board of Overwolf after leading a16z's $75M Series D investment in the gaming platform
- 15+ years of technology investment banking experience before transitioning to venture capital
- Led JMP Securities' internet and digital media banking franchise

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Andreessen Horowitz completed latest funding round of $1.7B (Other category), bringing total firm funding to $39.6B
- **2024-09** — Active on LinkedIn sharing a16z job opportunities and portfolio company news
- **2023-09** — Co-published '16 Commandments of Raising Equity in a Challenging Market' on a16z.com

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/author/peter-blackwood/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pablackwood
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/digitalpab

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Last updated: 2026-05-09