# Santiago Rodriguez Lebrija

> Santiago Rodriguez Lebrija is a Deal Partner on the Growth investing team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where he focuses on fintech, consumer, and crypto technology companies. A Stanford chemical engineering graduate originally from Mexico City, he cut his teeth as an Investment Analyst at Stanford Management Company and a Business Analyst at PEMEX before joining Bain Capital's global private equity division. Since joining a16z in August 2022, he has co-led investments in companies like Kavak - Latin America's leading used-car marketplace reimagined around AI - and hyperexponential, a London-based insurtech modernizing how insurers price risk. He brings an unusual combination of deep operational instinct and cross-cultural fluency to growth-stage bets, with a particular eye for operationally complex businesses being rebuilt around AI.

- **Role:** Deal Partner, Growth at Andreessen Horowitz
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Bain Capital, The Boston Consulting Group, Stanford Management Company, PEMEX
- **From:** Mexico City, Mexico
- **Nationality:** Mexican
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering; Minor in German Studies, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Deal Partner on a16z's Growth investing team, one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious VC platforms, Co-led a16z's investment in Kavak - Latin America's largest used-car marketplace rebuilt around AI, Co-led a16z's investment in hyperexponential - London-based insurtech that raised $73M Series B

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Business Analyst at PEMEX (Mexican state oil company)
- **2017** — Investment Analyst at Stanford Management Company (Stanford's endowment)
- **2018** — Summer Associate at The Boston Consulting Group
- **2019-2022** — Private Equity Associate at Bain Capital, investing in later-stage consumer, financial services, and industrial businesses
- **2022** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as Deal Partner on the Growth investing team (August 2022)
- **2024** — Co-led a16z investment in hyperexponential ($73M Series B), a London-based insurance pricing platform
- **2026** — Co-led a16z investment in Kavak, Latin America's AI-reimagined used-car marketplace

## Achievements

- Deal Partner on a16z's Growth investing team, one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious VC platforms
- Co-led a16z's investment in Kavak - Latin America's largest used-car marketplace rebuilt around AI
- Co-led a16z's investment in hyperexponential - London-based insurtech that raised $73M Series B
- Co-authored influential a16z research pieces including analysis of prediction markets and state-of-markets reports
- Joined a16z's elite Growth team at age ~25, coming from Bain Capital's global private equity division
- One of the few Latin American investors at senior level in a top-tier US venture firm

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Co-led a16z's investment in Kavak, the Latin American used-car marketplace, alongside David George and Gabriel Vasquez
- **2024-01** — Co-led a16z's $73M Series B investment in hyperexponential alongside Angela Strange and Joe Schmidt
- **2022-08** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as Deal Partner on the Growth investing team

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/author/santiago-rodriguez-lebrija/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-rodriguez-lebrija-9a3079127
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/santiago__rdz

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Last updated: 2026-05-08