# Sarah Wang

> Sarah Wang is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where she leads growth-stage investments across AI, enterprise applications, and infrastructure. A Harvard and Stanford GSB alumna with rare dual-mode investor instincts - equally comfortable asking 'Is it working?' and 'What if it works?' - she has backed defining companies of the AI era including Cursor, Wiz, Character.ai, Gamma, Decagon, and Thinking Machines Lab, while working closely with a16z's positions in OpenAI, Databricks, SpaceX, SSI, and Figma.

- **Role:** General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz, TA Associates, DCM Ventures, Radicle Impact, The Boston Consulting Group, Morgan Stanley, Eagle Cliff Partners
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Economics, Harvard University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Promoted to General Partner at a16z in January 2022, Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Harvard University; named John Harvard Scholar, Siebel Scholar and Arjay Miller Scholar at Stanford GSB

## Career timeline

- **2006-2008** — Analyst at Morgan Stanley
- **2008-2010** — Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
- **2010-2012** — Investment Analyst at Eagle Cliff Partners
- **2012-2014** — Investment Team at DCM Ventures
- **2014-2016** — Venture Investor at Radicle Impact
- **2016-2019** — Vice President at TA Associates; Board Director at ZoomInfo (Nasdaq: GTM)
- **2019** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as Partner on Growth team
- **2022-01** — Promoted to General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

## Achievements

- Promoted to General Partner at a16z in January 2022
- Phi Beta Kappa graduate from Harvard University; named John Harvard Scholar
- Siebel Scholar and Arjay Miller Scholar at Stanford GSB
- Led a16z investments in Cursor, Wiz, Character.ai, Gamma, Decagon, Thinking Machines Lab, Hex, Crossbeam, and Sourcegraph
- Works closely with a16z growth positions in OpenAI, SSI, Databricks, SpaceX, Samsara, and Figma
- Served on the board of ZoomInfo (Nasdaq: GTM) during its growth phase at TA Associates
- Co-authored a16z's annual Enterprise AI survey (100 CIOs) - widely followed in Silicon Valley
- Manages a16z Growth Fund of approximately $2.2B in size

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — a16z raised $1.7B in latest fund round (Total funding: $39.6B)
- **2026-01** — Co-authored 'Leaders, gainers and unexpected winners in the Enterprise AI arms race' - third annual enterprise AI CIO survey
- **2025-12** — Investing in Mind Robotics - new portfolio addition
- **2025-11** — Investing in Temporal alongside Martin Casado
- **2025-10** — Published 'How 100 Enterprise CIOs Are Building and Buying Gen AI in 2025'
- **2024-09** — Led a16z investment in Gamma ('Powerpoint is your therapist, Gamma is your coach')
- **2024-03** — Published 'Anatomy of an Enterprise Platform Company' - widely circulated framework for enterprise SaaS evaluation

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/sarah-wang/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-wang-59b96a7/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sarahdingwang
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/andreessenhorowitz

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Last updated: 2026-05-08