# Zabie Elmgren

> Zabie Elmgren is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) on the American Dynamism investing team, where she backs founders building companies at the intersection of AI and the physical world - from industrial infrastructure to defense technology. Before a16z, she was a Partner at Index Ventures leading early-stage B2B and B2C software investments. Her career started unconventionally: as part of the founding team at Human Capital, she helped grow a recruiting firm into a $600M+ venture fund while studying computer science at Harvard, personally placing early engineers at Brex, Robinhood, Snowflake, and Nuro.

- **Role:** Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Index Ventures, Human Capital
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. Computer Science, secondary in Economics, Harvard University
- **Known for:** Helped grow Human Capital from a recruiting startup to a $600M+ venture fund, Placed among the first 50 engineers at Brex, Robinhood, Snowflake, and Nuro, Partner at Index Ventures - one of Europe and US's top early-stage VC firms

## Career timeline

- **2014-2018** — Studied Computer Science at Harvard University; competed on the Harvard-Radcliffe heavyweight rowing team
- **2016-2018** — Joined the founding team at Human Capital while still an undergrad; helped grow the firm from a recruiting company into a venture fund
- **2018-2021** — Principal at Human Capital; helped the fund grow from under $5M AUM to over $600M; placed early engineers at Brex, Robinhood, Snowflake, and Nuro
- **2021** — Joined Index Ventures as Partner, focusing on early-stage B2B and B2C software investments
- **2021-2024** — Partner at Index Ventures; led investments in Anduril, Applied Intuition, and Verkada
- **2024** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as Partner on the American Dynamism investing team
- **2025** — Featured on a16z's 'Big Ideas 2026: Physical AI and the Industrial Stack' podcast; invested in Cursor AI
- **2026** — Led Tessera Labs $60M Series A investment; co-authored pieces on physical AI and industrial infrastructure

## Achievements

- Helped grow Human Capital from a recruiting startup to a $600M+ venture fund
- Placed among the first 50 engineers at Brex, Robinhood, Snowflake, and Nuro
- Partner at Index Ventures - one of Europe and US's top early-stage VC firms
- Partner at Andreessen Horowitz on the American Dynamism team
- Led Tessera Labs $60M Series A (May 2026)
- Competed on Harvard-Radcliffe heavyweight rowing team including Head of the Charles Regatta
- Co-authored thought leadership on physical AI and industrial infrastructure for a16z
- Co-authored 'How to Hire A Strong Founding Team' - widely read guide for startup founders

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Led Tessera Labs $60M Series A investment - AI-native automation for enterprise ERP modernization
- **2025-12** — Featured on a16z 'Big Ideas 2026: Physical AI and the Industrial Stack' podcast discussing physical observability
- **2025-01** — Announced Cursor AI as portfolio addition
- **2024-10** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as Partner on the American Dynamism investing team

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/author/zabie-elmgren/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethelmgren/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/zabie_e
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zabie_e/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zabie.elmgren/

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Last updated: 2026-05-08