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20 episodes
Updated Jun 25, 2025

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Jun 25, 2025 · 23 min
How Startups are Fixing Healthcare Friction
What if the biggest lever for improving U.S. healthcare isn’t clinical, but operational? In this episode, recorded live at New York Tech Week, a16z General Partner David Haber speaks with Trey Holterman (Tennr) and Christophe Rimann (Camber), two founders tackling the core infrastructure problems that slow down healthcare, from broken referral handoffs to denied insurance claims. They discuss building trust in high-stakes workflows, how better incentives (not just better tech) drive adoption,
Apr 24, 2025 · 32 min
What Comes After Mobile? Meta’s Andrew Bosworth on AI and Consumer Tech
Drawing on his early days building Facebook’s News Feed to his work today on smart glasses and AR headsets, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth joins a16z Growth General Partner David George to share how he's translated emerging technologies into products people use and love. He also explores how breakthroughs in AI and hardware could turn the existing app model on its head, introduce entirely new competitive dynamics and business models for startups, and usher in a post-mobile phone era. If we get it righ
Feb 21, 2025 · 32 min
Who Will Own the Internet? a16z’s Chris Dixon on AI and Crypto
Just as mobile, cloud, and social shaped the internet of the past 20 years, so too could crypto, AI, and new hardware usher in an era of the internet that’s pro-innovation, pro-startup, and pro-creator. Speaking with a16z Growth General Partner David George, a16z crypto Founder and Managing Partner Chris Dixon breaks down his vision for a new internet, from using crypto to decentralize AI infrastructure and kickstart network effects, to why AI will be this era’s native form of media just as film
Feb 13, 2025 · 35 min
How AI Is Changing Warfare, with Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf
Anduril reimagined how startups can build software and hardware for the defense sector. Now, they're using AI to reimagine modern warfare. Speaking with a16z Growth General Partner David George, Anduril cofounder and CEO Brian Schimpf discusses how AI helps humans make better strategic decisions by sorting through the enormous amount of data collected from modern battlefields. Brian also discusses navigating the US government’s complex procurement processes, using commercial technologies to kic
Feb 4, 2025 · 29 min
In The Vault: How AI is Powering Payments with Greg Ulrich
How does a company as massive as Mastercard decide where to deploy AI? Instead of centralizing every AI initiative, Mastercard operates under a “hub and spoke” model — balancing centralized AI leadership with decentralized innovation across business units. In this episode, a16z Partner Marc Andrusko chats with Mastercard’s Chief AI and Data Officer Greg Ulrich about Mastercard’s long history of using AI, the opportunities (and potential risks) associated with integrating generative AI into frau
Dec 19, 2024 · 26 min
How Jack Henry is Modernizing Banking Infrastructure
Most financial institutions still bank on software built before the internet, but Jack Henry's CTO, Ben Metz, is leading a quiet revolution to change that. Speaking with a16z General Partner Angela Strange, Metz shares how banks’ historical tech infrastructure and regulatory obstacles have stymied innovation—and how Jack Henry is helping them overcome these challenges. Metz outlines actionable ways startup founders can help smaller community banks leverage artificial intelligence and cloud compu
Dec 12, 2024 · 40 min
Building a $20B+ Open Source Business with MongoDB's Eliot Horowitz
a16z Partner Seema Amble talks with MongoDB and Viam co-founder Eliot Horowitz about building sustainable open source software tools. From challenging Oracle to building the de facto cloud-based database management tool, Horowitz outlines MongoDB’s early go-to-market strategies, approach to community building, and enterprise sales motion. This episode provides detailed tips on creating solutions for the developer community, building trust amongst enterprises, and successfully scaling a business
Dec 10, 2024 · 31 min
How Zapier Became Profitable in 3 years and Scaled to $5B with Wade Foster
a16z Partner Seema Amble connects with Zapier co-founder Wade Foster about the company’s founding and GTM success utilizing a product-led growth (PLG) strategy. Chock-full of actionable insights, this episode explores Zapier’s product strategy, customer experience, and how the team built a sustainable growth engine that enabled them to reach profitability within three years. Foster also provides valuable guidance on brand strategy and how creating an unconventional “weird” brand helped Zapier di
Dec 5, 2024 · 30 min
How Gusto Used Customer Input to Scale Growth with Tomer London
In this episode, a16z Partner Seema Amble chats with Tomer London, co-founder of Gusto, about establishing product-market fit and product discovery. London shares how Gusto, now valued at ~$10 billion with 300,000+ customers, identified early customers who could provide valuable feedback that helped the team optimize the self-service product experience. The conversation explores Gusto's approach to product development, as well as managing and incorporating customer feedback while maintaining a c
Oct 30, 2024 · 37 min
How to Build a Thriving AI Ecosystem with Lisa Su, CEO of AMD
High-performance compute is the bedrock of generative AI, and if there’s anyone who knows about high-performance chips, it’s AMD CEO Lisa Su. In this wide-ranging conversation with a16z Operating Partner Bob Swan—himself formerly CEO of Intel—Lisa lays out her vision for the evolution of compute within the AI ecosystem, touching not only on raw power and the continuation of Moore’s Law, but also how AMD will support “the right compute for each form factor” for a wider ranges of real-world gen AI
Oct 15, 2024 · 58 min
a16z Growth's David George on His Frameworks for Late-Stage Investing
Finding and backing companies that can reach escape velocity is the name of the game over here at a16z Growth—but picking those winners is far from easy. David George, head of the a16z Growth fund, sat down with the I/O podcast to discuss his mental models for growth-stage investing, what it really takes to go public, where AI is today and where it’s headed, and more.
Oct 4, 2024 · 35 min
Why Human Data is Key to AI: Alexandr Wang from Scale AI
Scale AI founder and CEO Alexandr Wang discusses the three pillars of AI—models, compute, and data—and how abundant data will power the evolution gen AI, with a16z Growth General Partner David George.
Sep 25, 2024 · 23 min
In the Vault: Assessing AI Impact vs. Hype with John Stecher of Blackstone
a16z general partner David Haber talks to John Stecher, Chief Technology Officer at Blackstone, where he advances cutting-edge technology, heads up innovation investing, and advises the firm’s investment teams and portfolio companies. The conversation covers how he decides whether to build tech in-house or partner with startups, what qualities he’s looking for in early stage companies, and how he sees AI impacting real estate, credit, energy, and ecommerce.
Aug 20, 2024 · 24 min
In the Vault: AI and Banking Innovation with Tim Karpoff of Citi
a16z general partner David Haber and fintech partner Marc Andrusko talk to Tim Karpoff, the Global Head of Strategy at Citi, where he guides the bank’s core focus areas, as well as future investment in emerging tech like AI. The conversation covers the shifting landscape of banking policy and regulation, the increasingly important role startups are playing in partnership with big banks, and where Tim disagrees with the zeitgeist when it comes to the adoption of AI in financial services.
Aug 13, 2024 · 36 min
Building the World’s Most Trusted Driver with Waymo's Dmitri Dolgov
Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov joined a16z general partner David George to discuss how Waymo is using genAI to help them build safer, sustainable, and more accessible transportation. In the conversation, Dmitri talks about the potential of embodied AI, the value of simulations and building training data, and his approach to leading a company focused on solving the challenges of building AI that can navigate the real world.
Aug 7, 2024 · 32 min
Bringing Production-Ready GenAI to the Enterprise
As genAI expands through the enterprise, many leaders are figuring out how to evolve their genAI prototypes into production-ready tools. Pinecone CEO Edo Liberty and LangChain CEO Harrison Chase discuss which parts of the stack to build or buy, how to improve out-of-the-box models by helping customers select and ingest the right data, and picking the right partners to scale genAI applications with a16z Growth General Partner Sarah Wang.
Jul 23, 2024 · 26 min
In the Vault: Public Market and Macro Perspectives with Mark Casey of Capital Group
In this episode, which took place at a16z's Connect Fintech event, a16z General Partner David George interviews Capital Group's Mark Casey on his investment philosophy, what sends him into what he calls "barnacle mode," his preference for customer-focused North Star metrics, and more.
Jun 20, 2024 · 24 min
In the Vault: New Applications in Fintech with Plaid’s Zach Perret and Marqeta’s Simon Khalaf
In this conversation, which took place at a16z's Connect Fintech event, a16z General Partner Angela Strange, Plaid CEO and cofounder Zach Perret, and Marqeta CEO Simon Khalaf discuss how AI will shape the future of banking, the battle between payment rails in the U. S., and how there's still opportunity to transform the basic credit card into a fully digital product. “In the Vault” is an audio podcast series by the a16z Fintech team, where we sit down with the most influential figures in finan
Apr 30, 2024 · 29 min
In the Vault: Turning Developers Into Clients With Marco Argenti From Goldman Sachs
In a new episode of In the Vault, a16z General Partner David Haber talks with Marco Argenti, the chief information officer at Goldman Sachs, about bringing fintech processes into financial services, turning developers into clients, and how AI is a major inflection point in the history of technology. “In the Vault” is a new audio podcast series by the a16z Fintech team, where we sit down with the most influential figures in financial services to explore key trends impacting the industry and the
Apr 30, 2024 · 32 min
In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan
In a new episode of In the Vault, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with Jeff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. “In the Vault” is a new audio podcast series by the a16z Fintech team, where we sit down with the most influential figures in financial services to explore key trends impacting the industry and th

a16z Live

How Startups are Fixing Healthcare Friction

What Comes After Mobile? Meta’s Andrew Bosworth on AI and Consumer Tech

Who Will Own the Internet? a16z’s Chris Dixon on AI and Crypto

How AI Is Changing Warfare, with Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf

In The Vault: How AI is Powering Payments with Greg Ulrich

How Jack Henry is Modernizing Banking Infrastructure

Building a $20B+ Open Source Business with MongoDB's Eliot Horowitz

How Zapier Became Profitable in 3 years and Scaled to $5B with Wade Foster

How Gusto Used Customer Input to Scale Growth with Tomer London

How to Build a Thriving AI Ecosystem with Lisa Su, CEO of AMD

a16z Growth's David George on His Frameworks for Late-Stage Investing

Why Human Data is Key to AI: Alexandr Wang from Scale AI

In the Vault: Assessing AI Impact vs. Hype with John Stecher of Blackstone

In the Vault: AI and Banking Innovation with Tim Karpoff of Citi

Building the World’s Most Trusted Driver with Waymo's Dmitri Dolgov

Bringing Production-Ready GenAI to the Enterprise

In the Vault: Public Market and Macro Perspectives with Mark Casey of Capital Group

In the Vault: New Applications in Fintech with Plaid’s Zach Perret and Marqeta’s Simon Khalaf

In the Vault: Turning Developers Into Clients With Marco Argenti From Goldman Sachs

In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan