Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. a16z has $90B under management across multiple funds. We’ve invested in companies like Affirm, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, Figma, GitHub, Instacart, Pinterest, Roblox, Stripe, and Substack.

a16z speedrun is the firm’s program to invest in, and help, new startups. We run a 2x/year program that spans 12 weeks, with dozens of startups working out of a16z’s offices in SF and LA. So far we've invested in over 150 startups with $180M+ in capital deployed.

The Role

We’re looking for a strategic, and highly organized Demand Generation Marketing Partner to join the Speedrun team at a16z. You’ll be focused on building our investor community, increasing engagement within that community, and shaping how Speedrun is perceived by the very early-stage investing world.

In this role, you'll lead investor-facing channel marketing, social media, content, events, and relationship-building initiatives to ensure our companies are seen, supported, and ultimately funded by the world’s top investors. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments.

This role requires an in-office presence 3 days a week in our San Francisco, CA office.

To join our team, you should be excited to:

Content Strategy & Execution: Develop strategy based on investor insights and translate into actionable marketing content and experience designs
Campaign Management: Own the investor content calendar across email, video, and social channels, coordinating with internal content and creative partners to bring campaigns to life
Email List Management & Segmentation: Segment, grow, optimize, and report on investor email lists
Email Campaign Design & Execution: Design and manage multi-wave email campaigns including A/B testing for key investor moments (e.g., Demo Day, Tech Week) using Marketo and/or other tools
Event Marketing Ownership: Lead marketing and event execution for investor-facing events such as mixers, private dinners, and small-group experiences
Performance Tracking: Partner with Marketing Operations and Capital Networks to monitor email registration funnel performance and overall campaign effectiveness (assessing deliverability, open rates, CTR, etc.) as well as share regular reports and insights with stakeholders across the speedrun team
Feedback Collection: Lead post-Demo Day listening tours and surveys to collect qualitative feedback and identify new content opportunities
Data Management & Analysis: Act as the internal data owner and storyteller for investor marketing, maintaining list hygiene and tracking engagement across all channels

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of experience in investor lifecycle marketing, early-stage VC, startup ops, or tech ecosystem storytelling
Proven track record crafting and optimizing campaigns that have delivered best in class response, engagement, and downstream action rates.
Strong writing chops and the ability to tailor messaging for high-caliber investor audiences
You care about the details and are comfortable owning data, reporting, and take pride in strong CRM hygiene
Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams both internally and externally
Comfortable with tools like Notion, ClickUp, Google Sheets, Marketo, and Pitchbook and thrives at driving efficiency through AI and automation across the marketing stack
Resourceful, creative, and ready to iterate in an evolving role
Ability to manage multiple priorities, work toward contributing new ideas & solutions, navigate situations with ambiguity, and execute consistently in a dynamic environment

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $203,000 - $237,000, actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience, skills, and scope.

This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.

a16z culture

We do only first class business and only in a first class way
We take a long view of relationships, because we are in the relationship business
We believe in the future and bet the firm that way
We are all different, we recognize that, and we win
We celebrate the good times
We do it for the team
We play to win

At a16z we are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. These differences are what enables us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves, our portfolio companies, and the World.

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Andreessen Horowitz hereby reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received from outside recruiting agencies and / or individual recruiters without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.

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