All of Silicon Valley seems to be coming together to launch a new alternative to college for teens dreaming of becoming the next big tech founder.
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, announced Tuesday that applications are now open for the first class of the creatively named The Horowitz Andreessen Academy.
The academy is a private, full-time, for-profit school based in San Francisco. It has raised $42 million so far, with a16z investing $35 million. Other investors include former Facebook CTO Adam D’Angelo and Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar, according to Bloomberg.
The academy is a separate entity from a16z. Udemy…
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