Prepare for your Andreessen Horowitz venture interview

Portfolio company analysis and follow-on investment thesis for a16z.

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The Interview

What Andreessen Horowitz is looking for

Portfolio Mgmt Interview

Portfolio Company Analysis

01Portfolio Health

02Follow-On Decisions

03Company Strategy

04Value Creation

Unit Economics Interview

Unit Economics & Metrics

01CAC Analysis

02LTV Modeling

03NRR Assessment

04Payback Calculation

Investment Theses Interview

Startup Investment Thesis

01Market Opportunity

02Competitive Moat

03Business Model

04Downside Risk

Behavioral Interview

Behavioral & Analytics

01Data-Driven Decisions

02Portfolio Dynamics

03Decision Making

04Communication

Massive crypto + bio portfolio//Operations expertise//Multi-stage strategy

Practice Library

Andreessen Horowitz exercises

Ready to ace your Andreessen Horowitz venture interview?

Prepare for your Andreessen Horowitz venture interview

Portfolio company analysis and follow-on investment thesis for a16z.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Andreessen Horowitz is looking for

Portfolio Mgmt Interview

Portfolio Company Analysis

01Portfolio Health

02Follow-On Decisions

03Company Strategy

04Value Creation

Unit Economics Interview

Unit Economics & Metrics

01CAC Analysis

02LTV Modeling

03NRR Assessment

04Payback Calculation

Investment Theses Interview

Startup Investment Thesis

01Market Opportunity

02Competitive Moat

03Business Model

04Downside Risk

Behavioral Interview

Behavioral & Analytics

01Data-Driven Decisions

02Portfolio Dynamics

03Decision Making

04Communication

Massive crypto + bio portfolio//Operations expertise//Multi-stage strategy

How It Works

Master a16z Venture Interviews

Portfolio analysis and unit economics. · Click to expand

1Your Venture Capital Goals

Founder Evaluation

Practitioner

Market Sizing

Practitioner

2Venture Capital Case Prep

Portfolio company Series C raise at $500M valuation. Same founder, 5x ARR growth from...

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Andreessen Horowitz

3Frameworks

Framework

Is the founding team and organizational structure world-class?

What is the relevant experience and execution track record?

CEO: 8 years at Google (Workspace), VP level; IPO experience

CTO: First startup, but 6 years at Palantir (data systems); raised seed themselves

Is the team cohesion and culture-building evident?

Team size: 35 headcount, 12 month churn 18% (vs SaaS median 22%)

Founded together 2 years ago; no co-founder conflict signals

Is the addressable market large enough to justify $200M post-money?

What is the total addressable market (TAM) and competition?

TAM: $180B (enterprise workflow automation globally)

SAM (serviceable available market): $12B (mid-market segments targeted)

What is the competitive positioning and differentiation?

Competitors: UiPath (mature, public), Blue Prism (niche), Automation Anywhere (overcrowded)

Differentiation: AI-native orchestration (vs rule-based); low-code for citizen developers

Are unit economics strong and path to profitability clear?

What is the customer quality and unit retention?

ACV: $85K (vs UiPath $250K), NRR: 118% (expansion + land-and-expand)

CAC: $25K, payback period: 3.5 months (excellent)

What is the path to profitability and burn profile?

Monthly burn: $1.8M, runway after $20M raise: 18 months at current burn

Profitability target: month 24 at 35% EBITDA margin (based on SaaS benchmarks)

4Feedback

Founder Fit

Distinctive

Market Opportunity

Distinctive

Unit Economics

Strong

Investment Conviction

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

Andreessen Horowitz exercises

Portfolio company raising Series C. NRR 112%, CAC $30K, payback 3.2mo. Follow-on?

CASE INTERVIEWHard

SaaS · Follow-OnAndreessen Horowitz

Model CAC payback for logistics startup. Delivery margin 15%.

LEARNHard

Logistics · Unit EconomicsAndreessen Horowitz

Portfolio company LTV declining despite CAC stable. Diagnose.

LEARNMedium

Multi · MetricsAndreessen Horowitz

Portfolio metrics differ from thesis. How do you manage expectations?

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · ManagementAndreessen Horowitz

Tell me about a portfolio company where you added value.

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Value AddAndreessen Horowitz