Andreessen Horowitz reported $1.49 million in federal lobbying so far this year, surpassing the National Venture Capital Association's $1.40 million. The firm spent $1.8 million on lobbying in 2024 and $950,000 in 2023, indicating an accelerating pace. Most major venture capital firms still report minimal federal lobbying; Sequoia reported $120,000 year-to-date and General Catalyst $500,000. The in-house lobbying team targets digital-asset regulation, stablecoins, and AI, and has expanded efforts to shape defense priorities, including lobbying on the National Defense Authorization Act and engaging the National Security Council. The firm presents itself as non-partisan and one-issue voters, supporting candidates who back an optimistic technology-enabled future and opposing those who would choke off important technologies.
Andreessen Horowitz' plan to push its agenda in Washington shows no sign of slowing down, with the firm reporting $1.49 million in federal lobbying so far this year, according to lobbying records filed with Congress. A16z is even narrowly outspending its own industry trade group, the National Venture Capital Association. The pace of lobbying appears to be accelerating from last year, according to a TechCrunch review of lobbying disclosures. A16z spent $1.8 million on lobbying in all of 2024 and $950,000 in 2023.
In response to questions, an a16z person referred TechCrunch to articles written by the firm's co-founders on its views on policy and the "Little Tech" agenda. In one December 2023 article, co-founder Ben Horowitz said the firm was non-partisan and one-issue voters: "If a candidate supports an optimistic technology-enabled future, we are for them. If they want to choke off important technologies, we are against them."
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