Terms of Use 

General

Please read the following terms and conditions (“Terms”). They govern your use of this website (https://speedrun.a16z.com/) and its associated services, including but not limited to the Alpha Fellowship and any associated content distribution platforms, including any platforms requiring registration of access credentials (collectively, “the “Services”). By using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms. We may update these Terms from time to time and any modifications will be effective immediately upon posting unless we indicate otherwise. If you use the Services after any changes to the Terms have been posted, that means you agree to all of the changes. We suggest that you review these Terms periodically for changes.

Except as otherwise noted on the Services, all content and material on the Services — including information, photos, videos, graphics/charts, icons, code, design, and overall appearance — are the property of a16z Capital Management, LLC (“Andreessen Horowitz” or “a16z”) or the respective SPEEDRUN participants and should not be used, modified, or reproduced without prior written consent. All trademarks, trade names, and logos displayed on the Services are the property of Andreessen Horowitz, its affiliates, the SPEEDRUN participants, or their respective third-party owners, and the Services grants no license to them. ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ, A16Z, and SPEEDRUN are registered trademarks in the United States and/or other countries and may not be used without the prior written permission of Andreessen Horowitz.

Andreessen Horowitz is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Services are intended solely to provide general information about Andreessen Horowitz and its SPEEDRUN program and participants. Nothing in the Services is directed at nor should be relied upon by any investors or prospective investors in any vehicle managed by Andreessen Horowitz. Andreessen Horowitz does not intend to solicit or make its investment advisory services available to the general public.

Under no circumstances should any information provided in the Services be considered as an offer soliciting the purchase or sale of any security or interest in any pooled investment vehicle sponsored, discussed, or mentioned by Andreessen Horowitz nor should it be construed as an offer to provide investment advisory services. Such offers or solicitations will be made separately and only by means of the confidential offering documents of the specific pooled investment vehicles which should be read in their entirety, and only to those who, among other requirements, meet certain qualifications under federal securities laws. Such investors, defined as accredited investors and qualified purchasers, are generally deemed capable of evaluating the merits and risks of prospective investments and financial matters. There can be no assurances that Andreessen Horowitz’s investment objectives will be achieved or investment strategies will be successful. Any investment in a vehicle managed by Andreessen Horowitz involves a high degree of risk including the risk that the entire amount invested is lost.

Any companies described or referred to in the Services are not representative of all investments in vehicles managed by Andreessen Horowitz and there can be no assurance that the companies described are, or will be, profitable or that other investments made in the future will have similar character or results. A list of investments made by funds managed by Andreessen Horowitz is available here: https://a16z.com/investments/. Excluded from this list are investments for which the issuer has not provided permission for Andreessen Horowitz to disclose publicly.

Any opinions expressed in the Services reflect Andreessen Horowitz’s views or those of individual SPEEDRUN participants or posters, and are subject to change. Certain information contained in the Services has been obtained from third-party sources, including directly from the SPEEDRUN participants. While taken from sources believed to be reliable, Andreessen Horowitz has not independently verified such information and makes no representations about the enduring accuracy of the information or its appropriateness for a given situation. The discussions and opinions expressed herein are not intended to provide investment, accounting, tax, or legal advice. Nothing in the Services is a recommendation that you purchase, sell or hold any security or other investment, or that you pursue any investment style or strategy. The content of this website is presented on an “as is” basis with no warranties, express or implied, of any kind with respect to the Services. 

Certain statements that individual personnel make may constitute “forward-looking statements” under the Privacy Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. To the extent any information herein constitutes forward-looking statements (which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “anticipation,” “upside,” “potential,” “project,” “estimate,” “intend,” “forecast,” “target” or “believe” or comparable terminology), please note that, due to various risks and uncertainties, actual events, results, or performance may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated in such statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees and involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Andreessen Horowitz expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement in the event it later turns out to be inaccurate — whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Any projections, estimates, forecasts, targets, prospects and/or opinions expressed in these materials are subject to change without notice and may differ or be contrary to opinions expressed by others.

Past results of Andreessen Horowitz’s pooled investment vehicles, investments, or investment strategies are not necessarily indicative of future results.

Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Additional important information about Andreessen Horowitz, including our Form ADV Part 2A Brochure, is available at the SEC’s website, http://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.

Third-Party Websites

The Services may link to or integrate with other websites operated or content provided by third parties, and such other websites may link to this website. Andreessen Horowitz has no control over any such other websites or their content and will have no liability arising out of or related to such websites or their content. The existence of any such link does not constitute an endorsement of such websites, the content of the websites, or the operators of the websites. Andreessen Horowitz is providing these links to you only as a convenience. You release and hold Andreessen Horowitz harmless from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party website or service.

Submissions to Andreessen Horowitz

Due to the large number of business plan ideas and related materials that Andreessen Horowitz reviews, and the similarity of many such plans and materials, we cannot agree to obligations of confidentiality, non-use, or non-disclosure with regard to any information or materials submitted or provided to or otherwise shared with us. By submitting information or materials to Andreessen Horowitz, you (or anyone acting on your behalf) agree that any such information or materials will not be considered confidential or proprietary, and that Andreessen Horowitz is free to use it without condition. In no event will Andreessen Horowitz be limited in, or restricted from, the pursuit of any opportunities, either alone or with third parties.

Legal Notices

You are responsible for all your activity in connection with the Services. You are responsible for all information, content, and materials (“User Content”) you contribute, disclose, or share in any manner on or through the Services and you represent and warrant you have all rights necessary to do so. You are solely responsible for the accuracy of any User Content and agree to your information being shared with third-parties. You agree that Andreessen Horowitz shall not have any liability arising from or related to any User Content. By using the Services, you grant Andreessen Horowitz a license to access, use, store, reproduce, process, disclose and distribute the User Content in order to provide, maintain, develop or improve the Services, including through the use of automated or algorithmic tools or by third parties acting on our behalf.

To the extent you are using the Services as a SPEEDRUN participant, the Services may include certain offers or discounts on third-party products and services (“Offers”). You acknowledge and agree that (i) the redemption of any Offers is a transaction between you and the applicable third-party service provider, and (ii) Andreessen Horowitz is not a party to and will not be liable for any such Offers or related transactions. Andreessen Horowitz has no obligation to include such Offers on the Services and any of or all the Offers may be removed from the Services at any time with or without notice. 

Nothing on the Services constitutes professional or financial advice of any kind (including business, employment, investment advisory, accounting, tax, and/or legal advice). Advice from a suitably qualified professional should always be sought in relation to any particular matter or circumstance. Nothing on the Services constitutes or forms a part of any offer for sale or subscription of, or any invitation to offer to buy or subscribe for, any securities, nor should it or any part of it form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, any contract or commitment whatsoever.

You acknowledge and agree that neither Andreessen Horowitz nor any other person (including, without limitation, any affiliate of Andreessen Horowitz) is in any way obligated to invest in any business you are associated with or offer you to invest in any Andreessen Horowitz entity or affiliate. Further, Andreessen Horowitz makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee that any use of its services will result in your employment or engagement as a consultant or receiving career development services of any kind.

THE SERVICES AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” NEITHER ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES IS PROVIDING ANY WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE SERVICES. ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SERVICES AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION.

To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, under no circumstances and regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, warranty, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or otherwise, will Andreessen Horowitz or its affiliates be liable to you or any other person for (i) any amount in excess of $100 or (ii) any consequential, incidental, special, punitive, or exemplary damages, regardless of whether Andreessen Horowitz or its affiliates have been apprised of the likelihood of such damages occurring.

To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, you agree to indemnify and hold Andreessen Horowitz, its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, and partners harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages (actual and consequential), losses and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising from or in any way related to any third-party claims relating to (a) your use of the Services (including any actions taken by a third-party using your account), and (b) your violation of these Terms.

You and Andreessen Horowitz agree that these Terms are the complete and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding between you and Andreessen Horowitz and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter. These Terms are governed by and will be construed under the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. Any disputes relating to these Terms shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Santa Clara County, California. These Terms are binding on you as well as your successors and permitted assigns. If any provision of these Terms is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision will be limited or eliminated, to the minimum extent necessary, so that these Terms shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

Account Registration and Access

As applicable to your use of the Services, by creating an account to access any registration-based platform, you acknowledge and agree that any and all information provided to you through your use of any such platform shall be deemed strictly confidential and shall not: (i) be used by you for any purpose other than for your own review and evaluation; or (ii) downloaded, reproduced or disseminated in any manner for any purpose. You acknowledge and agree that your access credentials are personal to you and shall not be disclosed or otherwise disseminated. 

You understand that any information provided to you on the basis of your account access is provided to you “as is” and without any representation or warranty of any kind, either express or implied. You understand and agree that Andreessen Horowitz makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of such information, nor will it have any liability to you arising therefrom. 

You understand and agree that Andreessen Horowitz may modify the terms of any registration-based platform and your associated account access at any time, including as required to comply with any regulatory or legal obligations.

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Privacy Policy

At a16z Capital Management, LLC (“a16z”), we take your privacy seriously. Please read this Privacy Policy to learn how we treat Personal Data that we collect in relation to this website (https://speedrun.a16z.com/) and its associated services, including email newsletters, the Alpha Fellowship, associated content distribution platforms, and public a16z online social media accounts, or when you interact with us as a representative of our portfolio companies, business partners, vendors and other companies we do business with (collectively, the “Services”). By using or accessing our Services in any manner, you acknowledge that you accept the practices and policies outlined below, and you hereby consent that we will collect, use and share your information as described in this Privacy Policy.

Remember that your use of a16z’s Services is at all times subject to our Terms of Use, which incorporates this Privacy Policy. Any terms we use in this Privacy Policy without defining them have the definitions given to them in the Terms of Use.

You may print a copy of this Privacy Policy by clicking here. If you have a disability, you may access this Privacy Policy in an alternative format by contacting privacy@a16z.com.

What this Privacy Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy covers how we treat Personal Data that we gather when you access or use our Services. “Personal Data” means any information that identifies or relates to a particular individual and also includes information referred to as “personally identifiable information” or “personal information” under applicable data privacy laws, rules or regulations. This Privacy Policy does not cover the practices of companies we don’t own or control or people we don’t manage. In addition, this Privacy Policy does not apply to information we collect about job candidates or employees.

Categories of Personal Data We Collect

Below lists the categories of Personal Data, including sensitive Personal Data (denoted by *), that we collect and have collected over the past 12 months:

  • Identifiers including contact information (e.g., first and last name, email address, telephone number)

  • Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (e.g., first and last name, signature, email address, telephone number)

  • Internet or other similar network activity including device/IP data (e.g., IP address) and usage analytics (e.g., interactions with our web properties and newsletters)

  • Demographic Data or characteristics of protected classifications under state or federal law, if you choose to provide it (e.g., race,* gender, veteran status)

  • Educational, professional or employment-related data (including educational background, job title or role, employer, professional background)

  • Geolocation Data (e.g., IP-address-based location information)

  • Other Identifying information that You Voluntarily Provide (e.g., identifying information in emails or letters you send us or you provide when filling out forms on our website)

Sources of Personal Data

We collect Personal Data about you from the following categories of sources:

  • You

    • When you provide such information directly to us.

    • When Personal Data about you is automatically collected in connection with your use of our Services (see the subsection titled “Information Collected Automatically” below).

  • Third Parties

    • Vendors: For example, we may use analytics providers to analyze how you interact and engage with the Services, or third parties may help us provide you with customer support.

    • Advertising Partners: We receive information about you from some of our vendors who assist us with marketing or promotional services related to how you interact with our websites, applications, advertisements or communications.

Information Collected Automatically

The Services use cookies and similar technologies such as pixel tags, web beacons, clear GIFs and JavaScript (collectively, “Cookies”) to enable our servers to recognize your web browser and tell us how and when you visit and use our Services, to analyze trends, learn about our user base and operate and improve our Services. Cookies are small pieces of data – usually text files – placed on your computer, tablet, phone or similar device when you use that device to access our Services. We may also supplement the information we collect from you with information received from third parties, including third parties that have placed their own Cookies on your device(s). Please note that because of our use of Cookies, the Services do not support “Do Not Track” requests sent from a browser at this time.

We use the following types of Cookies:

  • Essential Cookies. Essential Cookies are required for providing you with features or services that you have requested. For example, certain Cookies enable you to log into secure areas of our Services. Disabling these Cookies may make certain features and services unavailable.

  • Functional Cookies. Functional Cookies are used to record your choices and settings regarding our Services, maintain your preferences over time and recognize you when you return to our Services. These Cookies help us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).

  • Performance/Analytical Cookies. Performance/Analytical Cookies allow us to understand how visitors use our Services such as by collecting information about the number of visitors to the Services, what pages visitors view on our Services and how long visitors are viewing pages on the Services. Performance/Analytical Cookies also help us measure the performance of our advertising campaigns in order to help us improve our campaigns and the Services’ content for those who engage with our advertising. In addition to our own Performance/Analytical Cookies, the Services may contain Performance/Analytical Cookies from third party analytics services.

You can decide whether or not to accept Cookies through your internet browser’s settings. Most browsers have an option for turning off the Cookie feature, which will prevent your browser from accepting new Cookies, as well as (depending on the sophistication of your browser software) allow you to decide on acceptance of each new Cookie in a variety of ways. In addition, to opt out of Google Analytics, click here. You can also delete all Cookies that are already on your device. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit our website and some of the Services and functionalities may not work.

To explore what Cookie settings are available to you, look in the “preferences” or “options” section of your browser’s menu. To find out more information about Cookies, including information about how to manage and delete Cookies, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We process Personal Data to operate, improve, understand and personalize our Services. We also collect and use Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To meet or fulfill the reason you provided the information to us.

  • To communicate with you about the Services, including Service announcements, updates or offers.

  • To provide support and assistance for the Services.

  • To create and manage your account or other user profiles.

  • To personalize website content and communications based on your preferences.

  • To deliver our newsletters, emails and facilitate events.

  • To facilitate career counseling services.

  • To manage visitors to our offices and protect our proprietary information and intellectual property.

  • To respond to user inquiries and fulfill user requests.

  • To improve and develop the Services, including testing, research, analysis, evaluation, and product development.

  • To protect against or deter fraudulent, illegal or harmful actions and maintain the safety, security and integrity of our Services.

  • To comply with our legal or contractual obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our Terms of Use.

  • To respond to law enforcement requests and as required by applicable law, court order, or governmental regulations.

  • For any other business purpose stated when collecting your Personal Data or as otherwise set forth in applicable data privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”).

We will not collect additional categories of Personal Data or use the Personal Data we collected for materially different, unrelated, or incompatible purposes without providing you notice. We only use sensitive Personal Data as permitted by applicable laws, including the CCPA, or otherwise with your consent.

As noted in the list above, we may communicate with you if you’ve provided us the means to do so. For example, if you’ve given us your email address, we may send you promotional email offers or email you about your use of the Services. Also, we may receive a confirmation when you open an email from us, which helps us improve our Services. If you do not want to receive communications from us, please indicate your preference by emailing us at privacy@a16z.com.

We may use automated or algorithmic tools, including those offered by third-party service providers, to process your Personal Data as needed to help operate, provide, maintain and improve the Services and support our internal processes.

We may create aggregated, de-identified or anonymized data from the Personal Data we collect, including by removing information that makes the data personally identifiable to a particular user. We may use such aggregated, de-identified or anonymized data and share it with third parties for our lawful business purposes, including to analyze, build and improve the Services and promote our business, provided that we will not share such data in a manner that could identify you. We will not attempt to reidentify any de-identified data, other than for the purposes of determining whether our deidentification processes satisfy the requirements of applicable laws.

How We Share Your Personal Data

Categories of Third Parties with Whom We Share Personal Data

We disclose and over the past 12 months have disclosed your Personal Data described above to the following categories of service providers and other parties:

  • Service Providers

    • Categories of Personal Data Shared: All categories of Personal Data.

    • Purposes for Sharing: These third-party service providers help us provide our services and operate our business, including ad networks, analytics providers, automated or algorithmic tool providers, security and fraud prevention providers, hosting and other technology and communications providers, and staff augmentation and contract personnel.  We also use third-party service providers to help us manage newsletter signups and email services and for event registration.  When we share your Personal Data with Service Providers, they may only use your Personal Data for specific purposes relating to assisting us with running our business.

  • Third-Party Partners

    • Categories of Personal Data Shared: All categories of Personal Data.

    • Purposes for Sharing: Certain of the Services, such as the Alpha Fellowship, may require us to disclose your Personal Data to third parties with whom we are partnering in order to administer, evaluate and provide the relevant Service. 

  • Successors to Our Business

    • Categories of Personal Data Shared: All categories of Personal Data.

    • Purposes for Sharing: Your Personal Data may also be transferred to a third party if we undergo a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy or other transaction in which that third party assumes control of our business (in whole or in part).

Data Security and Retention

We seek to protect your Personal Data from unauthorized access, use and disclosure using appropriate physical, technical, organizational and administrative security measures based on the type of Personal Data and how we are processing that data. For example, the Services use industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to allow for the encryption of Personal Data you provide to us. You should also help protect your data by appropriately selecting and protecting your password and/or another sign-on mechanism; limiting access to your computer or device and browser; and signing off after you have finished accessing your account. Although we work to protect the security of your account and other data that we hold in our records, please be aware that no method of transmitting data over the Internet or storing data is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the complete security of any data you share with us, and except as expressly required by law, we are not responsible for the theft, destruction, loss or inadvertent disclosure of your information or content.

We retain Personal Data about you for as long as is reasonably necessary for the business purposes specified in this Privacy Policy, based on criteria such as if retention is necessary to maintain our relationship or provide you the Services, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes or collect fees owed, enforce our contractual agreements, protect our rights, property or business, or if retention is otherwise permitted or required by applicable law, rule or regulation. We may further retain information in an anonymous or aggregated form where that information would not identify you personally.

Personal Data of Children

We do not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Data about children under 13 years of age; if you are a child under the age of 13, please do not attempt to use the Services or send us any Personal Data. If we learn we have collected Personal Data from a child under 13 years of age, we will delete that information as quickly as possible. If you believe that a child under 13 years of age may have provided Personal Data to us, please contact us at privacy@a16z.com.

California Resident Rights

If you are a California resident, you have the rights set forth in this section. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. Please see the “Exercising Your Rights” section below for instructions regarding how to exercise these rights. Please note that we may process Personal Data of our customers’ end users or employees in connection with our provision of certain services to our customers. If we are processing your Personal Data as a service provider, you should contact the entity that collected your Personal Data in the first instance to address your rights with respect to such data.

If there are any conflicts between this section and any other provision of this Privacy Policy and you are a California resident, the portion that is more protective of Personal Data shall control to the extent of such conflict. If you have any questions about this section or whether any of the following rights apply to you, please contact us at privacy@a16z.com.

Access

You have the right to request certain information about our collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Data. In response, we will provide you with the following information:

  • The categories of Personal Data that we have collected and disclosed about you.

  • The categories of sources from which that Personal Data was collected.

  • The business or commercial purpose for collecting your Personal Data.

  • The categories of third parties with whom we have disclosed your Personal Data.

  • The specific pieces of Personal Data that we have collected about you.

Deletion

You have the right to request that we delete the Personal Data that we have collected about you.

Correction

You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate Personal Data that we maintain about you.

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise the rights described above, you must send us a request that (1) provides sufficient information to allow us to verify that you are either the person about whom we have collected Personal Data or are an agent authorized by that person, including without limitation your name and email address, and (2) describes your request in sufficient detail to allow us to understand, evaluate and respond to it. Each request that meets both of these criteria will be considered a “Valid Request.” We will only use Personal Data provided in a Valid Request to verify your identity and complete your request.

We will work to respond to your Valid Request within 45 days of receipt. We will not charge you a fee for making a Valid Request unless your Valid Request(s) is manifestly unfounded or excessive. If we determine that your Valid Request warrants a fee, we will notify you of the fee and explain that decision before completing your request.

You may submit a Valid Request using the following methods:

You may also authorize an agent (an “Authorized Agent”) to exercise your rights on your behalf. To do this, you must provide your Authorized Agent with written permission to exercise your rights on your behalf, and we may request a copy of this written permission from your Authorized Agent when they make a request on your behalf.

We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights under the CCPA.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We’re constantly trying to improve our Services, so we may need to change this Privacy Policy from time to time, but we will alert you to any such changes by placing a notice on the speedrun.a16z.com website, by sending you an email and/or by some other means. Please note that if you’ve opted not to receive legal notice emails from us (or you haven’t provided us with your email address), those legal notices will still govern your use of the Services, and you are still responsible for reading and understanding them. If you use the Services after any changes to the Privacy Policy have been posted, that means you agree to all of the changes. Use of information we collect is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time such information is collected.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, the ways in which we collect and use your Personal Data or your choices and rights regarding such collection and use, please do not hesitate to contact us at:

  • privacy@a16z.com

 

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