Andreessen Horowitz is backing the Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a separate for-profit education company designed as a tuition-free, one-year alternative to conventional college for aspiring AI and technology entrepreneurs. The unaccredited San Francisco program is accepting applications for 50 places in fall 2027 and will emphasize building products and services with AI, designing AI systems, startup fundraising, business sales and storytelling rather than tests or homework. Courses will be taught by technology entrepreneurs, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman named as an instructor or guest lecturer. Students will receive $50,000 in compute credits and a $5,000 travel budget, while the academy will not award degrees, accept federal student aid or guarantee employment. The initiative was seeded with $42 million from Andreessen Horowitz and technology companies and investors including Anthropic, Google, Meta, OpenAI, Nvidia and Palantir. It plans to seek regulatory approval for a two-year program beginning in fall 2028, with tuition expected to resemble that of elite private universities.