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Sep 22, 2026

Andreessen Horowitz launches AI academy as college alternative

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching a two-year program aimed at recent high school graduates and college dropouts to identify and train young talent building AI, with partnerships from Palantir, Google, and Meta.

Sep 22, 20263 sources

May 12, 2026

OpenAI Launches $4 Billion Deployment Company to Embed Engineers in Corporate Clients

OpenAI unveiled the OpenAI Deployment Company with $4 billion in initial investment to place Forward Deployed Engineers inside client organizations. The initiative follows Palantir's enterprise model and aims to accelerate AI adoption.

May 12, 20262 sources

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▪The Horowitz Andreessen Academy will launch with 10 corporate partners, including Anduril, Anthropic, Coinbase, Google, Meta, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Palantir, Replit, and Stripe
▪The Horowitz Andreessen Academy is backed by funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with The Wall Street Journal reporting a $35 million investment and The Verge reporting $42 million in total funding
▪The Horowitz Andreessen Academy, a free unaccredited college alternative launching in San Francisco in fall 2027, features no traditional grades, tests, or homework, instead offering short classes led by tech figures and co-op roles at technology companies

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AI startups2 AI for developers1 AI tools & products1 Business & enterprise AI1 Enterprise AI deployment1 Future of learning1 Future of work1 Meta1 OpenAI1

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