Erik Torenberg
General partner at Andreessen Horowitz
General partner at Andreessen Horowitz focused on investing and the firm's marketing and ecosystem teams. Previously founded On Deck, the Turpentine podcast network and Village Global.
Accomplishments
- General partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he works on investing and runs the firm's marketing and ecosystem teams.
- Founded On Deck, the Turpentine podcast network and the venture firm Village Global before joining a16z.
- Seed investor in Scale AI, Applied Intuition, Pave, Lattice and Rappi.
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