Partner 20, Investor Marketing, Speedrun

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. a16z has $46B in assets under management across multiple funds. We’ve invested in companies like Affirm, Airbnb, Coinbase, Databricks, Figma, GitHub, Instacart, Pinterest, Roblox, Stripe, and Substack.

a16z speedrun is the firm’s program to invest in, and help, new startups. We run a 2x/year program that spans 12 weeks, with dozens of startups working out of a16z’s offices in SF and LA. So far we've invested in over 150 startups with $180M+ in capital deployed.

The Role

We’re looking for a strategic, and highly organized Investor Marketing Partner to join the Speedrun team at a16z. You’ll be focused on building our investor community, and shaping how Speedrun is perceived by the very early-stage investing world. 

In this role, you'll lead investor-facing email marketing, social media, content, events, and relationship-building initiatives to ensure our companies are seen, supported, and ultimately funded by the world’s top investors. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role for someone who thrives in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments. 

This role requires an in-office presence 3 days a week in our San Francisco, CA office. 

To join our team, you should be excited to:

• Content Strategy & Execution: Develop strategy based on investor insights and translate into actionable marketing content and experience designs

• Campaign Management: Own the investor content calendar across email, video, and social channels, coordinating with internal content and creative partners to bring campaigns to life

• Email List Management & Segmentation: Segment, grow, optimize, and report on investor email lists

• Email Campaign Design & Execution: Design and manage multi-wave email campaigns including A/B testing for key investor moments (e.g., Demo Day, Tech Week) using Marketo and/or other tools

• Event Marketing Ownership: Lead marketing and event execution for investor-facing events such as mixers, private dinners, and small-group experiences

• Performance Tracking: Partner with Marketing Operations and Capital Networks to monitor email registration funnel performance and overall campaign effectiveness (assessing deliverability, open rates, CTR, etc.) as well as share regular reports and insights with stakeholders across the speedrun team

• Feedback Collection: Lead post-Demo Day listening tours and surveys to collect qualitative feedback and identify new content opportunities

• Data Management & Analysis: Act as the internal data owner and storyteller for investor marketing, maintaining list hygiene and tracking engagement across all channels

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in investor lifecycle marketing, early-stage VC, startup ops, or tech ecosystem storytelling

• Proven track record and passion to provide a world class experience and build deep relationships with the pre-seed / seed investment community

• Strong writing chops and the ability to tailor messaging for high-caliber investor audiences

• You care about the details and are comfortable owning data, reporting, and take pride in strong CRM hygiene

• Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams both internally and externally

• Comfortable with tools like Notion, ClickUp, Google Sheets, Marketo, and Pitchbook and thrives at driving efficiency through AI and automation across the marketing stack

• Resourceful, creative, and ready to iterate in an evolving role

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work toward contributing new ideas & solutions, navigate situations with ambiguity, and execute consistently in a dynamic environment

The anticipated salary range for this role is between $203,000 - $237,000, actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience, skills, and scope.

This role is eligible to participate in the a16z carry program and various discretionary bonus programs as well as benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401K plan, vacation, and sick leave.

a16z culture 

• We do only first class business and only in a first class way

• We take a long view of relationships, because we are in the relationship business 

• We believe in the future and bet the firm that way

• We are all different, we recognize that, and we win

• We celebrate the good times

• We do it for the team

• We play to win

At a16z we are always looking to hire the absolute best talent and recognize that diversity in our experiences and backgrounds is what makes us stronger. We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. These differences are what enables us to work towards the future we envision for ourselves, our portfolio companies, and the World.

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