# Martin Casado at Andreessen Horowitz

> Martin Casado, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Martin Casado

General Partner at [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 12 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 12 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Andreessen Horowitz
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm · US **320** cheques in 12 months **1649** all time **110** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Ambient.ai](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ambient-ai)
- [Isovalent](https://millionrounds.com/startup/isovalent)
- [Rapid](https://millionrounds.com/startup/rapid-3)
- [RapidAPI](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidapi)
- [Tackle](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tackle)
- [dbt Labs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/dbt-labs)
- Fishtown Analytics

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Tabular Technologies, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Orbit Labs, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Tackle.io, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Rasa Technologies Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ActionIQ, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **R Software Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Kong Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Unmanned Innovation Inc.** Director since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Astranis Space Technologies Corp.** Director on 6 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Pindrop Security, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **NICIRA NETWORKS INC** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter on 4 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **NICIRA NETWORK INC** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter on 3 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Andreessen Horowitz

- [**Marc Andreessen** Co-Founder *38 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/marc-andreessen)
- [**Ben Horowitz** Horowitz *10 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-horowitz)
- [**Jeff Jordan** Managing Partner at A16z *8 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeff-jordan)
- [**David Ulevitch** Council Member *6 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-ulevitch)
- [**Lars Dalgaard** Board Member / Board Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/lars-dalgaard)
- [**Steve Papa** Founder and CEO *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-papa)
- [**Arianna Simpson** Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/arianna-simpson)
- [**Peter Johnson** GTM *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-johnson-3)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 5 Jan 2026 · 1h 3m AI Will Save The World with Marc Andreessen and Martin Casado With [Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) Mentions [Marc Andreessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-andreessen) About this episode Originally published in June 2023, this conversation features a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen following the release of his nearly 7,000-word essay arguing that AI does not threaten our humanity. In a wide-ranging discussion with a16z General Partner Martin Casado, Andreessen expands on why he… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 30 Dec 2025 · 1h 22m Why a16z's Martin Casado Believes the AI Boom Still Has Years to Run With [Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) Mentions [Mario Gabriele](https://millionrounds.com/person/mario-gabriele) About this episode This episode is a special replay from The Generalist Podcast, featuring a conversation with a16z General Partner Martin Casado. Martin has lived through multiple tech waves as a founder, researcher, and investor, and in this discussion he shares how he thinks about the AI boom, why he believes… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 9 Oct 2025 · 3h 14m Ferrari Goes Electric, The Return of Nonsense Metrics, 𝕏 Timeline Reactions | John Quinn, Martin Casado, Preston Zhou, Scott Stevenson, George Kurdin, Zachary Townsend With [John Quinn](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-quinn)[Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado)[Zachary Townsend](https://millionrounds.com/person/zachary-townsend) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) About this episode (01:20) - The Return of Nonsense Metrics (11:33) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (26:33) - John Quinn, founder of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, discusses the firm's unique focus on litigation and arbitration, emphasizing the advantages of specializing solely in disputes work. He highlights the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Generalist](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-generalist) · 7 Oct 2025 · 1h 25m "This feels like 1996": Why a16z's Martin Casado believes the AI boom still has years to run (General Partner) With [Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) About this episode Martin Casado has lived through multiple tech waves, first as a founder, now as a16z’s leading voice on AI and infrastructure. He helped pioneer software-defined networking, then moved from academia to entrepreneurship, and today backs founders building at the frontier of technology as a General… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 3 Sept 2025 · 53 min Jack Altman & Martin Casado on the Future of VC With [Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) Mentions [Jack Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-altman)[Marc Andreessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-andreessen) About this episode Jack Altman sits down with Martin Casado, General Partner at a16z, to unpack the shifting dynamics of venture capital and why media matters more than ever. They cover a16z’s evolution from generalists to specialized platforms, the rise of AI infrastructure, and why today’s fiercest battles are… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) · 3 Sept 2025 · 52 min Uncapped #23 | Martin Casado from a16z With [Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) Mentions [Marc Andreessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-andreessen) About this episode Martin Casado is a general partner at a16z, where he leads the firm’s $1.25 billion infrastructure practice. Martin has led investments in Cursor, dbt Labs, and Fivetran to name a few. Prior to joining a16z in 2016, he was the co-founder and CTO of Nicira, which was acquired by VMware for $1.26B.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Martin Casado in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 18 Sept 2026 · 1h 9m Databricks CEO on AI Pacing, Cyber Risk, and the Enterprise Mentions [Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) About this episode Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi joins a16z General Partners Martin Casado and Sarah Wang for a conversation about AI risk, recursive self-improvement, cybersecurity, and what’s actually holding back enterprise adoption. Ali argues that today’s models are already capable enough to automate… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 28 Aug 2026 · 55 min The Infrastructure Behind the Machine Age Mentions [Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Erik Torenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/erik-torenberg)[Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) About this episode Ben Horowitz, Martin Casado, Raghu Raghuram, and Erik Torenberg discuss the launch of a16z's new Machine Age Fund and the infrastructure buildout behind AI, from chips, memory, and networking to power, cooling, and data centers. Why a dedicated fund now? The group argues that the bottleneck in AI… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 21 Aug 2026 · 41 min The DOJ is investigating a16z. What does this mean for venture capital? Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) About this episode Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado at Fivetran. Nothing too scandalous on the surface, except the Department of Justice has reportedly been investigating the arrangement for almost a… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 27 Oct 2025 · 30 min Raghu Raghuram: AI, Robotics, and the Rebirth of Infrastructure With [Raghu Raghuram](https://millionrounds.com/person/raghu-raghuram) Mentions [Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz)[Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) About this episode From Netscape to VMware, Raghu Raghuram has been at the center of nearly every major inflection point in enterprise technology. In this episode, Raghu joins Ben Horowitz, Martin Casado and David George to reflect on the early internet wars with Microsoft, how Netscape’s browser battles shaped a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 21 Oct 2025 · 38 min How Kong Was Born: APIs, Hustle, and the Future of AI Infrastructure Mentions [Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick)[Augusto Marietti](https://millionrounds.com/person/augusto-marietti)[Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado) About this episode Augusto Marietti, CEO and cofounder of Kong, has one of the most remarkable founder stories in Silicon Valley history. In this conversation with Martin Casado, Aghi shares how he went from a garage in Milan to building one of the world’s leading API infrastructure companies, surviving years of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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