
$1.1B venture fund for the physical AI buildout | chips, memory, networking, power, robotics
a16z Machine Age Fund — $1.1B closed 2026-08-28 to 'accelerate the physical buildout of AI.' Invests across the AI hardware stack: chips, memory, networking, storage, systems software, data centers, robotics, power/cooling and edge AI appliances. Led by Ben Horowitz, Martin Casado and Raghu Raghuram.
Closed $1.1B 2026-08-28 for physical AI infrastructure (chips, memory, networking, power, data centers, robotics).
📍 Menlo Park, CA, USA · 37.4449, -122.1639 — live geo-pin on the $UM-Radar vector map
Physical AI infra as the binding supply-side constraint: rack power 5-10kW → 100-250kW (path to 1MW), data centers scaling from tens of MW toward gigawatts.
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