Andreessen Horowitz Bets Big on 'Machine Age' with New Fund for Chips and Robots

The venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, known for backing SpaceX and Anduril, is launching a new fund aimed at easing the world’s biggest tech bottleneck: hardware. The fund, dubbed the "Machine Age" strategy, will focus on expanding investments in computer chips, robots, and other physical equipment. The move signals a major shift for the firm, which built its reputation on software and internet companies. As artificial intelligence tools demand more computing power and data centers, the supply of advanced chips and machinery has become a critical constraint. Andreessen Horowitz sees this gap as its next big opportunity. By targeting the factories and supply chains behind AI, the firm is betting that the future of tech lies not just in code, but in the machines that run it.