A firm scorecard from the VC Agent-Readiness Census — 25 firms, five doors each, checked 2026-11-01. Official site: a16z.com
open_api)Verdict: The richest structured research surface in the set, plus a real application-status login — but the open pitch door is Speedrun, not the main fund.
Each intent is scored with one door-state, assessed from public official sources on 2026-11-01. Scoring: open_api 4 · partner_gated 2 · aggregator_only 1 · human_only 0 · unverified 0 (flagged).
| Intent | State | Route | Note | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | open_api | a16z portfolio and investment list | Portfolio page lists companies with IPO/acquired status and links a full investment list updated monthly; firm describes itself as stage-agnostic seed to growth across AI, bio+health, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games and American Dynamism in its public materials | a16z.com/portfolio/ checked 2026-11-01 |
| Pitch | open_api | a16z speedrun application at speedrun.a16z.com/apply | Firm-owned self-serve application without prior relationship, early-stage only: up to $1M plus $10M+ credits, SR008 deadline Nov 1 11:59pm PT, applications reviewed year-round. Main a16z fund investing outside speedrun remains partner-sourced (evidence URL normalized: UTM tracking parameters stripped, same page) | speedrun.a16z.com/apply checked 2026-11-01 |
| Diligence | unverified NOT A VERIFIED ZERO | — | Apply page publishes deal terms and program benefits but no diligence checklist, template, required metrics or data-room guidance was found on official pages fetched | speedrun.a16z.com/apply checked 2026-11-01 |
| Schedule | partner_gated | speedrun residency program after application/acceptance | No public self-serve office-hours, event or intro-call booking found on official pages fetched; program access follows the speedrun application | speedrun.a16z.com/apply checked 2026-11-01 |
| Track | open_api | speedrun application login | Apply page explicitly states: 'Want to check the status of an existing application? Log in here.' | speedrun.a16z.com/apply checked 2026-11-01 |
Unverified means the state could not be established from public documentation — for most firms that is the track door, where firms rarely publish post-submission mechanics. It is reported as a documentation gap, not as proof that no door exists, and it is never presented as a verified closed door.
| Signal | What the census recorded |
|---|---|
| llms.txt | No — none found (checked 2026-11-01) |
| MCP server | None documented (checked 2026-11-01) |
| Public API | None documented (checked 2026-11-01) |
| Structured data | Portfolio page at /portfolio with exits/status and a linked investment list at a16z.com/investment-list updated monthly; speedrun companies list |
| RSS / sitemap | robots.txt declares Sitemap: https://a16z.com/sitemap_index.xml |
| Robots posture | robots.txt for User-agent:* has empty Disallow - whole host open to crawling, with explanatory comments |
Access gaps. Main-fund pitch route is not self-serve; only speedrun is. No MCP server or literal public API verified; /llms.txt verified absent — direct fetch returns HTTP 404 (rechecked 2026-11-01 before publication).
Agent Outposts research, published 2026-11-01. Agent Outposts is not affiliated with Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). This is a published census scorecard, not an Outpost: Agent Outposts operates no demand registry for venture firms and collects no intents on this page. Door-states are assessed from public sources; every state above links its evidence and carries its check date. Methodology, rubric and scoring formula: the VC Agent-Readiness Census. Companion research: the Agent Readiness Census of 43 consumer brands.
Agent Outposts — the agent-readiness registry. Agent Outposts is not affiliated with the firms listed in this census. Door-states are assessed from public sources; every state links its source and carries its assessment date.