Booz Allen Hamilton has announced a new partnership with Andreessen Horowitz to help enhance America's technological leadership. As the first-ever "a16z Technology Acceleration Partner for Governments," Booz Allen will collaborate with companies in Andreessen Horowitz's portfolio to develop, speed up, and deliver new technologies for U.S. missions, especially in national security and public services.
This partnership made on a long history of working together in areas like artificial intelligence, autonomous technology, and electronic warfare. It will help connect Andreessen Horowitz's companies with Booz Allen’s expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and defense technologies.
The goal is to help these companies move faster to market, get their products ready for secure government networks, and even co-develop new products. Both teams share a commitment to keeping the U.S. strong, secure, and successful, and they will also look for new technology opportunities to meet emerging needs.
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According to Horacio Rozanski, chairman and CEO of Booz Allen, a16z and Booz Allen have a strong history working with world-class startups to successfully deliver commercial technologies into U.S. missions. Now they are combining the full capacity of a16z’s preeminent VC network and Booz Allen’s proven ability to build advanced tech and accelerate its adoption to drive America’s tech supremacy.
According to Ben Horowitz, cofounder and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, over the years they have witnessed Booz Allen’s essential role in bringing commercial tech to the federal government. a16z portfolio companies from defense production leaders like Anduril, to AI leaders like Databricks and Mistral AI, to autonomy pioneers like Shield AI are building new platforms that are reinventing business and government. They are thrilled to partner with Booz Allen to help their portfolio companies connect their cutting-edge solutions with critical civilian and defense missions.