What is New Media?

• a16z launches New Media team to help founders win narrative battles.
  • Modeled on CAA bypassing traditional Hollywood gatekeepers.
• Owned distribution: podcasts + newsletters shipping 5x weekly.
  • In-house creative production — “the A24 of a16z.”
• “Launch as a Service”: coordinated timeline takeovers, weeks not months.
  • Videos, podcasts, essays, tweets combined in rapid coordinated blitz.
• High-signal talent ecosystem: events, group chats, embedded operators.
• New Media Fellowship: 8-week program launching January 2026.
• Positioning: a16z New Media as VC’s “F1 pit crew” for narrative execution.

Erik Torenberg, Alex Danco, Henry Williams, Brent Liang — a16z (Nov 6, 2025) · 2025-11-06 · Read on a16z.com