The a16z Show · Friday, September 11, 2026
Founders participating in the A16Z Speedrun program often come from various parts of the US, including New York, Texas, and the Midwest. While some may travel to San Francisco to experience the Bay Area ecosystem, many return to their home communities to build their companies, though some also choose to stay in the Bay Area.
“Um, and it's amazing to watch founders that are from whether it's, you know, New York or Texas or Florida or Midwest or, you know, any of these other places actually come to San Francisco, get to experience kind of what it's like to be in the Bay Area.”
“We work with them, of course. And then many of them go back to their home communities and continue to build their companies.”
“And of course, quite a few of them stay in in the Bay Area as well to build the next generation of tech companies here.”