The a16z Show

Erik Törnsberg, Theo Jaffee, Sofia Puccini
content+a16zpodcast@a16z.com (+5 verified host & producer emails)

Booking Overview

The a16z Show brings prominent tech and business leaders together to examine how software is reshaping culture, markets, and geopolitics. For PR pros, it’s a high-credibility platform where guests get framed around innovation, product strategy, and the future of AI/software infrastructure.

Metrics

Episodes: 1000

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.2/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 274.0k subscribers

Instagram: 154.0k followers

30s Ad: 679 - 841, 60s Ad: 814 - 977

Host

Erik Törnsberg - Host handle referenced in episode materials as @eriktorenberg. Produces/hosts the a16z Show with an emphasis on tech and culture trends and the future of software-driven change.

Theo Jaffee - a16z Show host credited in episode copy for interviewing external guests (e.g., MTS Live cross-licensed episode). Known for tech coverage and discussion framing around industry direction and innova...

Sofia Puccini - a16z Show host credited in episode copy for interviewing external guests (e.g., MTS Live cross-licensed episode). Focuses on tech and culture context and forward-looking implications for software a...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

very_high
Typical Credentials:  
Industry leaders, founders/CEOs, prominent researchers/executives in AI and software infrastructure, and well-known public figures from tech/culture/policy who can credibly connect technical change to business strategy and societal impact.
Required Achievements:  
Leading roles at major AI/software companies or platforms, Recognized influence on industry directions (e.g., open source ecosystems, AI tooling, venture ecosystem), Significant public thought leadership in tech and business strategy, Founding or scaling venture-backed or category-defining products

Recent Guest Discussions

Clem Delangue - Open-source AI Landscape; LLM Market Dynamics; Consumer Robotics Future; AI Safety; U.s.-china Competition; Open-weight Models; Role Of Hugging Face As Open AI Infrastructure

Rahul Vohra - Product-market Fit; Premium Pricing Effects; Deliberate Constraint As Advantage; Founder Strategy

Marc Andreessen - AI As Infrastructure; Coding Tools And AI Agents; Cognitive Augmentation Framing; Ai’s Political/cultural Dynamics; Surveillance/censorship/centralization Concerns; California And U.s. Future Themes

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Venture Capital, Software, Technology, Product, Innovation, Open Source, Startups, Policy, Robotics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The a16z Show
:

Hugging Face's Clem Delangue on Open Source AI and the LLM Bubble | MTS Live

May 22, 2026

Clem Delangue joins MTS to discuss the global open-source AI landscape, the current large language model bubble, and the future of consumer robotics. Originally aired on MTS, Theo Jaffee and Sofia Puccini speak with Clément Delangue, CEO at Hugging Face, about the global open-source AI race, why he believes the real bubble is in API-based large language models, and how robotics could become the next major interface for AI. They also discuss AI safety, U.S.-China competition, open-weight model...

How Superhuman Took Over Silicon Valley Email

May 21, 2026

Rahul Vorra is the founder and CEO of Superhuman, the premium email client for power users. He previously built the Gmail plug-in Reportive and sold it to LinkedIn. He began somewhere unexpected though, as a game designer on RuneScape. In this conversation, Rahul breaks down why most founders misunderstand product market fit, why premium can actually hurt your business, and how deliberate constraint can become your biggest advantage.   Follow Rahul Vohra on X: https://x.com/rahulvohra Follow ...

Marc Andreessen on AI, California, and the Future of America | Joe Rogan

May 20, 2026

Marc Andreessen joins Joe Rogan for a conversation on AI, politics, technology, and the future of American society. They discuss how artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from novelty to infrastructure, and why Andreessen believes its long-term impact will be overwhelmingly positive despite growing public fear around automation and surveillance. The conversation covers the explosion of AI coding tools, the emergence of “AI agents,” and how these systems are already reshaping software deve...

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