Anish Acharya of Andreessen Horowitz

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September 22, 2026

A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon

General partner Anish Acharya talks the hottest AI trends, the "advantage" European startups have over SF and the European consumer

Anne Sraders

4 min read

Much of the talk in European tech circles positions the old continent against the US: us versus them, and whether European tech is falling behind or not. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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