Today we at @a16z announced 'Oxygen' - a program that offers up pre-secured clusters of GPUs without the long-term commitment to a cloud provider or huge cash outlay. Any startup building AI functionality knows how crunched the market is for cost effective compute. It also… https://t.co/BTUt5qI8ih
Luma has benefitted massively from Oxygen and it allowed us to execute on Dream Machine v1 in record time! It's a risk for a VC firm to hold expensive GPUs but this is what nascent startups need, and the folks at @a16z get that! https://t.co/yQltN698iZ
1/ Why is the @a16z compute infrastructure program called Oxygen? As one founder told @appenz and me last year, "without GPUs on day 1, we can't breathe" So we began gathering 1000s of GPUs to give Little Tech the unfair advantage they deserve vs Big Tech...

Andreessen Horowitz has launched 'Oxygen,' a private GPU cluster program aimed at assisting startups with their computing needs. This initiative provides pre-secured clusters of Nvidia H100 GPUs, enabling startups to access high-performance computing resources without the long-term commitments typically associated with cloud providers. The program addresses the increasing demand for cost-effective compute solutions in the AI sector, as highlighted by a founder who noted that without GPUs from day one, startups struggle to thrive. Additionally, Luma, one of the startups utilizing the Oxygen program, reported significant benefits, allowing them to expedite the execution of their project, Dream Machine v1. This move reflects Andreessen Horowitz's understanding of the challenges faced by emerging tech companies in a competitive market.