Peter Lauten

Peter Lauten is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since joining the prominent venture capital firm in 2016, he has focused on early-stage and growth investments across the software sector, contributing to an institutional platform that manages approximately $42 billion in total assets. His specific investment mandate targets enterprise applications, vertical SaaS platforms, and innovative productivity tools designed for modern knowledge workers. Prior to his transition into venture capital, Lauten worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Deutsche Bank from July 2014 to March 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Duke University and recently co-authored industry research analyzing cloud computing lessons for the artificial intelligence era. Lauten currently leverages his traditional financial background to identify and scale transformative enterprise software companies across multiple global industries.