Erik Torenberg builds networks around ambitious people and ideas as a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he invests and leads marketing and ecosystem work. He previously founded Turpentine, On Deck and Village Global and was Product Hunt’s first employee; his early investments include Scale AI, Applied Intuition, Lattice, Pave and Rappi.
Erik Torenberg builds networks around ambitious people and ideas as a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he invests and leads marketing and ecosystem work. He previously founded Turpentine, On Deck and Village Global and was Product Hunt’s first employee; his early investments include Scale AI, Applied Intuition, Lattice, Pave and Rappi.
Career
Erik Torenberg attended University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, earning a Economics.
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) from 2025-04 to Present.Invests and leads media and ecosystem initiatives.
Co-Founder at Cosign until Present.
Founder at Turpentine from 2023 to 2025-04.Built a network of podcasts and newsletters covering technology, business, and culture; acquired by a16z.
Co-Founder, General Partner, and Venture Partner at Village Global from 2017 to 2024.Co-founded and led the network-driven early-stage venture firm.
First Full-Time Employee, Community and Business Development at ProductHunt from 2014 to 2016.