On September 4, Andrew Chen, head of a16z Games Fund One, posted on social media, "We will invest $30 million in the next 30 days. I will co-host our new project in San Francisco with members of the a16zSPEEDRUN team in January 2025. This project will include guest speakers, personalized coaching, and a lot of financial support. Applications are now open and the deadline is September 30. a16z focuses on new startups that are just getting started, including B2B/infrastructure startups focusing on AI, 3D, game engines, and other fields, game studios focusing on Web3, VR, AI, Discord, etc. Each selected startup will receive $750,000 in investment and 12 weeks of course guidance (from January 6 to March 21, 2024), including offline speeches, office hours, personalized coaching, and activities."