Terms of service

1. Who we are

Speedrun is operated by Andreessen Horowitz (“a16z”) as part of the a16z talent network. Contact us at [email protected].

2. Acceptable use

When using the service, you agree not to:

• Send spam, commercial solicitations, or unsolicited messaging through any Speedrun surface.
• Harass, threaten, defame, or impersonate any person or entity.
• Publish personal data about any other person without their consent.
• Upload content you do not own or have rights to use, or content that infringes on intellectual property or privacy rights.
• Attempt to circumvent rate limits, scrape the service, reverse engineer the product, or abuse the APIs.
• Misrepresent your identity, credentials, or employment history.

We may suspend or remove accounts that violate these rules.

3. Content ownership

You own the content you contribute to Speedrun — your portfolio copy, bio, projects, work history, and any other fields you fill in. By publishing a portfolio, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to:

• Render your portfolio publicly at the slug you chose.
• Use the content to power matching and evaluation within the a16z talent network.
• Display excerpts of your published portfolio in product surfaces (marquees, search results, match summaries).

This license ends when you delete your portfolio or request account deletion.

4. Termination

You can stop using the service at any time. You can unpublish your portfolio from /profile or by emailing [email protected]. We’ll delete published content on request within 30 days (see Privacy §6). We may suspend or terminate access for users who violate these terms or present a risk to the integrity of the service.

5. Disclaimers and limitation of liability

The service is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any match or introduction will result in an offer or a hire.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, a16z is not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, and our total liability under these terms will not exceed one hundred US dollars (USD $100).

6. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts-of-laws principles.

7. Disputes

If a dispute arises between you and a16z, we’ll try to resolve it informally first. Email [email protected] with a short description of the issue and what you’d like us to do. If we can’t resolve it within 60 days, disputes will be resolved by binding arbitration, on an individual (non-class) basis, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association.

8. Changes

We’ll update these terms as the product evolves. When we do, we’ll bump the “last updated” date above and note the update in the site footer. Material changes will also trigger an email to active candidates before they take effect. Last updated: April 18, 2026.