a16z infra cards

A pass on the three announcement cards that made the a16z infra lockup the one lead mark.

October 27, 2026v1, a16z infra passThe launch setDone

How it was directed

This pass applied the investor note from v1 to the three announcement cards. The Series A and Seed labels and the second investor mark came off, and the official lockup from a16z's own site became the lead, with the other investors as names beside it. The renders were not sent to Kevin; v2 folded the rule in.

What was made

The three announcement cards (X, LinkedIn 1:1 and 4:5) were rebuilt without the Series A and Seed labels and the Upfront mark: the official a16z infra lockup became the one lead mark, with six investor names to its right.

Desktop sheet
Desktop sheet
X announce card
X announce cardKeptTwo columns: the amount over the lockup, then six names.
LinkedIn announce card 1:1
LinkedIn announce card 1:1Kept
LinkedIn announce card 4:5
LinkedIn announce card 4:5Kept

What carried forward

The lockup with the names beside it became v2's investor rule (DIRECTION-V2 section 2). The round stopped after this step, and its founders and blog investors steps were folded into v2.

Every other file

The files the round produced beyond the ones it showed: drafts, alternates and sheets.

Show 3 files

Launch out

Cover light
Cover lightno ground
Cover
Coverno ground
OG
OGno ground

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