Angela Strange

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz

Search every verified Angela Strange interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Angela Strange, a general partner on the fintech team at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), has discussed the concept of "default global" companies, which she described as businesses that are built from the start to operate across borders. In a February 2023 podcast, Strange said that "every company is going to be a fintech company" and highlighted investments in companies like Jeeves, a global expense-management platform, and Deel, a borderless hiring platform. She stated that compliance, when done well, can improve user experience and business economics, and argued that the current moment is "the very best time to be building something default-global." In a 2019 appearance, Strange discussed the banking startup landscape, stating that "there is easily 50% of America living paycheck to paycheck who have fewer options and are being gouged," and that serving those customers represents a "massive opportunity." She also noted that outside the U.S., the opportunity can be even larger due to high smartphone penetration and low credit-card penetration in many countries. Strange has advocated for an "infrastructure thesis" in fintech, focusing on selling tools and services to other businesses rather than building consumer-facing products directly.