PANews reported on November 7th that Erik Torenberg, a partner at a16z, tweeted that a16z has officially established a new media team. The team aims to help startups gain attention in the social media age through brand building, content distribution, and narrative support. The team will operate its own podcasts, videos, and community content, and will simultaneously launch the "New Media Fellowship," planned to begin in early 2026, focusing on cultivating "highly online" creators—a scholarship dubbed the "Thiel Scholarship for the Ultimate Online Creators."

CAA (Creative Artists Agency) is a top-tier talent agency founded in Hollywood in 1975, renowned for revolutionizing the entertainment industry. 16z describes itself as the "CAA of the tech world," implying it's not just an investment firm, but rather dedicated to empowering founders, helping them control the narrative, dominate public opinion, build brand storylines, and systematically amplify their influence through new media resources—just as CAA helps actors dominate the entertainment industry.