David Haber is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz who combines rare firsthand experience as a venture investor, fintech founder/CEO, and Goldman Sachs strategy executive, giving him deep understanding of both Wall Street operations and startup building that he uses to back B2B software reshaping financial workflows. He's known as a super-connector in New York tech who actively looks for investment opportunities at the intersections between fields like fintech and healthcare or fintech and enterprise software, treating fintech as a horizontal layer that can transform manual processes across industries.

• Focus on AI as a specific wedge to modernize legacy industries like law and finance. He is interested in software that goes beyond simple cost-cutting to actually replacing core operational workflows, such as moving financial services work away from spreadsheets or using tools to help law firms select better cases.
• A strong emphasis on business defensibility and distribution over simple technology features. He warns that artificial intelligence models themselves are not a competitive moat and that founders must avoid building shallow clones of existing products, noting that distribution and original insight will ultimately win the market.
• Advocacy for the modernization of community banks and credit unions. He views regional financial institutions as the backbone of the economy and frequently discusses the need for better infrastructure to support them, specifically citing how recent banking crises have accelerated the need for tools that manage uninsured deposits.
• Preference for technical founders who pair their skills with industry experience. He observes that while modern founders are often fluent in building software, the most successful ones recognize the need to hire for domain expertise very early on to bridge the gap between technical ability and market reality.
• Belief that early-stage investment decisions rely on intuition rather than just data analysis. He notes that investors can always find flaws in a data room if they look hard enough, so true conviction usually comes from looking past the inevitable missing pieces to bet on the vision and the team.
• A commitment to the concept that a venture firm should offer more than just capital. He frequently promotes the idea that the resources and platform of a large firm offer superior support compared to standalone funds, highlighting the collective strength of his partners and their ability to help companies scale.