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Co-founders of Silicon Valley venture capital firm back Trump’s presidential bid

Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen, founders of A16Z, plan to give large donations to former president’s campaign

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

It's AI's "Sharks vs. Jets"—welcome to the fight over California's AI safety bill

The bill aims to regulate the development and use of the most powerful AI models. Critics say it will stifle innovation.

Fortune · Jul 15, 2024

Andreessen Horowitz plans to launch a private equity fund, documents show

The new fund will likely be for clients of a16z’s new wealth management division.

Fortune · Jun 24, 2024

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Venture giant a16z ramps up political push with additional $25 million donation to crypto super PAC Fairshake

a16z crypto head Chris Dixon announced the donation at Consensus on Thursday, bringing the firm's total contributions to Fairshake to $47 million.

Fortune · May 30, 2024

Coinbase and Haun Ventures invest $11 million in Neynar, a toolbox for Web3 social networks

Neynar provides tools for developers to build decentralized social networks.

Fortune · May 30, 2024

'AI Town': A Simulation Game with a Mind of Its Own

AI Town lets users interact with AI-powered characters in a virtual world, showcasing potential future applications of AI.

International Business Times UK · Apr 30, 2024

The untold story of Kickstarter’s crypto Hail Mary—and the secret $100 million a16z-led investment to save its fading brand

Inside the once-hot startup’s struggle to regain relevance despite a massive check from the crypto arm of venture giant Andreessen Horowitz.

Fortune · Mar 11, 2024

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Silicon Valley doesn’t care about Big Tech’s AI conflicts of interest

Generative AI technology is blurring the lines between businesses and bringing fresh scrutiny to the boardroom roles of heavy-hitters like Reid Hoffman and Marc Andreessen.

Fortune · Dec 16, 2023

a16z and Founders Fund lead $13.5 million round for crypto onboarding startup Dynamic Labs

The company previously raised $7.5 million in a seed round led by a16z.

Fortune · Dec 13, 2023

A surprising number of lobbyists are pulling strings for Silicon Valley

An interesting, but little-known compliance requirement makes private equity and VC firm employees register as lobbyists.

Fortune · Dec 5, 2023

Andreessen Horowitz is adding major California pension funds to its LP base for the first time, records show

A16z has raised $400 million from CalPERS for a new fund, and it is seeking at least one investment from CalSTRS.

Fortune · Dec 4, 2023

OpenAI's 'unusual' board can make unilateral decisions without asking permission from anyone—like deep-pocketed backer Microsoft and Satya Nadella

OpenAI says it wants to make decision on behalf of all of humanity, not its backers. Its investors aren't happy to learn that.

Fortune · Nov 21, 2023

How OpenAI’s unusual governance structure backfired

OpenAI’s corporate structure limits control from any of its shareholders.

Fortune · Nov 20, 2023

a16z-backed smlXL emerges from stealth after a $13.4 million raise to help make blockchains more accessible

The company was founded by former Lyft executive Dor Levi.

Fortune · Oct 24, 2023

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Fortune · Sep 28, 2023

Is your designer bag really a designer bag? IYK has raised almost $17 million to help you prove it

The a16z-backed startup, cofounded by Ryan Ouyang and Christopher Lee, wants to put T-shirts—and a lot of other merchandise—on the blockchain. Adidas has already signed on.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2023

Uncharted territory: do AI girlfriend apps promote unhealthy expectations for human relationships?

Chatbots such as Eva AI are getting better at mimicking human interaction but some fear they feed into unhealthy beliefs around gender-based control and violence

Fortune · Jul 12, 2023

Sound wants to be the next iTunes, and it just raised $20 million from the likes of a16z and Snoop Dogg

“We need new ways to experiment with how we value and monetize music,” said cofounder and CEO David Greenstein.

Fortune · Jul 11, 2023

VC billionaire Marc Andreessen rips the 'big companies' that want to regulate A.I. for being 'bootleggers'

“Big companies basically want a government protected cartel,” Andreessen says on the Bio Eats World podcast. “They want basically a regulatory barrier.”

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023

TechScape: The US is clamping down on cryptocurrency – is the UK next?

Regulators have launched two big lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, and Rishi Sunak could mine the benefits

Fortune · Jun 12, 2023

a16z is expanding outside the U.S. for the first time with a crypto London office

The move comes amid regulatory crackdowns from the SEC.

Fortune · Jun 11, 2023

Andreessen Horowitz announces first international expansion—a U.K. crypto outpost

The venture giant is making a bet on the emerging digital asset hub.

Fortune · May 25, 2023

OpenAI's Sam Altman raises $115 million for Worldcoin, the eyeball-scanning crypto project to combat AI bots

Backers for Worldcoin developer Tools for Humanity include Blockchain Capital, a16z crypto, and Bain Capital Crypto

Fortune · Mar 2, 2023

Read 2 of Databricks’ pitch decks

The data management startup has raised billions of dollars from a16z and others. Here’s how the team first pitched investors on their cloud-based vision.

Fortune · Mar 2, 2023

How Databricks became an A.I. sensation

Databricks placed a huge bet on the power of machine learning 10 years ago. That’s positioned the company as a rarity in the current market: a stable decacorn.

Fortune · Feb 21, 2023

Azra Games, founded by veteran EA game developer, raises $10M for NFT-themed Legions & Legends

The investment reflects optimism that veterans of the video game industry can better onboard players into Web3 than prior crypto games.

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