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Alena Botros

Andreessen Horowitz just hired Daniel Penny, the ex-Marine who was acquitted after choking a man to death on a New York City subway

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  • Daniel Penny, who studied architecture and was cleared on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in a case that rocked New York City, was hired by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. His bio on the a16z website identifies him as a deal partner. 

Famed Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has a new deal partner: Daniel Penny, the former Marine who was acquitted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide in December after fatally choking another passenger on a New York City subway.

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