Saudi Arabia discloses investment in dozens of VCs Saudi Arabia has invested in technology and other sectors in a bid to diversify the country’s economy away from oil. Fortune · Apr 4, 2023
Silicon Valley and Saudi Arabia are still closely intertwined despite age-old controversy Nearly 40 venture firms, from Andreessen Horowitz to Craft Ventures to Techstars, have accepted money from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. Fortune · Apr 4, 2023
More than 1,000 VC, PE, and investment firms held capital at SVB in 2022 General Catalyst, Two Sigma, and Andreessen Horowitz all kept some portion of their billions in fund assets at the bank. Fortune · Mar 12, 2023
Marc Andreessen: We’re heading into a world where a flat-screen TV that covers your entire wall costs $100 and a 4-year degree costs $1M The cofounder of venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz laid out his thoughts in his newsletter this weekend. Fortune · Mar 5, 2023
Marc Andreessen says remote work has ‘detonated’ the way we connect and it’s young professionals who will suffer the most "You get to sit in your studio apartment in front of your laptop and good luck. You’re cut off from everything else." Fortune · Feb 11, 2023
What to make of the major milestone at drone startup Matternet, which helps UPS deliver packages 2023 is shaping up to be a big year for drone technology. Fortune · Jan 18, 2023
Andreessen Horowitz, FTX, and the future of crypto Unlike fellow Silicon Valley giant Sequoia, a16z did not get tarnished by FTX's collapse. Fortune · Nov 30, 2022
How big can Andreessen Horowitz really get? With more than 500 people on staff at a16z, the venture capital firm may wrestle with challenges some of its own portfolio companies face. Fortune · Nov 28, 2022
Andreessen Horowitz conquered venture capital without breaking a sweat. Gobbling up the rest of the world won’t be so easy A16z is betting its startup growth recipe can launch its own business far beyond Silicon Valley. Can its ambitions defy a tanking tech market? Fortune · Nov 23, 2022
Musk’s Twitter fix-it team fades out as billionaire says transition is almost done Elon Musk told a court in Delaware on Wednesday that his reorganization of Twitter Inc. is almost done, and he’ll spend less time on the company by the end of next week. The team of lieutenants he assembled to help with the transition is already inching toward the door. Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022
This former Twitter exec could be Elon Musk’s pick to be the company’s CEO Sriram Krishnan is among a group of special advisers helping Elon Musk navigate his Twitter takeover. Some observers think Krishnan, who once worked at Twitter himself, could be a shoo-in for the CEO job. Fortune · Nov 9, 2022
Andreessen Horowitz's Crypto Fund Is Down A Whopping 40% - Has The Firm Had Enough? Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz's flagship cryptocurrency fund lost around 40% of its value amid the market slump this year. Benzinga · Oct 26, 2022
Crypto and climate change: can web3 help get us to net zero? New tech ventures want to use blockchain to clean up a messy carbon market — but critics fear more greenwashing Financial Times · Aug 29, 2022
WEKU · Aug 26, 2022 $350 million for WeWork co-founder shows how broken and biased venture capital is A reported $350 million investment into a new, yet-to-be-launched real estate venture founded by WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann reveals just how biased the venture capital industry is, experts say.
Axios · Aug 16, 2022 Tech's cult of the founder bounces back Adam Neumann's mega-investment comeback shows Silicon Valley still views founders as saviors.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022 WeWork founder bounces back with $1bn property project Flow Adam Neumann has backing from venture capital and says he’s learned ‘plenty’ since his spectacular ouster
Axios · Aug 16, 2022 WeWork founder's new venture eyes prime residential real estate Atlanta, Nashville and Miami have already been upended by corporate landlords.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022 Crypto has crashed – can it bounce back? Plummeting prices and lost life savings confirmed for many that the blockchain dream was too good to be true – and it may now struggle to hit past highs
Benzinga · May 26, 2022 VC Firm a16z Raises $4.5 Billion For A Crypto Firm At a time when the broader crypto market has entered a downturn following the collapse of TerraUSD (CRYPTO: USDT) and
Benzinga · May 25, 2022 WeWork Co-founder Raises $70M For Crypto Carbon-Credit Startup WeWork Inc (NYSE:WE) cofounder Adam Neumann raised $70 million from venture capitalists and others for his co-founded carbon-credit startup Flowcarbon, Bloomberg reports. The startup raised traditional funding from backers like Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, General Catalyst, and Samsung Next. Flowcarbon also raised money by selling its token, called the Goddess Nature Token. Neumann,…
Benzinga · May 21, 2022 This Top Venture Capital Firm Is Launching A $600M Metaverse Fund For The Gaming Industry Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, or a16z, plans to launch a new $600 million metaverse fund. What Happened: In a recent blog post, Andreessen Horowitz announced the launch of the fund, which would support innovation in the gaming industry and help build the infrastructure of the metaverse.
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Benzinga · May 6, 2022 Elon Musk's $400M Backing From a16z For Twitter Also Brings Facebook In The Picture Andreessen Horowitz’s bid to join Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk in his takeover of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) could reportedly spur a conflict
Benzinga · May 3, 2022 Andreessen Horowitz Said To Dedicate $500M To Indian Startups As Country Hits '100 Unicorns' Milestone As India hits the 100 unicorn startups mark, the country is turning out to be a lucrative deal for investors worldwide.