Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz, commonly known as a16z, is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing in technology startups. Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, a16z primarily invests in early-stage tech companies and has a strong focus on software and internet startups. It was an early investor in numerous successful companies, including Airbnb, Facebook, and Lyft.

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Base Power in Talks to Raise Funds at $12 Billion Valuation

By Leo Schwartz, Anissa Gardizy and Julia Hornstein · May 28, 2026 6:39pm PDT
Base Power, a three-year-old home-battery startup, is in talks to raise funds at a $12 billion valuation, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions. Ribbit Capital, which backed Base Power’s last funding round, has been in talks to lead the current round, according to two people with knowledge of the talks. Founded by Venezuelan... Base Power, a three-year-old home-battery startup, is in talks to raise funds at a $12 billion...
Venture capitalist Ethan Choi.
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Khosla Partner Ethan Choi Raising $500 Million Fund

By Katie Roof · May 27, 2026 3:29pm PDT
Khosla Ventures partner Ethan Choi, who focused on investing in mature startups such as Vercel, has left the early-stage firm and is launching a new venture firm. The firm, called Atomus, is in the process of raising a new venture fund of at least $500 million, according to a person familiar with Choi’s plans. About half of the fund has already... Khosla Ventures partner Ethan Choi, who focused on investing in mature startups such as Vercel,...
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OpenAI’s PR Challenge

By Stephanie Palazzolo · May 26, 2026 7:01am PDT
The battle between OpenAI, Anthropic and Google spans revenue, models, server access and research talent. But as OpenAI and Anthropic barrel toward initial public offerings, public perception is also an important factor in the race as political backlash to the industry grows.OpenAI seems particularly vulnerable in PR after a series of awkward or... The battle between OpenAI, Anthropic and Google spans revenue, models, server access and research...
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Thrive, Andreessen Horowitz Head Fastest-Growing VC Firms

By Julia Hornstein · Mar 1, 2026 8:00am PST · 1 comment
The biggest venture capital funds are getting even bigger. In the past three years, the top firms have raised billions of dollars—in some cases more than half the total amount they’ve raised in their lifetimes. Take Thrive Capital, which in February said it had raised $10 billion in new funds. The backer of OpenAI and Stripe has raised... The biggest venture capital funds are getting even bigger. In the past three years, the top firms...