Tag: Marc Andreessen
Jake Paul looks to knock out the venture capital world with Anti Fund
During every economic boom, there are startup investors who appear on the scene from new corners. Some churn out; others earn the respect of the old guard over time. Jake Paul would be happy to be in the latter camp. Then again, the 24-year-old didn’t become a YouTube star by…
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Figma raises $50 million Series D led by Andreessen Horowitz
Figma, the design platform that lets folks work collaboratively and in the cloud, has today announced the close of a $50 million Series D financing. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with partner Peter Levine and cofounding partner Marc Andreessen managing the deal for the firm. New angel investors,…
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Marc Andreessen, Florence Nightingale and building in a vacuum
James Wise Contributor James Wise is a partner at Balderton Capital, a trustee of the think tank Demos and a former specialist advisor to UK Parliament on Social Enterprise. If you want to get a structural engineer excited, ask them what they could build in space. Freed from the constraints…
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Ben Horowitz, a16z general partner, is leaving Lyft’s board
Ben Horowitz, the co-founder and general partner of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, won’t seek re-election to Lyft’s board, according to a document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. Horowitz has served as a board director at the ride-hailing company since June 2016. His venture firm,…
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Marc Andreessen’s call to arms: build something meaningful
It’s scary, living with a killer virus that we can’t yet destroy and that has completely upended our lives for who knows how long. It’s very easy to feel helpless in the face of it all, to throw up one’s hands. Don’t do this, says Marc Andreessen in thoughtful new…
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Ex-YC partner Daniel Gross rethinks the accelerator
Amid skyrocketing operating expenses, remote work has become an obsession for Bay Area founders looking to have it both ways, accessing Silicon Valley’s networks of capital and opportunity without paying steep premiums for talent. Daniel Gross has a deeper understanding than most of Silicon Valley’s opportunities. The Jerusalem native was…
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