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Bloomberg: Andreesen Horowitz is the focus of an antitrust investigation.
According to Bloomberg, a “nearly year-old investigation” is looking into the possibility that a16z “investment partners are improperly serving on the boards of competing artificial intelligence companies.” Co-founder Ben Horowitz is on the board of Databricks, while partner Martin Casado was on the board of dbt labs before it was acquired by Fivetran, where he now holds a seat.
TL;DR
- Andreesen Horowitz (a16z) is the subject of a nearly year-old antitrust investigation.
- The investigation focuses on whether a16z investment partners are improperly serving on the boards of competing AI companies.
- Ben Horowitz, co-founder, is on the board of Databricks.
- Martin Casado, partner, was on the board of dbt labs before its acquisition by Fivetran, where he now sits on the board.