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Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats?

Admin1 week ago02 mins

Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado at Fivetran. Nothing too scandalous on the surface, except the Department of Justice has reportedly been investigating the arrangement for almost a year, dusting off a 112-year-old antitrust law that’s rarely used against VCs. Board conflicts aren’t exactly new, and these companies weren’t necessarily direct competitors when a16z first invested…

Defense tech is flooded with money, but who’s built to last?

Admin3 months ago02 mins

Defense tech is red hot right now. Anduril and Mach Industries just doubled and quadrupled their valuations, respectively, and the U.S. government is proposing a 40% increase in defense budget. A wave of new startups is chasing those government contracts, but according to Ross Fubini, the venture investor who wrote Anduril’s first check, most of them will get lost in the Valley of Death between prototype contract…

Theo Baker spent four years investigating Stanford. Before he leaves, here’s what he found.

Admin3 months ago017 mins

Most members of Stanford’s class of 2026 are smart, ambitious, and poised for remarkable careers. Theo Baker already has one. In his first semester of college, Baker broke the story that forced Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne to resign — work that earned him a George Polk Award, one of journalism’s highest honors. Warner Brothers and…

The climate tech IPO window could finally be cracking open

Admin4 months ago07 mins

Climate tech startups are capital intensive, timelines are long, and the technology is often considered “first of its kind.” What’s more, a key value proposition is addressing pollution — an externality that is, at best, poorly priced by the market. Those aren’t the qualities stock pickers tend to favor. And yet, public markets appear to…

OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially 0M fund

OpenAI alums have been quietly investing from a new, potentially $100M fund

Admin5 months ago08 mins

A new venture capital fund with deep ties to OpenAI has made its first close on its $100 million goal, the founders tell TechCrunch. The partners have already written a couple of checks. The fund is called Zero Shot (a play on the AI training term) and its co-founding team includes several OpenAI OGs who…

VCs predict strong enterprise AI adoption next year — again

Admin8 months ago028 mins

It’s been three years since OpenAI released ChatGPT and kicked off a surge in innovation and attention on AI. Since then, optimists have regularly claimed that AI will become a critical part of the enterprise software industry, and so enterprise AI startups mushroomed on the back of immense amounts of investment. But enterprises are still…

OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery raises 0M Series B at .3B valuation

OpenAI-backed biotech firm Chai Discovery raises $130M Series B at $1.3B valuation

Admin9 months ago03 mins

Chai Discovery, a biotech startup with backing from OpenAI, announced an $130 million Series B round at a $1.3 billion valuation on Monday. The round was led by General Catalyst and Oak HC/FT, the company said. Other participants include Menlo Ventures, OpenAI, Dimension, Thrive Capital, Neo, Yosemite venture fund, Lachy Groom, SV Angel, and new…

The market has ‘switched’ and founders have the power now, VCs say

Admin9 months ago05 mins

The way venture capitalists think about fundraising can be a black box. But investors must think about their go-to-market strategy for raising their own funds, just as much as they think about how their portfolio companies find their market fit. All season on Build Mode, we’ve explored how founders should approach marketing, but this week we’re exploring how VCs sell themselves to founders as trustworthy partners and…

Ethereum needs Paradigm, VCs, despite value extraction concerns: Joseph Lubin

Admin10 months ago02 mins

The main goal of VCs is to “suck as much value as possible” from Ethereum, but they remain necessary bridges for global capital entering the crypto industry, according to Lubin. Ethereum co-founder and Consensys founder Joseph Lubin highlighted the importance of venture capital (VC) funding for the development of the world’s largest smart contract network,…

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Admin11 months ago02 mins

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, major banks including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and Citi are entering the stablecoin race. Prediction platform Kalshi secured $300 million for…