Andreessen Horowitz
American venture capital firm
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| September 2024 | Reported a $288 million loss on the Twitter investment, according to the Washington Post. |
| October 2022 | Committed $400 million in equity investment toward Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. |
| August 2022 | Announced a $350 million investment in Flow, a real estate venture by WeWork founder Adam Neumann aimed at reimagining housing markets in the US. |
| May 2022 | Announced its largest fund to date at $4.5 billion, with a focus on cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. The fund allocated $1.5 billion to seed investments and $3 billion to venture investments. |
| April 2022 | Led a $12 million Series A round for Bounce, a marketplace for accessing underutilized space in local businesses. |
| March 2022 | Co-led a $90 million investment round with Lux Capital for Hadrian Automation, a Los Angeles-based machine-parts startup. |
| March 2022 | Led a $27 million Series A funding round for Rutter, a universal API for commerce data. |
| March 2022 | Andreessen Horowitz led a $450 million investment round in Yuga Labs at a $4B valuation, while also facing an SEC investigation into the company's digital asset sales. |
| January 2022 | The firm raises $9 billion for venture capital, growth-stage, and biotech-focused investment vehicles, bringing their total managed assets to $42 billion. |
| December 2021 | The firm invested $100 million from its crypto fund in crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, with the expectation of a blockchain technology pivot, which ultimately damaged Kickstarter's reputation. |
| October 2021 | Andreessen Horowitz led a $150 million Series B investment in Sky Mavis, the developer of crypto-based online game Axie Infinity, valuing the company at $3 billion. |
| September 2021 | The firm led an $18 million Series A fundraise in Pearl Health, a healthcare technology company. |
| July 2021 | Andreessen Horowitz led a $100 million Series A investment in OpenSea, an NFT marketplace, reportedly valuing the company at $1.5 billion. |
| April 2021 | The firm led a $220 million Series D funding round for mobile banking and fintech company Current. |
| January 2021 | Andreessen Horowitz led a $100 million Series B investment in Clubhouse, an audio-chat social networking app, reportedly valuing the company at $1 billion. |
| 2020 | Andreessen Horowitz led a $150 million Series G investment round in Roblox, a social video game platform for children. |
| May 2020 | The firm made a $12 million Series A investment in Clubhouse, an audio-chat social networking app, which included $10 million in primary capital and $2 million toward purchasing shares. At the time, Clubhouse was valued at nearly $100 million. |
| April 2020 | Andreessen Horowitz raised $515 million for a second cryptocurrency-focused investment fund. |
| April 2020 | The firm led a $50 million Series D investment round in Figma, a vector graphics editor and prototyping tool. |
| 2019 | Andreessen Horowitz applied to restructure as a registered investment adviser, seeking more flexibility to make riskier investments, including in cryptocurrency. |
| 2019 | Provided $15.3 million in Series A funding to Substack, which included bringing high-profile writers onto the platform. |
| June 2019 | Invested in a $9.2 million Series A round in AnyRoad, an experiential marketing platform. David Ulevitch from Andreessen Horowitz joined the AnyRoad board. |
| March 2019 | Andreessen Horowitz opens a new office in San Francisco. |
| 2018 | Raised $300 million for a dedicated cryptocurrency investment fund. |
| September 2018 | Participated in Series A funding round for Applied Intuition, a software company specializing in autonomous vehicle products. Marc Andreessen joined the Applied Intuition board. |
| 2017 | Invested in companies Sigma, Health IQ, Asimov, and Cadre. |
| 2016 | Andreessen Horowitz led an $8.1 million Series A funding round in Everlaw, a legal technology company. |
| 2016 | Invested $2 million in Cardiogram, a digital health company. |
| 2016 | Led a $3.5 million Series Seed funding round in RapidAPI, an API connection platform for developers. |
| 2016 | Invested $2 million in Apeel Sciences, a food science business. |
| 2012 | Adrian Fenty, former Washington D.C. mayor, was appointed as the firm's second special advisor to help portfolio companies navigate government relations at local, state, and federal levels. |
| June 2011 | Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was appointed as a special advisor to Andreessen Horowitz, enhancing the firm's strategic advisory capabilities. |
| 2010 | Andreessen Horowitz hired Margit Wennmachers, a marketing executive, at the partner level, bringing in senior talent to support their portfolio companies. |
| November 2010 | The firm raises $650 million for a second venture fund during a period of contraction in venture capitalism. |
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