Andreessen Horowitz, founded by former entrepreneurs Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, have aimed to shake up the venture industry, and judging at least by the interest from limited partners it is making headway.
Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz, has known Coleman for years, since he was hired by Coleman as a summer intern at Silicon Graphics in 1986.
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Andreessen Horowitz has stormed the staid world of venture capital since Netscape cofounder Marc Andreessen and his longtime partner Ben Horowitz founded the firm just two years ago.
The browser, which enables people to follow Twitter and Facebook posts and chat with friends while visiting websites, was covered heavily in the media, partly because of its funding from Andreessen Horowitz, whose founder Marc Andreessen co-founded Netscape.
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When it launched last fall, the company drew strong interest, partly due to its funding from Andreessen Horowitz, including Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen.
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Existing investors Andreessen Horowitz Greylock Partners, Khosla Ventures and FLOODGATE participated in the round.
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Instead, he wanted to join the VC world and joined well-known firm Andreessen Horowitz.
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Andreessen Horowitz has named Ken Coleman, former executive at Silicon Graphics, as a special advisor.
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The firm believes in the long term prospects for Facebook, said Margit Wennmachers of Andreessen Horowitz.
The co-founder and General Partner of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz talks about the girl effect.
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The investors include Battery Ventures, Ignition Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Data Collective and Amplify Partners.
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Among the sellers: Andreessen Horowitz, Maverick Capital, Fidelity Investments and the Swedish investment firm Kinnevik.
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This is guest post by Scott Weiss, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
Investors included Citi Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Leapfrog Ventures, Seraph Group, and Startup Capital Ventures.
Chief Executive Jeremy Stoppelman and top venture firms such as Bessemer and Andreessen Horowitz.
Current Airbnb investors Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital are also expected to participate in the new round.
Andreessen Horowitz meanwhile has previously invested in the Start Fund which invested in all Y Combinator companies.
Andreessen Horowitz, believed in the concept so much that it made its largest-ever investment in the company.
Andreessen Horowitz is also an investor in Airbnb, which has navigated questions about how it should be regulated.
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Jeff Jordan, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, led the investment for the firm.
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Other shareholders that will cash out include Silver Lake Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures.
If Andreessen gets in, Silver Lake has a better chance of muscling in thanks to their close relationship with Andreessen Horowitz.
Then, a few months ago, she introduced Summers to Andreessen Horowitz and the two parties realized they might make a good fit.
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So that takes us to the Glass Collective, Ventures' latest fling -- formed in partnership with VC firms Andreessen Horowitz and KPCB.
Today, Andreessen Horowitz will announce it has added a fifth general partner: Jeff Jordan, the former CEO and executive chairman of Opentable.
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Browser pioneer Marc Andreessen, now a venture capitalist at Andreessen Horowitz, said t Levinsohn would have made a good CEO for Yahoo!
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Venture Capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has named former Washington D.
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Investors including Trae Vassallo from Kleiner Perkins and Frank Chen from Andreessen Horowitz will survey the opportunities for future company creation and investment.
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Of course, there were top-notch venture firms in the Box.net round, such as Bessemer Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth.
If there are still any VCs out there who are not intimidated by Sand Hill Road newcomer Andreessen Horowitz, they will be now.
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