Ethos raises $22.75M from a16z for its expert network with voice onboarding
When companies are looking for opinions or advice on a project, they tend to go to LinkedIn or…
Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next European unicorn
Gabriel Vasquez, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, recently revealed he took nine flights from NYC to Stockholm in…
a16z VC wants founders to stop stressing over insane ARR numbers
The AI investing boom (or perhaps bubble) is something Silicon Valley has seen many times before: a gold…
a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause
Kofi Ampadu, the partner at a16z who led the firm’s Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund and program, has…
‘Raise Prices, Raise Prices, Raise Prices’
Marc Andreessen thinks things should cost more. Despite the fact that the US economy is stagnant, with unemployment…
Unconventional AI confirms its massive $475M seed round
Naveen Rao, the former head of AI at Databricks, has raised $475 million in seed capital at a…
Cluely’s Roy Lee hints that viral hype is not enough
While Roy Lee, the founder of Cluely, argues that startups should be thinking harder about social media virality,…
A16z-backed Codi launches AI agent office manager
Codi, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup founded by Christelle Rohaut and Dave Schuman, is launching what it hails as the first AI-powered platform…
Sources: Naveen Rao’s new AI hardware startup targets $5B valuation with backing from a16z
Naveen Rao, who was formerly the head of artificial intelligence at Databricks, is in talks to raise $1…
Google and Grok are catching up to ChatGPT, says a16z’s latest AI report
ChatGPT rivals like Google’s Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and, to a lesser extent, Meta AI, are closing the gap…