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Andreessen Horowitz shares the 16 tech trends it’s most excited about
Most of us will never be in an Andreessen Horowitz meeting, and even fewer of us will get a chance to work with the famed VC firm. But today, we’re all equals when it comes to getting a peek at the 16...
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This week on VentureBeat: Profanities, HoloLens, 4chan, & more
Every week, the news team at VentureBeat brings you a blitz of news day after day, but even for our most dedicated readers it can be a challenge to catch every single story. So, we’ve decided to pull...
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Atlanta’s Pindrop Security raises series B round of $35M to fight phone fraud
Pindrop Security announced today it has raised $35 million in a round led by Institutional Venture Partners. The Atlanta-based company has been gaining traction in recent years with its “acoustic...
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Andreessen Horowitz invests $20M in startup Improbable to build massive...
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has invested $20 million in U.K. startup Improbable so that it can make vast, simulated game worlds that live up to the dreams of every gamer. London-based...
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Six things Marc Andreessen said in his monster New Yorker profile
The New Yorker punched the clock with an epic-length profile of Mr. Silicon Valley himself, Marc Andreessen. Hard to say how much Andreessen will enjoy reading descriptions of his “cranium so large,...
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Envoy picks up $15M from Andreessen Horowitz for rapidly growing reception...
Envoy, a company that provides an iPad-based sign-in system for office reception desks, has raised $15 million from a single funder: Andreessen Horowitz. Office reception desks might seem like a dry...
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VMware exec Martìn Casado joins Andreessen Horowitz following Nicira acquisition
Andreessen Horowitz is announcing today that it has hired Martìn Casado — cofounder and chief executive of hot software-defined networking (SDN) startup Nicira, which was acquired by VMware for $1.26...
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Andreessen Horowitz closes $1.5 billion fund
Andreessen Horowitz announced today the closing of a $1.5 billion investment fund. Fund V, as the VC powerhouse called its latest fund, will be used to invest in “seed, early-stage, and...
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Andreessen Horowitz backs $6.6 million round for optimization startup SigOpt
Research optimization and machine learning startup SigOpt announced today that it has closed a $6.6 million investment round — led by existing investor Andreessen Horowitz — to scale its team and...
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Illumio secures $125 million to protect data centers against cyberthreats
Illumio, which provides software to help businesses secure their data centers by filtering network traffic, announced today funding of $125 million led by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Existing...
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DFJ leads $10 million investment in Pro.com’s home improvement services
Pro.com, which provides quotes and contractors for home improvements, announced today funding of $10 million in a round led by DFJ. Existing investors Maveron, Madrona Venture Group, and Two Sigma...
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Databricks raises $140 million to accelerate AI in the enterprise
Databricks, which provides software to help fuse big data and artificial intelligence, announced today that it has secured an additional $140 million in funding in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz,...
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Forward Networks raises $16 million to secure network operations
Forward Networks, which helps companies monitor and secure their network traffic across switches, routers, and firewalls, today announced funding of $16 million in a round led by DFJ. Existing...
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Activehours raises $39 million for its ‘rigid paycheck’ solution
Activehours is trying to provide employees with more liquidity throughout the pay cycle and today announced funding of $39 million for its app. Andreessen Horowitz led the round, with participation...
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Jopwell raises $7.5 million for diversity-focused job recruitment
Jopwell is trying to increase diversity in the workplace and announced today funding of $7.5 million for its job recruitment platform, which targets black, Latino/hispanic, and Native American students...
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LimeBike raises $50 million to expand dockless bike-sharing
Just a few months after launching with a $12 million seed round, dockless bike-sharing startup LimeBike announced today that it has secured a whopping $50 million to expand nationwide. Coatue...
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Allset raises $5 million to cut wait times at restaurants
Allset wants to make restaurants more convenient and efficient for the busy bees of this world and announced today that is has secured $5 million to expand nationwide. Greycroft Partners led this...
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Andreessen Horowitz leads $18 million investment in satellite startup Astranis
Andreessen Horowitz is venturing into space with today’s announcement that it’s leading an $18 million round in Astranis. The San Francisco-based startup is launching out of stealth today with plans to...
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API marketplace RapidAPI raises $9 milllion from Andreessen Horowitz, SV...
RapidAPI, an online marketplace where developers can discover application programming interfaces (APIs), has raised $9 million in a series A round of funding led by Andreessen Horowitz, with...
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TwoXar raises $10 million from SoftBank, Andreessen Horowitz, and OS Fund to...
TwoXar, a biopharmaceutical startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and develop new medicines, has raised $10 million in a series A round of funding led by SoftBank’s early-stage...
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Cybersecurity provider Illumio raises $65 million to continue global expansion
Illumio has raised over $332.5 million in funding, to date, making it one of the top-funded cybersecurity startups globally.Read More
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Kong raises $43 million to expand its API automation platform
Kong announced today that it has closed a $43 million round of venture capital as it seeks to extend the reach of its API automation service. Read More
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Mercury opens bank for startups with funding from Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm, is investing money in Mercury, a bank that will lend money to tech startups.Read More
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Blockspring, the ‘do anything in a spreadsheet’ startup, partners with Tableau
ANALYSIS: Blockspring, the data services startup that allows spreadsheet users to connect to any web service, is announcing a key integration with Tableau, the business intelligence and analytics tool....
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Mainframe Industries raises $8.3 million for cloud-native games
Mainframe Industries has raised $8.3 million to develop cloud-native games in a financing led by Andreessen Horowitz and Riot Games.Read More
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Roboto Games raises $15M, working on survival and crafting MMO
Roboto Games announced it's closed its latest round of funding, which it palns to put towards its newest game.Read More
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Runway raises $27M to make financial planning more accessible and intelligent
Runway, an FP&A startup that aims to reinvent how businesses use financial data using AI, announced $27.5 million in new funding.Read More
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Marc Andreessen publishes ‘Techno-Optimist Manifesto’, names enemies...
Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, on Monday published a defiant and provocative blog post he calls "The Techno-Optimist Manifesto.”Read More
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AI voice startup ElevenLabs lands $80M round, launches marketplace of cloned...
With this round, the valuation of the AI voice startup, known for speech cloning and synthesis, has grown ten-fold to over $1 billion.Read More
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