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Insight Partners’ Deven Parekh on why the firm is diversifying while everyone else bets the farm on OpenAI and Anthropic
Insight Partners, the $90 billion software-focused investment firm, is charting a deliberately unconventional path through the AI investment frenzy. W…
Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first outpost outside Sand Hill Road
Khosla Ventures, one of the largest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, is establishing its first office outside the San Francisco Bay Area this …
The Sales Test This Norwest Partner Gives Founders Before He’ll Invest
Sean Jacobsohn, a partner at Norwest Venture Partners, has developed a simple but revealing litmus test for founders pitching him on enterprise softwa…
Google spared from ad-business breakup, but judge orders changes to how it operates
# Google Avoids Forced Breakup, But Judge Orders Operational Overhaul A federal judge rejected the government's request to break up Google's ad busin…
A group funded by Andreessen, Horowitz, and Brockman plans data center ads to sway midterms
Build American AI, a lobbying group backed by venture capital heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI chief Sam Brockman, intends to spend millions…
“We’re not doing 30 bets a year”: Vijay Pande on betting small after running $4 billion at a16z
Vijay Pande left Andreessen Horowitz's $4 billion biotech fund last year to launch VZVC, a smaller, AI-focused venture vehicle that operates on a fund…
Anthropic gets its first court win over the Pentagon’s supply-chain risk label
Anthropic secured a rare court victory against the Trump administration after a federal judge ruled that the Pentagon illegally designated the AI comp…
Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats?
The Department of Justice is investigating Andreessen Horowitz's board seat arrangements under an obscure antitrust law that targets potential conflic…
The DOJ is investigating a16z. What does this mean for venture capital?
The Department of Justice is investigating Andreessen Horowitz over potential antitrust violations tied to board seat conflicts at two data infrastruc…
Will the DOJ’s investigation into a16z spook other VCs?
# DOJ Probe Into a16z Board Seats Could Reshape VC Playbook The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Andreessen Horowitz's practice…
Thrive’s Joshua Kushner chides Silicon Valley VCs over AI euphoria
Joshua Kushner, co-founder of venture capital firm Thrive Capital, has pushed back against what he views as reckless enthusiasm sweeping through Silic…
Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store
Apple has asked a federal judge to permit charging commissions up to 15 percent on in-app purchases routed through external links, according to a fili…