The DOJ is investigating a16z. What does this mean for venture capital?
- ID
- 16478
- Status
- new
- Published
- 21 Aug 2026, 10:00 PM
- Fetched
- 22 Aug 2026, 12:42 AM
- Provider
- TechCrunch Startups
- Category
- startup
- Original URL
- https://techcrunch.com/podcast/the-doj-is-investigating-a16z-what-does-this-mean-for-venture-capital/
- Source URL
- https://techcrunch.com/category/startups/feed/
Excerpt
Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado at Fivetran. Nothing too scandalous on the surface, except the Department of Justice has reportedly been investigating the arrangement for almost a year, dusting off a 112-year-old antitrust law that’s rarely used against VCs.  Board conflicts aren’t exactly new, and these companies weren’t necessarily direct competitors when a16z first invested […]
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