Why is the DOJ investigating Andreessen Horowitz’s board seats?
- ID
- 16512
- Status
- new
- Published
- 22 Aug 2026, 12:53 AM
- Fetched
- 22 Aug 2026, 1:42 AM
- Provider
- TechCrunch
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://techcrunch.com/video/why-is-the-doj-investigating-andreessen-horowitzs-board-seats/
- Source URL
- https://techcrunch.com/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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