A look at Marc Andreessen and a16z's political efforts, including starting the Keep Startups in America PAC and giving millions to a pro-crypto dark money group
How did Marc Andreessen get so red-pilled? The Facebook board member was further “radicalized” by the FB-Russia scandal, a friend tells me. “He felt the company was trying to be liberal and constantly getting punished.” https://puck.news/... Teddy Schleifer / @teddyschleifer : Scoop — 💰IT'S. TIME. TO. BUNDLE. Inside Marc Andreessen's latest political program, an ambitious plot to start PACs, hire top Washington consultants and turn his cred with right-wing influencers into *real* influence. For @PuckNews subscribers, only. https://puck.news/... Teddy Schleifer / @teddyschleifer : Some new fundraising scooplets on Andreessen Horowitz and crypto: — The firm hosted Tom Emmer at the a16z offices on Sand Hill Road last month. Raised $200,000. — a16z and Paradigm, another crypto investor, are raising for Cynthia Lummis next Friday. https://puck.news/... Teddy Schleifer / @teddyschleifer : Marc Andreessen's policy team, led by Collin McCune, had a meeting last fall with Ron DeSantis's policy team, led by Dustin Carmack, to talk about policy and trade notes. https://puck.news/... Teddy Schleifer / @teddyschleifer : Scoop — Andreessen Horowitz has started its first political action commmitee. It is called KEEP STARTUPS IN AMERICA. It was incorporated late last year. It is 100% funded by a16z partners: Marc, Ben and Chris Dixon. https://puck.news/...
Scoop — 💰IT'S. TIME. TO. BUNDLE. Inside Marc Andreessen's latest political program, an ambitious plot to start PACs, hire top Washington consultants and turn his cred with right-wing influencers into *real* influence. For @PuckNews subscribers, only. https://puck.news/...
Scoop — Andreessen Horowitz has started its first political action commmitee. It is called KEEP STARTUPS IN AMERICA. It was incorporated late last year. It is 100% funded by a16z partners: Marc, Ben and Chris Dixon. https://puck.news/...
Marc Andreessen did not make a single disclosed contribution to a candidate between 2016 and 2023. When he was invited to attend a fundraiser just a year or two ago, I'm told, he politely declined, saying that he couldn't because he was now a rube. https://puck.news/...
Some new fundraising scooplets on Andreessen Horowitz and crypto: — The firm hosted Tom Emmer at the a16z offices on Sand Hill Road last month. Raised $200,000. — a16z and Paradigm, another crypto investor, are raising for Cynthia Lummis next Friday. https://puck.news/...
MORE — How did Marc Andreessen get so red-pilled? The Facebook board member was further “radicalized” by the FB-Russia scandal, a friend tells me. “He felt the company was trying to be liberal and constantly getting punished.” https://puck.news/...
Marc Andreessen's policy team, led by Collin McCune, had a meeting last fall with Ron DeSantis's policy team, led by Dustin Carmack, to talk about policy and trade notes. https://puck.news/...