With its emphasis on user privacy, Apple is one of the few tech companies that can develop new AI data usage paradigms, setting much-needed industry standards
Joan Westenberg : Threads: @parkert , @rstephens , @joanwestenberg , @joanwestenberg , @parkerortolani , @justinfineberg_ , and @hi.im.vijay . X: @andrewchen Threads: Parker Thompson / @parkert : The...
Clubhouse has raised a Series C led by Andreessen Horowitz, with DST Global, Tiger Global, and Elad Gil participating
led by @AndrewChen at @a16z, w/ support from DST Global, Tiger Global, & Elad Gil 🙏 #CHTownhall https://www.joinclubhouse.com/ ... Nikitha Rai / @rotiandrye : I didn't see this until now. Apparently t...
Virtual events startup Hopin raises $400M at a $5.65B valuation, more than double its valuation in its November round
The last 12 months have fundamentally changed how we work together. Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch : Hopin confirms $400M raise at $5.65B valuation Johnny Boufarhat / Hopin : Announcing Our Series C: What'...
a16z names Sriram Krishnan as its newest GP, after roles at Facebook, Snap, Twitter; Krishnan has been consulting for nine months on an a16z “community project”
Marc Andreessen / Andreessen Horowitz : Tweets: @sriramk , @pmarca , @sriramk , @vintweeta , @austen , @vijaypande , @rrhoover , @hkanji , @benedictevans , @sriramk , @alexeheath , @amir , @sarthakgh...
a16z plans to launch a “new and separate media property” later this year focused on “the future” and names ex-CNN editor Maggie Leung executive editor
rather than traditional PR — is a huge opportunity for a huge number of companies, universities, non-profits, and political parties. Tell your own story. https://a16z.com/... @balajis : The new model:...
Clubhouse raises Series B led by a16z, says it has 180+ investors, and will test options for paying creators and begin work on an Android app soon
When I first met Paul Davison, it took about 10 seconds to realize … Tae Kim / Bloomberg : Forget TikTok. Clubhouse Is Social Media's Next Star. Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch : Clubhouse announces ...
In a new era of video ushered in by TikTok, real-time interactivity is baked into viewing experiences, which may lead to shifts in education, shopping, and more
Social Strikes Back is a series exploring the next generation … Stephen E. Arnold / Beyond Search : Venture Outfit Explains Obsolescence to Main Stream Media, Amazon Twitch, and Google YouTube Andrees...
Sandbox VR, which offers VR experiences at seven public locations like malls in US, Canada, and Asia, raises $68M Series A to expand to new locations
The vast ecosystem of moving pictures … Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE : Holodecks for real? Andreessen Horowitz bets $68M on Sandbox VR Lucas Matney / TechCrunch : 5 years after its Oculus investment, A16...
Interview with former Groupon CEO and founder Andrew Mason on how he built and scaled the company, passed on Yahoo and Google acquisition offers, and got fired
Alex Blumberg / New York Magazine : Tweets: @monstro , @andrewchen , @johnpletz , @joshuanguyen , and @intelligencer Tweets: Lane Becker / @monstro : “Growing a company is kind of like a process of h...
Andreessen Horowitz names Connie Chan a General Partner, ending the VC firm's no-promotion policy
and scrapped a rule that the firm candidly admits was outdated.” http://www.recode.net/... Andrew Chen / @andrewchen : Super pumped for @conniechan our newest general partner at @a16z! Her insights on...