Tagged: andreessen horowitz

September 10, 2026 @ 6:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

There has been much discussion about California’s shortcomings and the rise of the Sunshine State. While California has incredible natural beauty, it falls short in governance, infrastructure, and tax burdens. Florida, by contrast, has a balanced budget, no income taxes, and is expected to soon… Read More

January 9, 2026 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Top venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has raised $15 billion to invest in a range of sectors including American Dynamism. As outlined in a blog post by Ben Horowitz, the VC will commit funds as follows: American Dynamism ($1.176B), Apps ($1.7B), Bio + Health ($700M),… Read More

January 1, 2026 @ 9:57 am By Michael Wong  |  

Truemed, a US-based health payments startup that enables consumers to use tax-advantaged health accounts for preventive care, has raised $34 million in a Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, as investors bet on growing demand for alternatives to traditional, treatment-focused… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Citadel Securities issued a statement addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stating that it should not grant exemptive relief regarding the definitions of an exchange or a broker-dealer for DeFi trading protocols. Citadel claimed that granting broad exemptive relief from… Read More

September 8, 2025 @ 9:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lead Bank, a 97-year-old financial institution based in Missouri, has reportedly raised $70 million in a funding round, propelling its valuation to  $1.47 billion. This achievement, reported by Bloomberg, nearly doubles the bank’s valuation from the previous year, underscoring its role in serving fintech and… Read More

April 10, 2025 @ 5:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Andreessen Horowitz wants an updated version of Regulation Crowdfunding, or Reg CF, to be used to fund Non-Fungible Token (NFT) offerings. The venture group defines NFTs as “crypto assets whose value, utility, or significance is primarily derived from being a record of ownership or rights with respect to… Read More

January 25, 2025 @ 5:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto business, or a16zcrypto, is exiting the UK market. a16z opened its London office in 2023, intending to create a Crypto Startup School accelerator program. Via X, Anthony Albanese, head of crypto at a16z, said that while they are excited about crypto development in… Read More

April 21, 2024 @ 10:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andreessen Horowitz has reportedly raised $7.2B for the following venture strategies: American Dynamism ($600M), Apps ($1B), Games ($600M), Infrastructure ($1.25B), and Growth ($3.75B). This marks an important milestone for the firm. When Marc and Ben Horowitz started the firm in 2009, the conventional wisdom in… Read More

March 6, 2024 @ 2:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yuno, a global payments orchestration platform, announces it has secured $25 million from a consortium of prominent investors, including DST Global Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Kaszek Ventures and Monashees. Founded by experienced tech entrepreneurs Juan Pablo Ortega and Julián Núñez, Yuno offers its clients… Read More

December 29, 2023 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

VC firm Andreessen Horowitz has shared a comprehensive crypto-assets and blockchain ecosystem update / recap as we all get ready to enter “a new era of decentralization.” According to a16z, we keep seeing over and over again that when control of a powerful system or… Read More

July 28, 2023 @ 7:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeeves, a financial operating system built for global companies, backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), CRV, and Tencent, has expanded its product offering to include prepaid cards and cross-border payments. Jeeves launched publicly 22 months ago “with corporate credit cards as its initial product… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 7:50 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A Koch Industries subsidiary and Andreessen Horowitz are among the backers behind a $132 million infusion into Silo Technologies, a Fintech provider focused on the food supply chain. The funds consist of $100 million to introduce the funding program Cash Advance and a $32 million… Read More

June 12, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced that it will open its first international office in London and that it is planning the next Crypto Startup School accelerator program “to take place in the UK in Spring 2024.” a16z’s U.K. office will allow it “to work closely with… Read More

February 18, 2023 @ 3:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ModernFi, which operates the first tech-enabled marketplace that allows banks to exchange deposits on demand, announced that it has “raised $4.5 million in seed funding.” The investment round was “led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from industry leaders across tech, finance, and government.” ModernFi operates… Read More

May 25, 2022 @ 9:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Since the advent of computing in the 1940s, there has been a “major computing cycle” every 10-15 years, including PCs in the ‘80s, the internet in the ‘90s, and mobile computing in the ‘00s. The team at Andreessen Horowitz believes that blockchains will “power the… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Point has raised $115 million in Series C funding in a round led by WestCap. Existing investors also participated in the round including; Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, Redwood Trust, Atalaya Capital Management, and DAG Ventures. New investors include Deer Park Road Management, The Palisades Group,… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 8:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was noted last week, this past January the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the Exchange Act and the definition of an Exchange as well as Regulation ATS (Alternative Trading System). While described in relatively benign terms, the language of the proposed… Read More

April 12, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Improbable, the UK-headquartered Metaverse tech firm, recently announced that it raised $150 million in capital “to establish and develop M² (MSquared), a network of interoperable Web3 metaverses powered by its Morpheus technology.” The global Metaverse revenue opportunity “is expected to be worth $800bn by 2024,… Read More

March 23, 2022 @ 8:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor, is currently focused on cryptocurrency investing. Her VC company has acquired $1.5 billion in capital. Haun Ventures confirmed the launch of a $500 million early-stage fund and another $1 billion in funding for more established firms that are focused… Read More

February 12, 2022 @ 2:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sardine, the fraud and compliance platform for Fintech firms, completed a $19.5 million in Series A round from Andreessen Horowitz, NYCA, and Experian Ventures “to enable companies to protect customers from financial fraud.” As mentioned in the update, Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Angela Strange joins… Read More