Category Archives: Andreessen Horowitz

Where top VCs are investing in open source and dev tools (Part 1 of 2)

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The once-polarizing world of open-source software has recently become one of the hotter destinations for VCs. As the popularity of open source increases among organizations and developers, startups in the space have reached new heights and monstrous valuations. Over the past several years, we’ve seen surging open-source companies like Databricks reach unicorn status, as well […] Continue reading Where top VCs are investing in open source and dev tools (Part 1 of 2)→

The crypto rich find security in Anchorage

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Not the city, the $57 million-funded cryptocurrency custodian startup. When someone wants to keep tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin, Ethereum, or other coins safe, they put them in Anchorage’s vault. And now they can trade straight from custody so they never have to worry about getting robbed mid-transaction. With backing from […] Continue reading The crypto rich find security in Anchorage→

Symantec’s Sheila Jordan named to Slack’s board of directors

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Newly-public Slack taps cybersecurity expertise for growing board. Continue reading Symantec’s Sheila Jordan named to Slack’s board of directors→

Fivetran hauls in $44M Series B as data pipeline business booms

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Fivetran, a startup that helps companies move data from disparate repositories to data warehouses, announced $44 million Series B financing today, less than a year after collecting a $15 million Series A round. Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z) led the round with participation from existing investors Matrix Partners and CEAS Investments. As part of the deal, Martin […] Continue reading Fivetran hauls in $44M Series B as data pipeline business booms→

Work Life Ventures raises $5M for debut enterprise SaaS seed fund

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Brianne Kimmel on her debut fund: “I want to be mindful that I am a female GP and I feel honored to have that title.” Continue reading Work Life Ventures raises $5M for debut enterprise SaaS seed fund→

Visa funds $40M for no-password crypto vault Anchorage

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Visa and Andreessen Horowitz are betting even bigger on cryptocurrency, funding a big round for fellow Facebook Libra Association member Anchorage’s omnimetric blockchain security system. Instead of using passwords that can be stolen, Anchorage requires cryptocurrency withdrawals to be approved by a client’s other employees. Then the company uses both human and AI review of […] Continue reading Visa funds $40M for no-password crypto vault Anchorage→

Orderful nabs $10M from A16Z to modernise the B2B supply chain network

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The march of globalization continues unabated, and with it comes a growing demand for companies of all sizes to communicate with and sell to each other, regardless of the distance or any other barrier. Now, a startup that has built a platform to help them do that better and more cheaply is announcing a round […] Continue reading Orderful nabs $10M from A16Z to modernise the B2B supply chain network→

Apollo raises $22M for its GraphQL platform

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Apollo, a San Francisco-based startup that provides a number of developer and operator tools and services around the GraphQL query language, today announced that it has raised a $22 million growth funding round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Matrix Partners. Existing investors Trinity Ventures and Webb Investment Network also participated in this round. Today, Apollo […] Continue reading Apollo raises $22M for its GraphQL platform→

Colombian point-of-sale lender ADDI nabs $12.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz

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Andreessen Horowitz <3 Latin American startups.
Latin America is the only region outside of the U.S. where the venture firm is routinely investing capital, and it just made another commitment, doubling down on its early-stage support for the point-o… Continue reading Colombian point-of-sale lender ADDI nabs $12.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz→

Slack to live stream pitch to shareholders on Monday ahead of direct listing

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Slack will make its pitch to prospective shareholders on Monday at an invite-only event in New York City. Continue reading Slack to live stream pitch to shareholders on Monday ahead of direct listing→