Marc Andreessen

Ann M. Livermore Joins Samsara's Board of Directors

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Thursday, June 3, 2021
California, Technology, Economy of the United States, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, Ann Livermore, Sanjit Biswas, Sanjit, Livermore, California, Hewlett-Packard

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, today announced Ann Livermore as the latest addition to the company's board of directors, expanding the total number of directors to eight.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, today announced Ann Livermore as the latest addition to the company's board of directors, expanding the total number of directors to eight.
  • She joins existing board members Marc Andreessen, Hemant Taneja, Jonathan Chadwick, Sue Wagner, Sue Bostrom and Samsara co-founders Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket.
  • Livermore began her career at Hewlett-Packard in 1982, retiring in 2011 when she joined the company's board of directors.
  • She has served on Qualcomm's board of directors since 2016 and on the United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) board since 1997.

Clubhouse Media Bolsters Advisory Board with Addition of Partner at Legendary VC Firm Andreessen Horowitz

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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Andreessen Horowitz, Finance, Technology, Businesspeople, Marc Andreessen, Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Coinbase, Clubhouse, Horowitz, Kno, Chris Dixon

LOS ANGELES, CA, April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CMGR) (Clubhouse Media or the Company), an influencer-based marketing and media firm with a vast aggregate global social media reach, is excited to announce that Andrew Omori, partner at renowned venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz ( www.a16z.com ), is coming on board as a key member of the Companys official Advisory Board.

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  • LOS ANGELES, CA, April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via InvestorWire -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS:CMGR) (Clubhouse Media or the Company), an influencer-based marketing and media firm with a vast aggregate global social media reach, is excited to announce that Andrew Omori, partner at renowned venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz ( www.a16z.com ), is coming on board as a key member of the Companys official Advisory Board.
  • Andreessen Horowitz is well known for leading investments in hit social audio app, Clubhouse, as well as Airbnb and Coinbase.
  • Andrew is a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of Silicon Valleys most prominent and successful venture capital firms, with $17.6 billion in assets under management.
  • His current firm, a16z, was founded by tech titans Marc Andreessen (co-founder of Netscape) and Ben Horowitz (best-selling author and founder of Opsware).

Sue Bostrom Joins Samsara's Board of Directors

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Films, Creative works, Sanjit Biswas, Sanjit, Hemant Taneja, Marc Andreessen, Cisco Systems, Saṃsāra, Hemant

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, today announced Sue Bostrom as the latest strategic addition to the company's board of directors.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, today announced Sue Bostrom as the latest strategic addition to the company's board of directors.
  • She joins existing board members Marc Andreessen, Hemant Taneja, Jonathan Chadwick, Sue Wagner and Samsara co-founders Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket.
  • "Sue brings deep expertise across marketing and sales, having shaped the international go-to-market strategy for multi-category companies like Cisco," said Biswas, Samsara co-founder and CEO.
  • "Samsara is in the rare position to become a category defining brand in the $8 trillion market of industrial operations," said Bostrom.

U.S. Autonomous Drone Maker Skydio Announces $170 Million In Series D Funding Led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Growth Fund

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Monday, March 1, 2021
Aerospace, Technology, Manufacturing, Air, Transport, Security, Software, Other Defense, Defense, Audio, Video, Internet, Andreessen Horowitz, Andreessen, Information technology, Economy of California, California, Marc Andreessen, Gigster, Skydio, Andreessen Horowitz, Linse Capital

Skydio , the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced it has raised $170 million in Series D funding led by Andreessen Horowitzs Growth Fund.

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  • Skydio , the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, today announced it has raised $170 million in Series D funding led by Andreessen Horowitzs Growth Fund.
  • This brings total funding raised to over $340 million with a current valuation of over $1 billion.
  • Andreessen Horowitz, which also led the Series A, is joined in this round by existing investors Linse Capital, Next47, and IVP, along with new investor UP.Partners.
  • With the additional capital raised, Skydio will further accelerate product development and global sales expansion to support the rapidly growing demand for its autonomous drone solutions.

Reface secures $5.5M in seed funding led by Andreessen Horowitz

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Reface, Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, Information technology, Businesspeople, Computing

KYIV, Ukraine, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Reface , AI app for a video and GIF face-swaps announced that it has raised $5.5 million in the seed round of financing led by Andreessen Horowitz and several well-known angel investors.

Key Points: 
  • KYIV, Ukraine, Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Reface , AI app for a video and GIF face-swaps announced that it has raised $5.5 million in the seed round of financing led by Andreessen Horowitz and several well-known angel investors.
  • In addition to investment from Andreessen Horowitz, Reface has also secured funding from lead angel investor TQ Ventures as long as other prominent angels listed below.
  • Reface raised $5.5M investments by Andreessen Horowitz and several well-known angel investors like Scooter Braun.
  • Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology.

Samsara Welcomes Sue Wagner and Jonathan Chadwick to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Software, Business models, Andreessen Horowitz, Sanjit Biswas, Sanjit, Computing, Marc Andreessen, Andreessen, Software as a service

Sue Wagner and Jonathan Chadwick will join existing board members Sanjit Biswas, John Bicket, Marc Andreessen and Hemant Taneja.

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  • Sue Wagner and Jonathan Chadwick will join existing board members Sanjit Biswas, John Bicket, Marc Andreessen and Hemant Taneja.
  • The problems we're solving are complex, global in nature and measured in years not months," said Biswas, co-founder and CEO of Samsara.
  • "Sue and Jonathan are strategic additions as we grow our board, bringing extensive experience in operating companies at scale and high-growth enterprise SaaS environments."
  • "In just five years, Samsara has distinguished itself through tremendous growth and a relentless focus on the customer.

Trove Raises $16 Million Series A Led By Andreessen Horowitz, Unveils Rebrand To Pave

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
Data management, Other Communications, Technology, Human resources, Finance, Small business, Communications, Other Consumer, Accounting, Professional services, Venture capital, Other Technology, Software, Consumer, Internet, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, Andreessen, Benchmarking, PAVE, Businesspeople

Trove, which provides a suite of real-time total compensation tools, announced today that it raised $16 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and unveiled its rebrand to Pave .

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  • Trove, which provides a suite of real-time total compensation tools, announced today that it raised $16 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and unveiled its rebrand to Pave .
  • Kristina Shen, General Partner, a16z, will join Paves board of directors, and Marc Andreessen will be a board observer.
  • Pave (formerly Trove) is upending the status quo of manually uniting benchmarking data from several disparate systems by pulling insights into one automated platform.
  • Were excited to bring this reality to life by expanding companies access to real-time benchmarking tools and insights.

Applied Intuition raises $125M Series C from existing investors Lux Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and General Catalyst

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Intuition, Inc., announced that it has raised a $125 million Series C financing round from Lux Capital , Andreessen Horowitz , and General Catalyst .

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  • SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Intuition, Inc., announced that it has raised a $125 million Series C financing round from Lux Capital , Andreessen Horowitz , and General Catalyst .
  • Applied Intuition also welcomes Bilal Zuberi, Partner at Lux Capital, to its board of directors joining Marc Andreessen and Hemant Taneja.
  • The round was fully funded by existing investors, bringing the total capital raised to $176.5 million.
  • Applied Intuition was founded in 2017 with a mission to make it faster, safer, and easier to bring autonomy to the market.

Neighbor.com Taps Andreessen Horowitz to Lead $10 Million Series A Funding

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Thursday, January 30, 2020
Andreessen Horowitz, Jeff Jordan, Economy of the United States, Businesspeople, Finance, Instacart, Andreessen, Pinterest, Airbnb, Marc Andreessen, Scott Weiss

LEHI, Utah, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Neighbor.com,the self-storage marketplace disruptor, today announced it has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

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  • LEHI, Utah, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Neighbor.com,the self-storage marketplace disruptor, today announced it has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
  • Jeff Jordan, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz and former eBay, PayPal and OpenTable executive who currently sits on the boards of Airbnb, Instacart, Lime and Pinterest, will join the Neighbor Board of Directors.
  • This funding round is a major step toward building the Neighbor marketplace across the United States and beyond, creating a fair, common-sense storage marketplace in every community."
  • Jordan announced Andreessen Horowitz's involvement in the $10 million funding round and his new position on Neighbor's board today at the 2020 Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City.

Instabase Raises $105M to Reimagine Business Applications From the Ground Up

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Monday, October 21, 2019
Professional services, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Finance, Networks, Internet, Andreessen Horowitz, Andreessen, California, Finance, Marc Andreessen, Plaid

Instabase will use the funding to accelerate recruiting and scale its core platform, which is transforming enterprise business processes and pioneering the future of business applications.

Key Points: 
  • Instabase will use the funding to accelerate recruiting and scale its core platform, which is transforming enterprise business processes and pioneering the future of business applications.
  • Instabases platform enables businesses to build customizable apps for automating different parts of their business.
  • It is designed to enable creators, developers, and organizations to quickly build complex business applications based on their needs.
  • Investors backing Instabase include Greylock Partners, NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, SC Ventures, and Glynn Capital.