Entries tagged "Ben Horowitz"
Ben Horowitz, co-founder with Marc Andreessen of a new $300 million VC fund, talks to The Deal about Apptio, the first publicly announced company in the portfolio.
Marc Andreessen's new VC firm is reportedly backing RockMelt, which is developing a browser for Facebook, reuniting Andreessen with many of the folks he worked with at Netscape and Opsware.
Ronny Conway, the son of venerated angel investor Ron Conway, is joining Andreessen Horowitz as an associate. Co-founded by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen, the VC firm raised $300 million recently.
Netscape founder Marc Andreessen is a fundraising machine. His social networking startup Ning just raised another $15 million -- with a reported valuation of $750 million.
Serial entrepreneurs Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz will back Web 2.0 and other IT startups with their new $300 million VC fund. They probably won't invest in electric cars, rocket ships or space elevators.
VC fundraising may have cooled off but not for Marc Andreesssen, the co-founder of Netscape, Opsware and Ning, who quickly raised a $300 million fund with partner Ben Horowitz.
