Daniel Penny, acquitted in chokehold death, hired by venture capital firm

Andreessen Horowitz Defends Hiring Subway Vigilante Who Became Right-Wing Hero

A memo circulated to investors seems to imply that hiring Daniel Penny will be good for the VC's public safety business.

a16z stands by decision to hire Daniel Penny

Andreessen Horowitz is defending its decision to hire Daniel Penny, according to an investor memo seen by The New York Times.  The venture capital firm

Critics mistake Daniel Penny for a DEI hire - Washington Examiner

Daniel Penny has landed a job in New York, and diversity, equity, and inclusion advocates cannot fathom how. In fact, it seems that they still do not understand what DEI entails. Penny, a 26-year-old former marine, will now work for venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The young man was spared conviction following a lengthy case over charges of “criminally negligent homicide” of Jordan Neely, a mentally deranged homeless man, on the subway.…

US Marine vet acquitted in NY subway death joins tech firm

A US Marine veteran who was acquitted in the chokehold death of a homeless man on the New York subway -- a high-profile case highlighting the divisive issue of race in America -- has been hired by a major Silicon Valley firm allied with Donald Trump.California-based Andreessen Horowitz said Daniel P...

The Daniel Penny trial last year was highly publicized because the case highlighted racial divisions in America.

Vance lauds Daniel Penny’s hire by venture capital firm after subway chokehold acquittal

Vice President Vance celebrated the news that the prestigious venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz hired Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who was acquitted two months ago of a negligent homicide charge in New York City. “Incredible news,” Vance said in a post on the social platform X, responding to news of the hire, which was…