Exclusive-Andreessen Horowitz seeks to raise $20 billion megafund amid global interest in US AI startups
- Andreessen Horowitz, known as a16z, aims to raise about $20 billion for AI growth-stage investments.
- Global investors' keen interest in backing U.S. AI companies motivates this fundraising effort.
- A16z has been pitching the fund globally, targeting growth-stage AI firms like Databricks and xAI.
- Sources told Reuters the fund is dedicated to AI growth and will draw upon global investors.
- If successful, this fund would be a colossal step up for a16z, second only to SoftBank's Vision funds.
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US investor wants to pump billions in AI industry
According to Andreessen Horowitz Insiders, the largest venture capital fund in the company's history is to invest in artificial intelligence (AI). The technology investor wants to collect 20 billion dollars (18 billion euros), said people familiar with the matter on Tuesday. The offer is aimed at foreign financiers who wanted to participate in high-growth AI companies from the USA. The planned fund would have a four times larger volume than the …
Andreessen Horowitz to raise record $20B AI megafund as global investors bet on U.S. tech - Tech Startups
Less than a month after reports surfaced that Andreessen Horowitz was aiming to raise $7.2 billion across a series of new venture funds, Silicon Valley’s most ambitious venture capital firm is already going bigger. According to an exclusive report from […] The post Andreessen Horowitz to raise record $20B AI megafund as global investors bet on U.S. tech first appeared on Tech Startups.
Exclusive-Andreessen Horowitz seeks to raise $20 billion megafund amid global interest in US AI startups
SAN FRANCISCO - Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is seeking to raise about $20 billion in what will be the largest fund in its history, to capitalize on global investors' interest in backing U.S. artificial intelligence companies, sources told Reuters. The tech investment firm, known informally a
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