The DOJ is investigating a16z. What does this mean for venture capital?
中文摘要
美国司法部正调查 a16z 是否违反反垄断法，因其合伙人同时在竞争公司担任董事。
English Summary
The DOJ is investigating a16z for potential antitrust violations involving partners sitting on boards of competing companies.
原文节选
Andreessen Horowitz has two partners sitting on the boards of companies that now compete with each other: Ben Horowitz at Databricks and Martin Casado at Fivetran. Nothing too scandalous on the surface, except the Department of Justice has reportedly been investigating the arrangement for almost a year, dusting off a 112-year-old antitrust law that’s rarely used against VCs. Board conflicts aren’t exactly new, and these companies weren’t necessarily direct competitors when a16z first invested […]