Speaking of big fish.*
From Reuters, January 9:
Andreessen Horowitz has raised more than $15 billion across five new funds, the venture capital giant said on Friday, as investor appetite for tech startups surges with the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence.Andreessen Horowitz, also known as a16z, raised $6.75 billion for a fund aimed at scaling up startups, $1.7 billion for an AI infrastructure fund and $1.12 billion for another focused on investing in national interests like defense, housing and supply chain, it said.The fundraising, the firm's largest ever, represented more than 18% of all venture capital dollars allocated in the U.S. in 2025, a16z said in a blog post....
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Here's Ben Horowitz, January 9:
Why Are We Here? Why Did We Raise $15B?*Still Too Much Liquidity In The System: "Bluefin Tuna Sells for Record $3.2 Million at Tokyo Fish Market Auction"
U.S. Financial Conditions Are Looser Now Than They Have Been In Four Years