DOJ Investigates Andreessen Horowitz over Competing Board Seats in AI Data Startups
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened an antitrust investigation into venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), examining whether the firm violated federal competition laws by placing partners on the boards of direct competitors in the enterprise AI and data infrastructure market. The investigation, reported by Bloomberg, centers on board representation at Databricks and Fivetran. Both companies provide data ingestion, management, and pipeline infrastructure essential
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