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Travis Kalanick’s robotics company raises $1.7B, led by a16z (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-22 | by Sean O'Kane | tags: atoms, uber, cloudkitchens

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Don’t Be Afraid of Self-Improving AI, Says a16z-Backed Startup Mirendil (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-29 | get AI Self-Improvement Toolkit → | tags: a16z, mirendil, runaway ai

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a16z-backed Base Power is offering cheaper electricity to the power grid that needs it most (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-25 | by Tim De Chant | get Smart Grid Energy Monitor → | tags: base power, pjm interconnection, residential batteries

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Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-25 | by Ram Iyer | get AI Cloud Deployment Kit → | tags: a16z, netris, neoclouds

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AI PACs pour $20 million into New York Democratic primary in AI regulation battle (cnbc.com)

2026-06-23 | by Emily Wilkins | get AI Regulation Guidebook → | tags: a16z, openai, anthropic

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Probably raises $9M to build a more reliable kind of AI (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-16 | by Russell Brandom | get AI Reliability Enhancement Kit → | tags: a16z, probably, hallucinations

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ZeroDrift raises $10M to protect AI models from themselves (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-02 | by Russell Brandom | get AI Safety Shield Kit → | tags: zero drift, ai compliance, a16z

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ZeroDrift raises $10 million to protect AI models from themselves (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-02 | by Russell Brandom | get AI Safety Shield Kit → | tags: zerodrift, ai compliance, a16z

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AI tried to bury this politician — now people have actually heard of him (theverge.com)

2026-05-27 | by Tina Nguyen | get AI Political Campaign Kit → | tags: anthropic, openai, palantir

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Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-20 | by Marina Temkin | get Viral Video Editing Software → | tags: clouted, a16z, social media

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Marc Andreessen Goes Ballistic Over Video Making Fun of Him (futurism.com)

2026-05-19 | by Frank Landymore | tags: a16z, apple, general catalyst

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General Catalyst posted VC rage bait and it worked, especially on a16z (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-15 | by Julie Bort | get Venture Capitalist Meme Mug → | tags: general catalyst, a16z, woof ai

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Lovable just backed a company that’s looking to bring vibe coding to hardware (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-14 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Vibe Coding Hardware Kit → | tags: lovable, atech, vibe coding

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Voi founders’ new AI startup Pit has become the latest rising star out of Stockholm (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-07 | by Anna Heim | get AI Startup Development Kit → | tags: voi, stockholm, a16z

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Ethos raises $22.75M from a16z for its expert network with voice onboarding (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-06 | by Ivan Mehta | get Voice Recognition Microphone → | tags: ethos, a16z, expert network

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As crypto cools, a16z crypto raises a $2.2B fund (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Julie Bort | get Crypto Wallet Hardware Kit → | tags: a16z crypto, coinbase, solana foundation

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Katie Haun raises $1B for new venture funds (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-04 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | tags: a16z, crypto, blockchain

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New a16z-Backed News Brand Wants to Be Like Cramming Every X Post Into Your Brain at Once (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-21 | get Smart News Aggregator App → | tags: a16z, mts, cable tv news

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Financial risk management platform Pillar raises $20M seed in round led by a16z (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-14 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Financial Risk Management Book → | tags: a16z, pillar platform, commodity risk

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We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-10 | by Scott Chacon | tags: git, github, a16z

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Yupp shuts down after raising $33M from a16z crypto’s Chris Dixon (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-31 | by Julie Bort | get Crypto Wallet Hardware Security → | tags: a16z, openai, google

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Why I'm betting on ATProto (and why you should, too) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-30 | tags: atproto, atmosphereconf, social media

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After pivoting, Y Combinator grad Glimpse raises $35M led by a16z (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-25 | by Dominic-Madori Davis | get Glimpse Tech Gadget Kit → | tags: a16z, glimpse, y combinator

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Aaron Levie on what enterprise AI adoption actually looks like (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-20 | get AI Enterprise Software Suite → | tags: box, enterprise ai, a16z

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Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuation (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-04 | by Marina Temkin | get Decagon → | tags: a16z, coatue, decagon

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Why No AI Games? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-03 | by Frank Lantz | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: gpt-2, ai dungeon, a16z

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Stripe valued at $159B, 2025 annual letter (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get Stripe → | tags: stripe, payments, dow jones industrial average

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A16z partner says that the theory that we’ll vibe code everything is wrong (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | by Shubhangi Goel | get Vibe Code → | tags: a16z, ai-assisted coding, enterprise software

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A16Z partner says that the theory that we'll vibe code everything is ' wrong' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | by Shubhangi Goel | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: a16z, ai-assisted coding, enterprise software

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The underdog AI startups on a16z's top 50 list (zdnet.com)

2025-10-31 | by Webb Wright | get Microsoft Surface Laptop → | tags: a16z, ai, businesses