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Founders · techcrunch.com · Wednesday, 19 August 2026

The DOJ is probing a16z over overlapping board seats

The Justice Department is investigating Andreessen Horowitz under a 112-year-old antitrust rule because Ben Horowitz and partner Martin Casado sit on the boards of rivals Databricks and Fivetran. If a16z is forced to give up a seat, founders may start valuing top-tier VC board commitments less.

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