DOJ Deploys a 112-Year-Old Law Against a16z's Rival Board Seats
The Justice Department is probing Andreessen Horowitz for having partners Ben Horowitz and Martin Casado sit on the boards of rivals Databricks and Fivetran, invoking Clayton Act Section 8. If a16z is forced to give up a seat, founders may start valuing top-tier board commitments less. The probe is nearly a year old.