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A16Z RAISED $15B

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Summary from the TLDR Founders newsletter

Andreessen Horowitz just raised $15B across six funds, capturing 18% of all venture capital allocated in the US last year. The thesis behind it is straightforward. It believes America's technological leadership is existential, and that leadership depends on winning the key architectures of the future, specifically AI and crypto. The funds span American Dynamism, Apps, Bio + Health, Infrastructure, and Growth. The bet is that applying these technologies to biology, defense, education, and entertainment is what generates the next century of human flourishing.