DOJ Launches Investigation into Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Startup Board Interlocks

Silicon Valley venture firms are on high alert following revelations that the US Department of Justice has opened an antitrust inquiry into Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

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Federal investigators are probing whether venture partners sitting on the board of directors of competing software and AI startups violate Section 8 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits interlocking directorates that could dampen market competition.

Legal experts note that an expanded DOJ crackdown could force major VC firms to surrender board observer rights and restructure their portfolio governance models.