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A Father of Netscape Begins a Silicon Valley Venture Firm

by Erik on July 7, 2009

in Funding, New Ventures, Uncertainty

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photo credit: J0nB0n

The man who popularized the Web browser has started a venture capital fund to back the next generation of new technologies.

Marc Andreessen, who co-founded Netscape, is announcing on Monday that he and Ben Horowitz, a longtime business associate, have raised $300 million that they intend to invest in technology companies. The venture capital firm, Andreessen Horowitz, will risk small sums, as little as $50,000, on new ideas.

Then, if they work, they will put in more money, as much as $50 million, for the companies to grow globally. The fund will have its offices on Sand Hill Road, the stretch in Menlo Park, Calif., that is home to top venture firms.

Andreessen Horowitz will be testing a theory of investing, one that has lost favor in recent years in Silicon Valley, that smaller funds making smaller investments in very young companies will yield higher returns.

I think this concept makes complete sense. Take a visionary leader a ton of money, small projects, and higher stakes in new companies sounds like it’s a no brainer to me. Any thoughts?

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More retro IBM images

by Erik on June 28, 2009

in IBM

Los Angeles regional headquarters of IBM Data Processing Division

In July 1958, two years after the division was established, DPD opened this Western Regional Headquarters facility in Los Angeles, Calif., to serve 12 states, Hawaii and Alaska.

[via IBM Archives: Los Angeles regional headquarters]

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