DOJ investigating a16z under 112-year-old antitrust law rarely used against VCs
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-08-21
The DOJ has reportedly been investigating Andreessen Horowitz for nearly a year over board conflicts: Ben Horowitz sits on Databricks' board while Martin Casado is on Fivetran's board — two companies that now compete with each other. The case invokes a 112-year-old antitrust law rarely applied to VCs. While board overlaps aren't unusual and the firms weren't necessarily direct competitors at the time of investment, the probe could reshape cross-board practices across the venture industry.
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