Report: Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz raise $300M venture fund

Report: Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz raise $300M venture fund

Well-known angel investing partners Marc Andreessen (pictured) and Ben Horowitz have finished raising money for what has become a $300 million venture fund, according to an article in BoomTown that cites “numerous sources close to the situation.”

Andreessen, who co-founded Netscape and build-your-own-social-network startup Ning, first… Continue Reading

ExtraHop raises $5.1M to manage your network

ExtraHop raises $5.1M to manage your network

ExtraHop, a company that makes devices for application and network management, has raised $5.1 million in a first round of venture funding from Madrona Venture Partners, as well as well-known angel investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.

The Seattle company describes itself as “Google Earth for… Continue Reading

Metaplace raises more funding to be the MySpace of virtual worlds

Metaplace raises more funding to be the MySpace of virtual worlds

Metaplace, a company that will allow anybody to build their own virtual world and access it through through an ordinary web browser, has taken $6.7 million in funding as it nears a public release.

There hasn’t been much hype around Metaplace yet, probably because of the… Continue Reading