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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Silicon Valley VC; defence tech investor; crypto policy operator

Tracked because Silicon Valley VC; defence tech investor; crypto policy operator · 57 documented connections

Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Major Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. David Sacks (Trump's AI/Crypto Czar) was a Founders Fund partner before joining a16z. A16z is one of the largest funders of the crypto industry whose regulatory fate is directly controlled by Sacks. A16z funded OpenAI, Coinbase, and multiple defence-adjacent companies. Marc Andreessen is a Trump supporter and attended Mar-a-Lago events.

Facts on record33

Connections mapped57

Sources cited32

✦ Thin coverage gap +188 connected to 57 entities · only 33 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research

Evidence: 8S 25I+17

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🧠 Cognitive harm via shared boards / co-investments

Inferential confidence

Tracked platforms owned by entities this person sits on a board with, founded with, or co-invested in.

ChatGPT

42

2 documented harms · Moderate

via OpenAI (investor)

Inferred path: each card shows the connecting entity. See full methodology →

Stated vs Revealed

No documented contradictions on file.

[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]

Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.

0Money Chains

0Traced Hops

Connected Officials

Kat Cammack U.S. House · donor
William R. Timmons U.S. House · donor
Erin Houchin U.S. House · Campaign Contributor
Sean Casten U.S. House · no confirmed direct connection
Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senate · indirect industry relationship
Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senate · indirect industry relationship
Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senate · indirect industry relationship
Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senate · indirect industry relationship
Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senate · indirect industry relationship
Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Senate · indirect industry relationship

Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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Connection Map

Key Connections

→ Founders Fund company

affiliation

Public records show David Sacks was a partner at Founders Fund (not a16z), though he collaborated with a16z on cryptocurrency investments. This creates indirect connections between the firms.

→ Craft Ventures LLC company

affiliation

David Sacks is co-founder of Craft Ventures, with no evidence of direct employment at Andreessen Horowitz, but he collaborated with a16z on cryptocurrency investments.

← Curtis Yarvin person

investor

Andreessen Horowitz provided venture capital funding to Tlon Corporation, the company Curtis Yarvin co-founded to develop Urbit.

→ Defend American Jobs institution

Affiliated super PAC funding

Fairshake-affiliated entity Defend American Jobs was funded by a16z during the 2023-2024 cycle.

← Dario Amodei person

investor

Andreessen Horowitz led a significant funding round in Anthropic, providing capital to Dario Amodei's company.

← Anthropic company

investor

Andreessen Horowitz led a major investment round in Anthropic.

← Fairshake institution

donor

Andreessen Horowitz is documented as one of the three largest funders of Fairshake during the 2023-2024 cycle.

← Brittany Pettersen person

donor

Andreessen Horowitz contributed $19,800, all from individuals, reflecting cryptocurrency and venture capital sector support for Pettersen, who serves on the Financial Services Committee.

Facts (33)

Data Freshness

Ageing Last update: 148d ago · Avg age: 377d

Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing

✓ Verified Findings (13)

Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.

✓ verified AI Inference A16z's pattern of three coordinated SEC filings on March 19, 2026 during the Trump administration transition suggests strategic regulatory positioning that may correlate with subsidiary restructuring for policy optimization