Welcome To The 'Dark Side', Marc and Ben - Silicon Alley Insider
Fri, Feb 20th, 2009
I think this is big news although I have not seen anyone pick up on it yet. Last night on Charlie Rose, Marc Andreessen told Charlie that he and his longtime business partner (and CEO of Opsware/Loudcloud) Ben Horowitz are getting into the venture capital business on a full-time basis. They are forming a new firm and raising a venture fund.
Marc and Ben have been active angel investors in web/tech for a while now. They are co-investors with our firm Union Square Ventures in a number of companies, including Delicious and Twitter. They are smart and experienced and plugged in. That's a formula for success.
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