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American venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) announced that it has expanded the size of its fifth growth fund to $8.5 billion, an increase of $1.75 billion from the initial $6.75 billion in early January. This fund aims to support companies in the expansion phase, those experiencing product development, and those seeking to expand into new markets. Over the past seven years, it has invested in more than 100 companies. Recently, a16z also announced the raising of $1.1 billion for a new fund called the “Machine Era Fund,” focused on AI hardware startups. With the advent of the AI era, a16z is using this funding to invest in enterprise and consumer AI technologies, defense technology, robotics, infrastructure software and hardware, and medical technology across various fields. During election years, it also increases its political lobbying efforts. Previously, the fund announced additional financing of $15 billion at the beginning of the year, with a managed asset size of $90 billion at that time.
Andreessen Horowitz 第五支成长基金规模扩至 85 亿美元
美国风险投资巨头 Andreessen Horowitz（a16z）将其第五支成长基金规模扩大至 85 亿美元，较年初的 67.5 亿美元新增 17.5 亿美元。该公告发布仅数日前，a16z 宣布另筹得 11 亿美元用于名为“机器时代基金”的新基金，后者专注于 AI 硬件初创企业。这支成长基金旨在资助处于扩张阶段、产品爬坡并拓展新市场的公司。过去七年，该基金已投资超过 100 家公司。随着 AI 时代到来，企业进入成长期速度加快且估值更高，a16z 正利用这些资金布局企业级与消费级 AI 技术、国防科技、机器人、基础设施软硬件及医疗科技等全栈领域，并在选举年加大政治游说投入。此前该基金已在年初宣布新增 150 亿美元融资，当时管理资产规模达 900 亿美元。