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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the board seat arrangements of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). This investigation has attracted widespread attention and discussion in the venture capital industry.

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T TechCrunch 归档 8月 p09 en 2026-08-18 08:00

DOJ's probe into Andreessen Horowitz over board seats baffles VCs | TechCrunch

美国司法部已启动对 Andreessen Horowitz（a16z）的调查，针对其合伙人担任竞争对手董事会成员的行为。该调查重点聚焦于 a16z 创始合伙人 Ben Horowitz 在 Databricks 董事会及合伙人 Martin Casado 在 Fivetran 董事会的任职情况。Databricks 估值为 1900 亿美元，Fivetran 与 dbt Labs 合并后业务重叠，两家公司现属直接竞争关系。尽管 a16z 投资过数百家公司，但监管机构依据《克莱顿法》第 8 条，认为在竞争对手公司同时持有董事会席位构成重大利益冲突。由于 Databricks 和 Fivetran 的董事会成员分别来自同一基金的不同合伙人，a16z 可通过设立“中国墙”机制防止信息互通以缓解冲突。多家 VC 表示…