The DOJ is probing Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) under a 1914 law banning interlocking directorates — where the same person sits on boards of directly competing firms. Co-founder Ben Horowitz sits on Databricks' board while partner Martin Casado sits on Fivetran's board; both are a16z-backed data infrastructure companies. Unusually, the probe targets the firm itself rather than individual directors. The investigation began nearly a year ago alongside the DOJ's review of Fivetran's acquisition of dbt Labs (cleared without conditions). a16z manages ~$90B in assets and has close ties to the Trump administration.
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