Forbes Valuation
Forbes values Andreessen’s net worth at $1.9 billion as of Monday afternoon.
Why Is Andreessen Horowitz Under Investigation?
According to Bloomberg, DOJ investigators have been concerned about Andreessen Horowitz cofounder Ben Horowitz serving on Databricks’ board, while Martin Casado, a partner at the firm, serves on Fivetran’s board. Casado was also on the board of dtb labs, which Fivetran acquired in June. Federal antitrust law prohibits what’s known as “interlocking directorates,” which means having the same person on multiple competing boards. The provision specifically states, “No person shall, at the same time, serve as a director or officer in any two corporations” that are engaged in commerce with each other or are “competitors” that could violate antitrust laws if they worked with each other. There are some exceptions, such as for banks and companies earning less than $10 million in total capital and profits. Since the text of the law only specifies no “person” can serve on multiple competing boards, Bloomberg notes it’s possible Andreessen Horowitz could try to challenge any penalty it could face. The firm could argue the law doesn’t apply here, since multiple people are serving on the boards, even if they’re from the same firm.
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Andreessen Horowitz’s Ties To Trump
Andreessen Horowitz endorsed Trump in the 2024 election and its cofounders have also personally donated to funds supporting the president, citing his policies on AI and cryptocurrency, though Horowitz also gave money to former Vice President Kamala Harris. The firm has continued serving as a key adviser to the Trump White House on AI policy, with pro-AI regulation lobbyist Doug Calidas telling Bloomberg the firm is “probably the most powerful single company that I’ve seen in recent years.” Andreessen, previously a Democrat, shifted his allegiance to Trump ahead of the 2024 race, with ProPublica reporting he donated more than $5 million to groups supporting Trump’s 2024 candidacy. The billionaire advised Trump at Mar-a-Lago ahead of his inauguration and offered to help with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, and has been appointed to give advice to the Pentagon and Federal Reserve, among other government roles. Andreessen Horowitz’s political influence is set to ramp up further, with the New York Times reporting in May the firm and its cofounders are so far the biggest donors in the November midterms, with $115.5 million in donations. While the firm’s spending is largely centered on committees that advocate for candidates friendly to cryptocurrency and AI, the Times notes Andreessen and Horowitz have also so far given a combined $12 million this election cycle to Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC.
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Key Background
Bloomberg’s reporting comes as Trump’s DOJ has broadly been criticized for going after the president’s enemies while showing leniency to his allies. The DOJ has opened probes into such Trump critics as Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., New York Attorney General Letitia James, former FBI Director James Comey and former Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, among numerous others, which have resulted in several indictments. At the same time, the administration has drawn scrutiny for dropping investigations for companies that are friendly to the president. SpaceX, led by onetime Trump adviser Musk, got out of a discrimination lawsuit that the DOJ dropped in February 2025, for instance, while criminal probes against Boeing and Abbott Laboratories ended after those companies made hefty donations to Trump’s inaugural fund. (The government has never alleged the moves to drop those cases were at all connected to the donations and Musk’s involvement with Trump.) The president has also drawn scrutiny for issuing pardons to people who have publicly supported him or have business ties to him, but his pardon power is separate from the DOJ.
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Further Reading
Andreessen Horowitz Focus of DOJ Probe Over Board Directors (Bloomberg)
Andreessen Horowitz Is Spending on Politics Like No Other (The New York Times)
Andreessen Horowitz’s Rising Influence Over Trump-Era AI Policy (Forbes)