Dixon: Andreessen Horowitz generally avoids late-stage mega-rounds
Chris Dixon · #5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital · Nov 13, 2015 · at 12:58
Chris Dixon is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He is discussing reports in the press regarding venture capital firms backing multi-billion-dollar late-stage startups.
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“Actually, I mean, we don't, like, we don't do those kinds of investments for the most part.”
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