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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has secured $1.7 billion specifically for its AI infrastructure team, which has backed prominent AI companies like OpenAI and ElevenLabs. This funding will be directed towards addressing talent shortages in AI startups and bolstering search infrastructure.
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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) 已為其 AI 基礎設施團隊籌集了 17 億美元，該團隊曾投資 OpenAI 和 ElevenLabs 等知名 AI 公司。這筆資金將用於解決 AI 新創公司的 તાલંત (人才) 短缺問題，並加強搜尋基礎設施。
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Andreessen Horowitz just raised a whopping new $15 billion in funding. And a $1.7 billion chunk of that is going to its infrastructure team, the one responsible for some of its biggest, most prominent AI investments including Black Forrest Labs, Cursor, OpenAI, ElevenLabs, Ideogram, Fal and dozens of others.
A16z general partner with the infra team Jennifer Li (who oversees such investments as ElevenLabs – just valued at $11 billion); Ideagram and Fal, has a clear thesis on where the team is looking to spend it’s latest chunk of cash.
Watch as Venture and Startups editor Julie Bort talks with Li on Equity about where a16z sees this AI super cycle going next, including the talent crunch hitting AI-native startups, why search infrastructure matters more than people think, and what kinds of companies are actually getting funded right now.
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