2024-10-24
Both Flock Safety and Aerodome are a16z companies. The acquisition marks Flock's expansion into police drones, meaning it will now compete with Skydio... another a16z company.
TechCrunch
Police surveillance company Flock Safety buys drone startup Aerodome, sources say for $300M+; both are a16z-backed and have raised $680M+ and $28M, respectively
in just 17 months. And it's no surprise why: the company has already saved many lives. Congrats on the speedrun and [video]
2024-08-01
OpenAI tripled (!!) their lobbying spend this year — good piece from @Kyle_L_Wiggers https://techcrunch.com/...
TechCrunch
OpenSecrets: the number of groups lobbying the US government on AI grew from 459 in 2023 to 556 in H1 2024; OpenAI spent $800K in H1 2024, up from $260K in 2023
good piece from @Kyle_L_Wiggers https://techcrunch.com/...
2024-07-31
I got some juicy details about Nader Al-Naji, the founder of BitClout, who the SEC charged with fraud today. Since 2021, he's boasted about the array of top tier investors that backed the company, like a16z, Sequoia, Winklevoss Capital and Social Capital.
Decrypt