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Marc Andreesen Raising $1.5 Billion for Technology Fund

Marc Andreessen, the venture capitalist who was a co-founder of Netscape, is endeavoring to raise $1.5 billion from investors for his namesake firm, with $900 million earmarked for a main fund, and $600 million for a parallel fund.

The round would more than double assets for the firm, Andreessen Horowitz, which currently has $1.2 billion under management, spread across three funds.

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