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a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals mostly sit out


Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz is burning cash to shape policy on the Hill.

In one December 2023 article, co-founder Ben Horowitz said the firm was non-partisan and one-issue voters: “If a candidate supports an optimistic technology-enabled future, we are for them. The firm’s in-house lobbying team is tasked with influencing lawmakers on a wide range of issues, from digital-asset regulation, stablecoins, and AI. Although firm co-founders Marc Andreessen and Horowitz staked their support on President Donald Trump in the last election, the in-house policy team is notably bipartisan, with government affairs leaders recruited from both sides of the aisle.

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