{
  "id": 4044945,
  "title": "Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.1B AI infrastructure fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/andreessen-horowitz-raises-1-1b-ai-infrastructure-fund",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-28T22:21:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/28/andreessen-horowitz-raises-1-1b-ai-infrastructure-fund/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Andreessen Horowitz has established a $1.1 billion fund called Machine Age Fund to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure startups. The fund focuses on companies that manufacture data center equipment such as chips, memory, and networking gear, as well as providers of edge AI hardware. This includes smart home appliances and robots. The fund will boost Andreessen Horowitz's existing AI investment program, which has already backed over a half-dozen AI infrastructure startups in the past two years. In 2025, the firm invested in Heron Power Inc., a company developing solid-state transformers for data centers. These transformers, which replace metal coils with power management chips, offer higher cost-efficiency and faster lead times. The hardware industry supply side has historically grown at most 20% to 30% annually, but Andreessen Horowitz's general partners believe a triple-digit growth is needed to meet demand quickly. The venture capital firm's team comprises tech industry veterans with experience in data center management software and Intel's data center business.",
  "summary": "Andreessen Horowitz today announced that it has raised a $1.1 billion fund to back artificial intelligence infrastructure startups. The Machine Age Fund will invest in companies that make data center equipment such as chips, memory and networking gear. Andreessen Horowitz also plans to prioritize providers of edge AI hardware. The venture capital firm listed smart […] The post Andreessen Horowitz…",
  "key_points": [
    "Andreessen Horowitz launches $1.1B Machine Age Fund for AI infrastructure startups",
    "Focus on data center equipment manufacturers and edge AI hardware providers",
    "2025 investment in Heron Power for solid-state transformers"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}