{
  "id": 4101483,
  "title": "Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.1 billion for AI infrastructure fund",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/andreessen-horowitz-raises-1-1-billion-for-ai-infrastructure-fund",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-29T04:06:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/andreessen-horowitz-raises-1-1-billion-for-ai-infrastructure-fund/articleshow/133603547.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has recently announced the formation of a new $1.1 billion artificial intelligence infrastructure fund, dubbed the \"Machine Age Fund.\" According to the firm's blog post, the fund will focus on investing in AI computer infrastructure, which encompasses chips, memory, networking, storage, data centers, robotics, and home appliances. Andreessen Horowitz general partner Raghu Raghuram explained in an interview with Bloomberg News that this new fund was created in response to the growing demand for physical technology to support AI startups' needs. Raghuram emphasized that AI workloads are driving significant increases in computing demand, leading to bottlenecks in existing hardware and supply chains. The venture firm believes that advances from AI workloads are creating a need for more physical investments, which often have different requirements, such as unique underwriting and larger initial capital requirements. Andreessen Horowitz decided to raise a separate fund for physical investments because traditional investments might not fully meet these distinct needs. For example, chip companies may require larger investments, such as funding a chip's design into a prototype. The firm cited recent deals, like AI startup Groq's $20 billion licensing deal with Nvidia and AI infrastructure company Cerebras Systems Inc.'s public debut, as evidence that successful technology can still find timely exits, despite their substantial capital requirements. Earlier this week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reiterated the growing demand for AI infrastructure during an earnings call, stating that demand for Nvidia's chips is increasing beyond 70% in fiscal year 2028, but is constrained by supply. While Andreessen Horowitz has traditionally focused on software investments, the company maintains a keen interest in hardware, having previously invested in multiple hardware companies like Unconventional AI, Mind Robotics, and SpaceX.",
  "summary": "The “Machine Age Fund” will invest in AI computer infrastructure such as chips, memory, networking and storage, the firm said in a blog post on Friday, and will also include data centers, robotics and home appliances.",
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      {
        "outlet": "SiliconANGLE",
        "title": "Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.1B AI infrastructure fund",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/andreessen-horowitz-raises-1-1b-ai-infrastructure-fund",
        "published": "2026-08-28T22:21:51.000Z"
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  "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."
}