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I cannot fathom the thinking of any party investing in the new company of a convicted fraudster.

> In August [2022], it was announced that Andreessen Horowitz had invested in Neumann's new residential real-estate company, Flow.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Neumann

Not only did they invest, but if I'm not mistaken, at the time that was the biggest single check that Andreessen Horowitz had ever written. It's completely baffling to me.

And they invested more in 2025.

https://a16z.com/announcement/flow/

Exactly! Any knowledgeable observer would have expected him to run for elected office instead.

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