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a16z launches $1.1B Machine Age fund to accelerate AI hardware buildout

August 28, 2026, 13:24 UTC · Menlo Park, United States · Americas · no longer in the live window

a16z announced a new $1.1B fund called Machine Age to invest in AI hardware.

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