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Renters, meet your new landlord: A Silicon Valley undertaking money firm.

Andreessen Horowitz, to be unique.

After the business — also acknowledged as a16z — wrote its most significant-at any time test to support get a new apartment startup off the floor, the agency obtained a share in 1000’s of units throughout the place, The Wall Street Journal noted on Tuesday.

A16Z wrote a $350 million verify to Move, a mysterious housing company launched by Adam Neumann, who is greatest recognized for his status as a co-founder and former main government officer of the coworking behemoth WeWork.

In exchange, Neumann handed over portion of his real estate holdings, which reportedly complete a lot more than 4,000, WSJ described, citing individuals common with the make any difference.

“By investing in Movement, Andreessen Horowitz also acquired stakes in the structures,” WSJ described. “For a enterprise-funds organization to acquire in influence a stake in 1000’s of residences in return for an expense is really scarce, in section since there are so number of undertaking-funded companies that have authentic estate.”

A16Z has invested in other ventures that normally have to do with making use of know-how to the actual estate transaction approach. It is properly known for its status as an early investor in Facebook and Airbnb.

This is the to start with time it has gained shares in housing inventory itself as part of an financial investment.

Neumann is recognized for his position as a charismatic CEO of WeWork during its meteoric increase and eventual drop prior to the firm went community. Neumann walked absent with about $1 billion when he remaining in 2019.

He remained in the shadows in advance of news emerged previously this 12 months that he had amassed apartment structures across the place. 

Particulars on Neumann’s actual plans for Flow aren’t yet distinct.

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