Silicon Valley - Marc Andreessen and long-time business partner Ben Horowitz have raised $300 million in fresh capital to form a new venture capital company called “Andreessen Horowitz.” The focus of all investments will be “new” business model areas, including consumer internet, cloud computing and consumer electronics. The company will also invest in some B2B-plays, such as virtualization and cloud storage.

Foster City, Calif. - Qik, the provider of a live mobile video streaming platform, announced on Tuesday that it has received a "significant investment" from Netscape veterans Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, who will also join the company's board of advisors.