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.

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