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Friday, August 28, 2026

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Andreessen Horowitz Targets AI Supply Crunch With New $1.1 Billion Hardware Fund

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Andreessen Horowitz has raised $1.1 billion for the Machine Age Fund, which will back founders developing the computing infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence. The fund will focus on companies reinventing AI hardware and related systems.

The fund shifts major venture capital toward the supply side of AI, where shortages in

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AI investment is expanding from applications and models into the hardware and infrastructure needed to run them.

3:15 AMBreaking Travel News

IBTM Ignite returns to IBTM World 2026 with new investors and promising event start-ups

Summary

IBTM Ignite will return at IBTM World 2026, linking event-industry start-ups with investors, investment-readiness support, live pitches and structured introductions. The programme aims to connect early-stage companies with commercial opportunities through the wider IBTM World community.

The programme is shifting from startup exposure toward a more structured financing and commercial pathway,

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A major events platform is becoming a more direct channel for capital and customers into event-industry startups.

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