Date of Birth | Nationality | Residence | Education | Occupation |
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July 9, 1971 | American | California | Cornell University | Entrepreneur, Investor, Software Engineer |
Marc Andreessen is an American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer. He is best known as the co-founder of Netscape, the first widely used web browser. He is also the co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which has invested in many successful technology companies such as Airbnb, Facebook, and Twitter.
Andreessen was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa on July 9, 1971. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied computer science. After graduating in 1993, he moved to California to work at Enterprise Integration Technologies. It was there that he met Jim Clark, who would later become his business partner in Netscape.
In 1994, Andreessen and Clark founded Netscape Communications Corporation, which released the first widely used web browser, Netscape Navigator. The browser quickly became popular and was used by millions of people around the world. Netscape was eventually acquired by AOL in 1998.
In 2009, Andreessen co-founded the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The firm has invested in many successful technology companies such as Airbnb, Facebook, and Twitter.
Andreessen is also an active investor in many other technology companies, including Skype, Groupon, and Zynga. He is also a board member of several companies, including Facebook, eBay, and Hewlett-Packard.
Andreessen was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa on July 9, 1971. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied computer science. After graduating in 1993, he moved to California to work at Enterprise Integration Technologies.
In 1994, Andreessen and Jim Clark founded Netscape Communications Corporation, which released the first widely used web browser, Netscape Navigator. The browser quickly became popular and was used by millions of people around the world. Netscape was eventually acquired by AOL in 1998.
In 2009, Andreessen co-founded the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. The firm has invested in many successful technology companies such as Airbnb, Facebook, and Twitter.
Andreessen is also an active investor in many other technology companies, including Skype, Groupon, and Zynga. He is also a board member of several companies, including Facebook, eBay, and Hewlett-Packard.
Andreessen has been involved in many high-profile business relationships. He has worked with celebrities such as Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, and Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter.
Andreessen is known for his outspoken views on technology and business. He has said, “Software is eating the world.”
Andreessen has been criticized for his involvement in the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal. He was also criticized for his role in the AOL-Time Warner merger, which was seen as a failure.
Andreessen is an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and has been seen at many of their games.
Andreessen is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2011.