<P> After AOL acquired Netscape in late 1998, Andreessen went on to found Opsware with Ben Horowitz, Tim Howes, and In Sik Rhee., originally named Loudcloud, a company providing computing, hosting and software services to consumer facing internet and e-commerce companies . Loudcloud sold its hosting business to EDS and changed its name to Opsware in 2003, with Andreessen serving as chairman . Acquired by Hewlett - Packard for $1.6 billion in 2007, it was one of the first companies to offer software as a service and to attempt cloud hosting . </P> <P> Between 2005 and 2009, Andreessen and longtime business partner Ben Horowitz separately invested a total of $4 million in 45 start - ups that included Twitter and Qik . The two became well known as super angel investors . On July 6, 2009, Andreessen and Horowitz announced their Silicon Valley venture - capital firm Andreessen Horowitz . The firm invests in entrepreneurs, products, and companies in the information technology industry . </P> <P> Begun with an initial capitalization of $300 million, within three years the firm grew to $2.7 billion under management across three funds . Andreessen Horowitz's portfolio holdings include Facebook, Foursquare, GitHub, Pinterest, Twitter, and Honor, Inc . </P> <P> On September 1, 2009, an investor group that included Andreessen Horowitz acquired a majority stake in Skype for $2.75 billion, which was considered risky . The deal paid off in May 2011 when Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion . Additionally, Andreessen and Horowitz made personal investments in headset maker Jawbone in 2006 . The firm announced a $49 million investment in Jawbone in March 2011 . In February 2011, Andreessen Horowitz's $80 million investment in Twitter made it the first venture firm to hold stock in all four of the highest - valued, privately held social media companies (at that time): Facebook, Groupon, Twitter, and Zynga . </P>

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