Andreessen Horowitz is defending its decision to hire Daniel Penny, according to an investor memo seen by The New York Times.

Daniel Penny was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter in December 2024 after he grappled Jordan Neely, 30, to the ground and held him around the neck for about six minutes ...

Mr. Penny, who was acquitted after choking a mentally ill subway passenger who died, was hired to join the firm’s American ...

Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran who was acquitted by a jury after he was charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide in the death of a homeless Michael Jackson impersonator, Jordan Neely, after ...

Daniel Penny, the Long Island native and Marine vet acquitted for the manslaughter of a homeless man on a New York City subway train last year, has landed a job at a $45 billion venture capital firm.

A16z said Penny would take the role of deal partner to support the VC firm's American Dynamism team. He was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide last year after choking a subway rider.

Daniel Penny, the Long Island native and Marine vet acquitted for the manslaughter of a homeless man on a New York City subway train last year, has landed a job at a $45 billion venture capital firm.