Marine veteran Daniel Penny, who was found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely in a New York City subway, has a new job with Silicon Valley investment firm Andreessen Horowitz.

Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who was acquitted of homicide in the killing of a man on the New York subway, as a deal partner. Penny will be a part of Andre

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

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