(Bloomberg) — Andreessen Horowitz general partner Sriram Krishnan is leaving the venture capital firm and has had talks with Elon Musk about joining his efforts to improve government efficiency.
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Krishnan’s departure was previously reported by the Information. He confirmed the move in messages to Bloomberg.
Krishnan joined Andreessen Horowitz in 2021, shortly after he and his wife Aarthi Ramamurthy hosted Elon Musk on their podcast Good Time. The event, held at the height of pandemic-era podcast fever, reached capacity within minutes and attracted national press coverage.
Krishnan worked on Andreessen’s Twitter investment two years ago when the company was part of a consortium that financed Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the social media service, now known as X. A former product manager at Twitter, he has invested in blockchain and consumer companies. while at Andreessen and opened the company’s London office last year.
Musk has been appointed by newly elected President Donald Trump along with Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new advisory group called the Department of Government Efficiency, which aims to reduce federal spending.
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