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Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny, the former Marine who put a man in a fatal chokehold on the New York City subway in 2023

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Daniel Penny is a former U.S. Marine who put a man in a chokehold on the New York City subway in 2023 .

Andreessen Horowitz recently hired Penny to its American Dynamism fund, which invests in national defense, public safety, and aerospace companies.

A memo sent to employees by the firm attempted to explain why they thought Penny was a good hire.

A jury acquitted Penny of negligent homicide in December .