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Why agent technology?
When I read that a new venture company called since before had tech/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>raised $33 million Investing in “agent tech,” I was curious: what did that mean and why LPs like Marc Andreessen and Union Square Ventures were willing to back an emerging fund manager focused on this category?
It already had something to go on: Forbes' Alex Konrad noted that it would ex/ante invest in online privacy and security, and described agent technology as “a nascent term that the fund defines as technology that deals with human agency and rights.” in the digital world.” age.” But I still wanted to know more, so I chatted with its founder, 32-year-old Zoe Weinberg.
