The big winners of Facebook’s $2 billion deal to buy Oculus VR, a virtual reality headset maker, include a roster of elite venture capitalists who invested in the company early on.
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By the end of 2013, Oculus was signing another venture capital deal. Andreessen Horowitz led a $75 million investment round, with participation from the company’s earlier investors. Marc Andreessen and Chris Dixon, two partners at Andreessen Horowitz, joined the start-up’s board.
In that investment round, the company was valued at roughly $250 million, Wired reported at the time.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/03/25/many-of-oculuss-early-backers-not-part-of-facebook-riches/Marc Andreessen knows how to make money. He just turned $75 million into $600 million within 3 months.
