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US Enterprise Enterprise Giant Andreessen Horowitz is in talks to invest in the Tiktok social media platform as part of a Donald Trump -led effort to combat the popular video app by its Chinese owners.
Venture Capital Group, whose co -founder Marc Andereessen is a US president’s voice supporter, is in talks to add new foreign investments that will buy Chinese TIKTOK investors as part of an offer led by Oracles and other American investors to engrave her by her parent company.
There was still no consensus on the tick pricing, according to two people directly involved in the offer, though they added that the American wing is likely to be valued based on his sales. Income in 2024 stayed at $ 36BN globally, excluding China, with the US, counting about a third of this, they said.
The offer recently appeared as a predecessor before a time limit on April 5, when a federal law would stop the application in the country, unless its owner based in Beijing sells the US arm of non-Kinez units, according to many people acquainted with the matter.
Andreessen invested early on Facebook and poured $ 400 million in the purchase of Elon Musk Twitter in 2022, but is not an investor in Bytedance. The firm approached as Tiki’s advisers and the White House tried to increase the financial power in the ongoing discussions. Andreessen was strongly thinking of making an investment, said three people familiar with the discussions.
Blackstone Group and other major managers of assets who have not already invested in Bytedance have also approached as part of the late phase talks to separate Tiktok from his parent before the deadline, people said.
Blackstone was discussing the investment a lot under $ 1 billion, while Andreessen was interested in taking greater action, sources said, who warned that the talks were ongoing and a deal could fail to materialize. Reuters earlier reported on Blackstone’s interest.
Andreessen Horowitz did not respond to requests for comment. Blackstone refused to comment. Tiktok did not immediately respond to a comment request.
Andreessen’s talks come as part of wider negotiations from the largest American Tiktok investors to undertake the company along with the Oracle software giant, in an offer that aims to ensure that the video app is free from Chinese control and may continue to operate in the country.
Existing bydance supporters including Atlantic General Susquehanna, KKR and Coatue are seeking to gain additional actions in a US spun-off business, Financial Times has previously reported.
Oracle, co-founded by Trump Larry Ellison’s ally, would also take a small stock and safe action of Tiktok in the US, allowing Bytedance to continue operating its highly demanding algorithm, which has been a central request of the Chinese government.
Marc Andreessen’s close ties to the Trump administration include the assistance of recruiting staff for the American Government Cost Unit, while former General partner Andreessen Horowitz Sriram Krishnan is serving as White House adviser to artificial intelligence.
The firm is also a large investor in other Musk -operated companies, including his company XAI, which won the X on Friday.
Additional reporting from Wu Zijin to Hong Kong
