Venture firm Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who was acquitted of homicide in the killing of a man on the New York subway, as a deal partner. Penny will be a part of Andre

Mr. Penny, who was acquitted after choking a mentally ill subway passenger who died, was hired to join the firm’s American Dynamism investment team.

Andreessen Horowitz is defending its decision to hire Daniel Penny, according to an investor memo seen by The New York Times. The venture capital

Daniel Penny, the Marine who was acquitted in the death of a fellow New York subway passenger he put in a chokehold, has been hired by a prestigious Silicon Valley venture capital firm weeks after he was set free.