Former DOGE Government Efficiency Staff Launch AI Startup 'Special' with a16z Backing
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Vittoria Elliott
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Former members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an Elon Musk-aligned group that worked within federal agencies, have launched a startup called Special with backing from Marc Andreessen's a16z venture capital firm. The startup aims to apply AI-driven efficiency methods from their government work to the private sector, claiming that American industries need transformation similar to what they attempted in government. The venture is backed by several former DOGE members and represents a move to commercialize their government efficiency playbook.
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bskyFormer DOGE Government Efficiency Staff Launch AI Startup 'Special' with a16z Backingwired.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledFormer members of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have launched a startup to, they say, bring 'DOGE for the private sector.'
Their holding company, called Special, has backing from billionaire Marc Andreessen's venture capital firm a16z and several other former DOGE members.
Nate Cavanaugh and Justin Fox, who led DOGE's efforts at several government agencies, write that their startup will build 'an operating system to transform critical American industries with AI'
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