Marine veteran Daniel Penny, who was found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely in a New York City subway, has a new job with Silicon Valley investment firm Andreessen Horowitz.

Vice President JD Vance celebrated the news that the prestigious venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz hired Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who was acquitted two months ago of a negligent

Daniel Penny, the Long Island native and Marine vet acquitted for the manslaughter of a homeless man on a New York City subway train last year, has landed a job at a $45 billion venture capital firm.

Andreessen Horowitz's website lists the Marine veteran Daniel Penny as a deal partner to support the venture capital firm's American Dynamism team.

Penny was hired by Andreessen Horowitz, a Silicon Valley firm, co-founded by Marc Andreessen, who strongly backed Trump in the 2024 election, The New York Times reported. According to his employee page on the firm’s website, Penny will work on Andreessen Horowitz’s American Dynamism team as a deal partner.

Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz has hired Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who became a national figure after he used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider.