The DOGE team has moved on to commercialization—backed by a16z as the lead investor. These people really want to copy the government’s “efficiency playbook” and apply it inside companies.

CryptoWorld News: Nate Cavanaugh and Justin Fox, former members of the U.S. Government Efficiency Department DOGE team, have founded a new company, Special, which has completed a new round of financing led by a16z; the specific amount has not been disclosed. Investors include Human Capital, Steve Davis, Antonio Gracias, Anthony Armstrong, Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong, and Palantir executive Sankar Krishnan, among others. Nate Cavanaugh said the project is designed to bring the ideas of the Government Efficiency Department into the commercial sector.