India, Feb. 5 -- Daniel Penny has landed a job at a powerhouse Silicon Valley venture capital firm less than two months after being acquitted in the death of Jordan Neely. Andreesen Horowitz hired the Marine veteran to work in Manhattan as a deal partner on the firm's American Dynamism team. As per the company's website, it invests in government and defense tech.

In an internal memo sent to employees on Tuesday, February 4, Penny was appreciated for his "courage." "I believe, as I know many of you do, that Daniel acted with courage in a tough situation," David Ulevitch, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, wrote in the internal statement obtained by The Free Press.

The statement added, "He was acquitted of all charges. Beyond that, it has ...