[a16z Leads Special's Funding Round, Former DOGE Team Bets on AI M&A Cost-Reduction Track] According to Deep Tide TechFlow on June 3, as reported by Tech in Asia, AI M&A company Special, co-founded by former U.S. Government Efficiency (DOGE) department staff Nate Cavanaugh and Justin Fox, announced the completion of a funding round of undisclosed amount, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Investors include Valor Equity Partners founder Antonio Gracias, former xAI CFO Anthony Armstrong, Coinbase Global CEO Brian Armstrong, and Palantir Technologies CTO Shyam Sankar. Special plans to acquire service-oriented businesses through AI-automated workflows to reduce costs and has already reached an agreement to acquire a Texas healthcare company, integrating it into its aging-focused business line, Figure Health.