Andreessen Horowitz could make close to $1.5 billion from OpenRouter's potential sale to Stripe

OpenRouter Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Stripe is set to acquire OpenRouter, a leading AI model marketplace, for over $8 billion, sources say. VC firms A16z and Menlo Ventures may see at least $2 billion in returns from the deal. AI model startup OpenRouter is led by Alex Atallah. Stripe's multi-billion-dollar pursuit of AI model marketplace startup OpenRouter isn't just creating one of the biggest AI acquisitions of the year; it's minting venture…