

The investment group is likely to include Andreessen Horowitz, a new venture capital firm headed by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, it added.Īttributing to one of the people close to the matter, the report said Index Ventures, a London-based venture capital firm, which was an early investor in Skype, and the private equity firm Silver Lake Partners were also involved. "eBay plans to announce on Tuesday a deal to sell its Skype Internet calling division to a group of private investors," The New York Times said citing two people briefed on the company's plans.

Online marketplace eBay is planning to announce a deal to sell its Skype Internet calling division to a group of private investors today, a media report says.
