Which services? Charging for services is common in private equity, but I was not aware that VCs also did so. Are these top-tier VC funds?
None of these firms that charge their portfolio companies are the typical valley top-tier funds, but I do not think it means that charging portfolio companies for professional services is a bad thing.
A16Z has a lot of in house partners that focus on things other than just investments.
Edit: Just want to say that the top funds do not charge for these services. Some funds do - they invest and then you pay them back a bunch of money for services.