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a16z crypto

Venture capital

AnAndreessen Horowitzfund

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Seed · 93 people tracked

Also known as A16Z CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

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Investment thesis

Dedicated $7B+ crypto fund that treats crypto as a computing platform, offering educational content, research, policy advocacy and a branded accelerator while acting like a think-tank and media publisher.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
HQ
Menlo Park, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Last 12 months
26 investments
AUM
$106.5B
Tracked investments
177
Unicorns
19
IPOs
3
Acquisitions
4

Team · 93 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Chris Dixon· Founder, Managing Partnerin𝕏

Chris Dixon co-founded the startups SiteAdvisor and Hunch before joining Andreessen Horowitz in 2013, where he built and leads a16z crypto, the firm's multi-billion-dollar web3 arm. His investments include Coinbase, Uniswap, and OpenSea, and he ranked first on the Midas List in 2022. His book Read Write Own makes the case for blockchain-based networks as the internet's next architecture.

Aiden Slavin· Policy Partnerin

Aiden Slavin is Policy Partner at a16z crypto, working to advance the firm's global web3 policy objectives. Before joining, he led crypto policy initiatives across government and industry at the World Economic Forum covering DAOs, decentralized identity, and the metaverse, and previously worked on decentralized ID governance and standards, as well as at the University of Oxford and Columbia University.

Ali Yahya· General Partnerin𝕏

Ali Yahya is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) focused on crypto investing, working with portfolio companies such as Alchemy, Aleo, Aztec, EigenLayer, Espresso, Gensyn, Jito, LayerZero, Solana, XMTP, and zkSync. He previously was a software engineer and researcher at Google X (Everyday Robot) and Google Brain (a core TensorFlow developer), and studied computer security, distributed systems, and networking at Stanford.

Anthony Albanese· Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officerin𝕏

Anthony Albanese is Managing Partner and COO of a16z crypto, overseeing operating teams spanning legal, regulatory, policy, compliance, network governance and operations, trading operations, security, marketing/comms, and talent, and advising portfolio companies on strategy, hiring, and scaling. He previously served as chief regulatory officer of the NYSE and acting superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, where he issued New York's first BitLicense, and spent over a decade as a securities litigation and corporate governance partner at Weil Gotshal.

Daren Matsuoka· Partner, Crypto Investment Teamin𝕏

Daren Matsuoka is a partner on a16z's crypto investment team, where he supports deal flow and portfolio companies through data extraction from public blockchains. He previously worked as a Data Scientist at SVB Capital and completed financial training programs at Morgan Stanley and State Street. He holds a B.S. in Economics and Computer Science from UC Davis.

Eddy Lazzarin· General Partnerin𝕏

Eddy Lazzarin is a General Partner at a16z crypto, focusing on the firm's portfolio and token strategy and on how the firm identifies, evaluates, and supports new crypto networks and companies. He was previously a software engineer at Netflix and a data engineer at Facebook, and holds a B.A. in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology and an M.S. in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis.

Elizabeth Harkavy· Investment Partnerin𝕏

Liz Harkavy is a partner on the a16z crypto investment team focused on web 2.5 / picks-and-shovels and decentralized infrastructure. She was previously a founding engineer at Corsali (now Vana), and earlier worked at Facebook and JPL; she holds bachelor's degrees in Physics and Computer Science and a master's in Computer Science from MIT.

Guy Wuollet· General Partnerin𝕏

Guy Wuollet is a General Partner on the a16z crypto investment team, focusing on infrastructure and application-layer investments across crypto. Before joining a16z, he conducted independent research with Protocol Labs on decentralized networking protocols, and he holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford.

Jeremy Zhang· Partner, Engineeringin

Jeremy Zhang is a Partner on a16z crypto's engineering team, where he builds internal platforms supporting the firm's fund strategy along with external industry reports and public goods. He previously was a software engineer at Ramp, participated in the Spring 2023 Crypto Startup Accelerator, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from Harvard.

Justin Thaler· Research Partner𝕏

Justin Thaler is a Research Partner at a16z crypto and an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, focusing on verifiable computing, complexity theory, and algorithms for large data sets. He authored the SNARKs survey 'Proofs, Arguments, and Zero-Knowledge,' co-created Apache DataSketches, and previously worked as a Research Scientist at Yahoo Labs after earning his PhD at Harvard.

Michael Reed· Partner, Government Affairsin

Michael Reed is a Partner on a16z's Government Affairs team, leading engagement with House Democrats. He brings nearly two decades of federal, state, and local policy and political experience, having previously served as Senior Advisor to House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and in senior roles for Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.

Noah Levine· Investing Partnerin𝕏

Noah Levine blends data-driven crypto and fintech expertise from leading on-chain strategy at Visa and heading RTFKT analytics pre-Nike acquisition, and publishes research on crypto reshaping commerce and merchant infrastructure.

Pranav Garimidi· Research Partnerin

Pranav Garimidi is a research partner at a16z crypto focused on mechanism design and algorithmic game theory in blockchain systems, particularly how incentives interact across the blockchain stack. He previously studied computer science at Columbia University.

Jay Drain· Investment Partnerin

Jay Drain, an investor and Substack author of The Blueprint, champions culturally resonant crypto experiences, using hospitality analogies and his head-chef role at New Rodeo to inform product design.

Alisha Litman· Eventsin

Alisha Litman is an Events Partner for Crypto at Andreessen Horowitz. She has more than 13 years of experience organizing internal and external brand events for audiences of up to 8,000 attendees, working with executives to plan event series that generated over $106M in revenue. Her work has included managing budgets exceeding $20M and leading event teams.

Andrew Hall· Research Advisorin

Andy Hall is a Research Advisor to the a16z crypto team. He is the Davies Family Professor of Political Economy at Stanford GSB and a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he applies large-scale datasets to study the governance of online and offline systems, with a focus on crypto and AI governance and the intersection of business, technology, and politics. He also advises the Wearables Business Group at Meta Platforms.

Andrew Lakis· Finance
Aubree Pelaez· Office Administration
Ben Napier· Government Affairsin
Benjamin Wu· Talent
Bill Hinman· Advisorin

Bill Hinman is an Advisory Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a Senior Advisor to the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and a Senior Advisor to the &vest group. From May 2017 through December 2020, he directed the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and earlier worked as a corporate finance partner at Simpson Thacher, where he worked on the IPOs of companies including Alibaba, Facebook, Google, eBay, Square, Agilent, Seagate, and VMware. He holds a B.A. from Michigan State University (1977) and a J.D. from Cornell University Law School (1980), and is a member of the California and New York State Bar Associations.

Blake Saari· Technical Operationsin
Brooke Sheresky· Talentin
Carl Agnelli· Securityin
Charlie Keinath· Talentin
Christian Crowley· Go-to-marketin
Claudia Picanco· Human Resourcesin
Collin McCune· Head of Government Affairsin

Collin McCune leads government affairs at a16z, overseeing the firm's political and policy strategy. Before joining a16z, he spent over a decade on Capitol Hill, most recently as Deputy Staff Director of the House Financial Services Committee, and holds a B.A. in public policy from Franklin & Marshall College.

Conner Lyons Brown· Technical Operationsin
Dan Boneh· Senior Research Advisorin
Danielle Shea· Talentin
David Sverdlov· Regulatoryin
Denise Gonzalez· Executive Assistant
Drew Coffman· Social Media Leadin
Emily Hinsch· Executive Assistantin
Emily Westerhold· Finance Operationsin

Emily Westerhold is a partner on the crypto team at Andreessen Horowitz, where she focuses on portfolio-facing finance and operations advisory. Before joining the firm, she served as CFO of VSCO, spending seven years helping build and scale the company, and she continues to serve on its board. Prior to VSCO, she held various finance and accounting roles, beginning her career at PwC. She holds a BS in accountancy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a certified public accountant. She grew up in the Chicago suburbs and now lives in Arizona.

Ertem Nusret Tas· Researchin
Fiona Kennedy· Securityin
Hedi Samar· Executive Assistantin
Helen Stoddard· Eventsin
Henri Kor· Financein
Hoang Nguyen· Designin
Ian Dutra· Talentin
Ittai Abraham· Researchin
Jai Ramaswamy· Chief Legal Officerin

Jai Ramaswamy leads legal and compliance at Andreessen Horowitz as Chief Legal Officer. He previously served as Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at cLabs (working on Celo), held risk and AML compliance leadership roles at Capital One and Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, and spent over a decade at the U.S. Justice Department, including as Chief of the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section. He holds degrees from Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and Cambridge University.

Jared Bricklin· Operationsin
Jason Rosenthal· Operating Partnerin

Jason Rosenthal is an Operating Partner at a16z crypto, where he heads the Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) and works with founders and CEOs. He previously served as Vice President of Subscription Services at Google, CEO of Lytro (later acquired by Google), CEO of Ning, and an Operating Executive at Silver Lake Partners, and earlier held roles at HP, Opsware, Netscape, and AOL. He holds a B.A. in history from Pomona College, where he serves on the board of trustees, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Jean Reilly· Executive Assistantin
Joachim Neu· Postdoc Research Associate

Postdoctoral research associate at a16z crypto focused on blockchain-era consensus and decentralized-systems security. He holds a PhD from Stanford, advised by David Tse, with broader interests in distributed computing and systems, applied cryptography, and networking.

Joey Burleson· Legal
Jonathan Wong· Financein
Josh Arnold· Government Affairsin
Juliet Grier· Executive Assistant
Justin Simcock· Technical Operationsin
Kate Dellolio· Compliancein
Katherine Schoebel· Executive Assistant
Kim Milosevich· Chief Marketing Officerin
Kira Song· Finance
Madan Nagaldinne· People Practicesin
Maggie Hsu· Head of Go-to-marketin
Matt Gleason· Security Engineer

Matt Gleason is a security engineer at a16z crypto who supports portfolio companies with application security, incident response, and code audits, having identified and fixed critical vulnerabilities pre-deployment. He previously worked as a security consultant and as a software engineer on real-time systems, and holds degrees in mathematics, economics, and computer science.

Mehdi Hasan· Head of Talentin
Michael Chan· Finance
Michael Lee· Financein

Michael Lee is co-inventor of Abstract, a quantum-resistant blockchain backed by Founders Fund, and helped incubate and launch ZKsync, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed zero-knowledge protocol for scaling Ethereum. He was previously a Vice President at Activision Blizzard, where he contributed to the launch of titles including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Overwatch II, and Diablo IV, and was an early contributor to Ethereum. Earlier in his career, he worked on the commercialization of Kubernetes through an IPO, supported the Democratic National Committee, and developed television projects for ABC, Comedy Central, and Showtime.

Michael Zhu· Research Engineer𝕏

Michael Zhu is a research engineer at a16z crypto who writes open-source code alongside the research team and supports portfolio companies on smart contract topics. He previously led protocol development at 0x Labs, building smart contracts for peer-to-peer trading across multiple blockchains, and holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Michele Korver· Head of Regulatoryin

Michele Korver is Head of Regulatory at a16z crypto, helping web3 portfolio companies navigate regulation and liaising with government agencies and policymakers. She spent over 25 years in government and law enforcement, including roles as a U.S. Secret Service Special Agent, a federal prosecutor specializing in crypto and money laundering, the DOJ's first Digital Currency Counsel, and Chief Digital Currency Advisor at FinCEN.

Mike Jones· Talentin

Mike Jones is a Partner on the Executive Talent team, focused on crypto, at Andreessen Horowitz. His previous experience includes roles at Netflix, Facebook, and Google.

Miles Jennings· Head of Policy & General Counselin𝕏

Miles Jennings serves as Head of Policy & General Counsel at a16z crypto, advising the firm and its portfolio companies on decentralization, DAOs, governance, NFTs, and securities law. He has worked in crypto since 2017, previously co-chairing the global blockchain and cryptocurrency task force as a partner at Latham & Watkins and advising numerous crypto startups and venture firms.

Noah Citron· Head of Engineeringin

Noah Citron is Head of Engineering at a16z crypto, where he supports portfolio companies with technical challenges and contributes to open source core protocol infrastructure, especially in the Ethereum ecosystem. He previously led smart contract development at Index Coop and studied electrical engineering and computer science at Duke University.

Patrick McHenry· Senior Advisorin
Patrick Sutton· Communicationsin
Paul Cafiero· Communicationsin
Peter Chan· Financein
Pyrs Carvolth· Go-to-marketin
Robert Hackett· Editorialin
Samantha Gelt· Operationsin

Samantha Gelt works in venture capital operations, currently serving as the Investment Operations Partner for a16z crypto, where she helps keep the deal process on track. Before Andreessen Horowitz, she was the Operations and Communications Manager at Uncork Capital (also known as SoftTech VC), handling firm operations, communications, platform assistance, and founder community leadership. Earlier in her career she held operations support and coordinator roles across tech startups and the non-profit sector, including positions at Alchemist Accelerator, Trumpet of Salvation, and Piscean Productions. She studied International Relations and Affairs at Oral Roberts University. She is an advocate for VC operations and serves on the board of the VC Platform Organization. Outside of work, she plays piano, visits museums, and spends time with her mini Australian Shepherd.

Sara Boesen· Executive Assistant
Scott Duke Kominers· Researchin
Scott Walker· Chief Compliance Officerin

Scott Walker is a16z's Chief Compliance Officer, responsible for regulatory compliance. He previously served as Senior Special Examiner & Counsel for Blockchain Technology at the SEC, and held roles in private fund regulation and hedge fund strategy including Vice President & Counsel at BlackRock. He is an adjunct professor of securities and blockchain technology at Columbia Law School and a member of the California Bar.

Sonal Chokshi· Editor in Chiefin
Stephanie Zinn· Editorialin
SungMo Park· Head of APAC go-to-marketin
Sydney Paul· Partner, Government Affairsin

Sydney Paul is a Partner on a16z's Government Affairs Team, leading the firm's Senate Democratic program. She began her Washington, D.C. career in 2012 as a Legislative Assistant on the Senate Commerce Committee, later served four years as Senior Legislative Counsel to Senator Gary Peters, and joined Meta's U.S. Policy Team in 2019 to lead engagement with Senate Democrats. She holds a B.A. in English from Sewanee: The University of the South and a J.D. from St. Mary's University School of Law.

Tim Roughgarden· Head of Researchin𝕏

Tim Roughgarden is Head of Research at a16z crypto and a Computer Science professor at Columbia University, having previously spent 15 years on the Stanford CS faculty. His work spans the intersection of computer science and economics, including algorithm design, analysis, and applications.

Tim Sullivan· Editorialin

Tim Sullivan is Editor for crypto at Andreessen Horowitz. He previously worked as an editor at Harvard Business Review, contributing to its books, magazine, and website, and co-wrote two books on popular economics, "The Org" and "The Inner Lives of Markets."

Tina Anderson· Executive Assistant
Tori Landrum· Office Administrationin
Victoria Butcher· Executive Assistantin
Wendy Drpic· Executive Assistantin
Whitney Owens· Executive Assistantin

Whitney Owens works in the crypto division at Andreessen Horowitz. Her background includes business operations, logistics, process analysis and reform, and project coordination and management. She also pursues professional certifications and volunteers with family and community organizations.

Wing Cheng· Financein
Xian Zhang· Financein
Zachary Gray· Legalin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through a16z crypto went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 157 of 177 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×108Fintech ×54AI & Machine Learning ×39Data & Infrastructure ×32Developer Tools ×24Creator Economy ×18Enterprise Software ×18SaaS ×17

HQs:United States×69United Kingdom×7Canada×1Switzerland×1Spain×1India×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 94 portfolio companies
27%
solo founders
25 of 94 mapped founding teams
62%
repeat founders
of 127 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 23 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×252 founders×233 founders×234+ founders×23

Where their founders studiedfrom 113 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Princeton University ×4University of Cambridge ×4Washington University in St. Louis ×4Ateneo de Manila University ×3Duke University ×3Estonian Business School ×3Harvard University ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 104 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×54Engineering ×15Economics ×10Mathematics & Statistics ×10Business & Management ×8Humanities ×6Finance & Accounting ×5Design & Architecture ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 127 founders with career history

Google ×11Microsoft ×8Stanford University ×7ConsenSys ×6Meta ×6Andreessen Horowitz ×4Coinbase ×4Goldman Sachs ×4

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×5Entrepreneur First ×2

14 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 120 with degree data)

Investments · 177 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 242025 · 142024 · 82023 · 102022 · 102021 · 42019 · 42018 · 12017 · 12015 · 379 dated

Angleangle.moneyOTC: ANPCFFeb 2015Defunct

Angle was a cryptocurrency protocol that issued stablecoin tokens (USDA and EURA) that could be redeemed 1:1.

BiotechCrypto & Web3Guildford, Surrey

Michael O'Brien(Executive Officer)Peggy Robinson(Executive Officer)Shane Booth(Executive Officer)Ian Griffiths(Executive Officer, Director)George Hvichia(Executive Officer)Martin Cooke(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFabric VenturesWintermute

Coinbasecoinbase.comin𝕏Nasdaq: COIN

Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Brian Armstrong(CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Board Of Directors)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)inAlesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)

Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital VenturesAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAndreessen HorowitzAnsa Capital+99 more

Townstowns.comin𝕏Crypto token on Base/Ethereum; traded on Coinbase, Binance and others: TOWNSFeb 2023

Towns is an open messaging protocol built on Base that enables private group communications and decentralized finance applications.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3FintechSocialNew York, US

Ben Rubin(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inBrian Meek(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)inPatrick Fives(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFramework VenturesSignia Venture Partners8-Bit CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBenchmark

Aptosaptoslabs.comin𝕏Jan 2022✓ verified

Aptos Labs develops a Layer 1 blockchain platform using the Move programming language and parallel execution technology, serving developers and users building decentralized applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsNew York City, US

Avery Ching(Founder)inMo Shaikh(Founder)inAlin Tomescu(Head of Cryptography)inSasha Spiegelman(Head of Research)Zekun Li(Head of Blockchain)in

Co-investorsDragonflyAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBixin CapitalBixin VenturesCoinbase Ventures+15 more

Digital Assetdigitalasset.comin𝕏May 2025✓ verified

Digital Asset (DA) is the creator of the Canton Network, a privacy-enabled blockchain for global financial markets that supports tokenization of real-world assets and connects traditional and decentralized finance.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Yuval Rooz(Co-Founder & CEO)inEric Saraniecki(Co-Founder & Head of Network Strategy)Shaul Kfir(Co-Founder)inJuan Lorenzana(Executive Officer)inEdward Lawrence Janulis(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesR136 VenturesSmash CapitalBNP ParibasBroadridgeCME Ventures+23 more

Freaticfreatic.team𝕏Sep 2023 · $3.6M✓ verified

Freatic builds Murmur, a monetization layer for information goods based on decentralized mechanisms, cryptography, and game theory that enables trustless trading of valuable insights.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzArchetypeAnagram VenturesElectric CapitalJutta SteinerMacLane Wilkison+5 more

Getembedgetembed.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Embed provides an API and DSL for building, deploying, and serving personalized recommendation feeds built on onchain crypto data, including prediction market, trading, and smart-money/wallet feeds.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsPolymorphic CapitalForward ResearchSocial Graph VenturesWAGMI Ventures

Kairoskairos.tradeFeb 2026 · $2.5M✓ verified

Kairos is a trading terminal that aggregates prediction markets from multiple venues including Kalshi, Polymarket, and Predict.fun, providing unified execution, real-time data, and analytics for professional traders.

Fintech

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzTechstars

Manifoldmanifold.xyz𝕏✓ verified

Manifold provides tools for creating, selling, and distributing digital goods on the Ethereum blockchain.

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3

Eric Diep(Founder)in

Co-investorsInitialized CapitalAndreessen HorowitzSamsung NextTodd and Rahul’s Angel Fund

Rally Network, Inc.rly.networkin𝕏✓ verified

Rally Protocol provides a mobile SDK for React Native developers to build blockchain features and applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investorsAltos VenturesCoinbase VenturesHashedTransLink CapitalCanaan Partners

The Better Money Companybettermoney.comin𝕏Mar 2026✓ verified

The Better Money Company (TBMC) operates a stablecoin clearinghouse that connects issuers with fintechs, banks, and neobanks, offering 1:1 fungibility, fixed pricing, and guaranteed settlement times.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Sam Broner(Founder)inAdam Zuckerman(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsBoxGroupSunflower Capital Management FundNot Boring Capital

Votrevotre.xyzin𝕏✓ verified

Votre is a non-custodial DeFi protocol that lets high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and funds borrow against Bitcoin and other crypto collateral without forced-liquidation risk, using upfront hedging by options marketmakers.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US

J.Paul Meyer(Founder)in

Co-investorsDruid VenturesWeb3com VenturesMaC Venture Capital

a16z Speedruna16z.com

a16z is a venture capital firm that invests in seed to growth-stage technology companies across artificial intelligence, healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, gaming, and infrastructure sectors.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep Tech

Chris Dixon(Co-founder)inRicard BoadaSofia Gumuzio

BoardMarc AndreesseninBen Horowitzin

Co-investorsA16Z SpeedrunBeast VenturesBeyond Earth VenturesBooz Allen VenturesDigerati InvestmentsGate Ventures+7 more

Alchemyalchemy.comin𝕏

Alchemy is a platform layer that enables developers to build applications on blockchain networks.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintech

Nikil Viswanathan(Founder)inJoe Lau(Founder)Chong Shen(Founder)inJoseph Lau(Founder)Khanjan Desai(Founder)in

Co-investorsPantera CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Founders FundGoodwater CapitalK5 GlobalSouth Park Commons+29 more

Aleoprovable.comin𝕏

Provable builds developer tools and infrastructure for zero-knowledge applications on the Aleo blockchain, including the Leo programming language, snarkOS/snarkVM runtime, and SDK for developers to create privacy-focused blockchain applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechReno, US

Howard Wu(Founder)inMichael Beller(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesA.Capital VenturesAmbush CapitalAndreessen HorowitzDigital Currency GroupEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.+13 more

AminoChainaminochain.ioin𝕏Aug 2024

AminoChain builds decentralized infrastructure for biomedical research that connects biospecimens, participant consent, and research data through a network of biorepositories.

BiotechData & InfrastructureHealthtechNew York, US

Caspar Barnes(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMichael Calvey(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAntlerLightshift CapitalPlug and Play VenturesRosecliff Ventures

Anchorageanchorage.comin𝕏

Anchorage Digital is a global cryptocurrency platform providing institutions with custody, staking, trading, governance, and settlement services, along with security infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Diogo Mónica(Founder)inNathan McCauley(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzGICAmplify PartnersBlockchain CapitalDelta BlockchainDragonfly+28 more

Arpeggi Labsarpeggi.ioin𝕏Jan 2023 · $5.1M

Arpeggi (Kits AI) builds AI audio tools for music producers and vocalists, including custom AI singing voice models, vocal isolation, stem separation, pitch correction, and AI mastering.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

Evan Dhillon(Executive Officer)James Pastan(Executive Officer)

Co-investors1confirmationAndreessen HorowitzJustin “3LAU” Blau

Arweavearweave.orgin𝕏

Arweave is a decentralized ecosystem that offers grants and investment opportunities through various organizations including non-profits, DAOs, and venture studios to support projects and developers building on its network.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechLondon, GB

Sam Williams(Founder)inWilliam Jones(Founder)

Co-investors1k(x)1kxAdvanced BlockchainAndreessen HorowitzArrington CapitalBig Brain Holdings+25 more

Autograph.ioautograph.io

Autograph is a platform that facilitates branded digital collectibles and experiences, typically NFTs, featuring collaborations with celebrities, athletes, and influencers from sports, music, and entertainment sectors.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3

Dillon Rosenblatt(Founder)inTom Brady(Founder)inRichard Rosenblatt(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCosmic Venture PartnersHaun VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersThe Players' ImpactVelvet Sea Ventures+1 more

Avalancheavax.networkin𝕏

The Avalanche Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports innovation and growth in the Avalanche ecosystem through grants, programs, and strategic support for developers, entrepreneurs, and communities building on the Avalanche blockchain platform.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Emin Gun Sirer(Founder)inBrian Riordan(Founder)Elezhan (Ijan) Zhakiya(Founder)inEmin Gün Sirer(Founder)Kevin Sekniqi(Founder)Maofan Ted Yin(Founder)

Co-investorsAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain HoldingsBig Candle Capital+35 more

Azra Gamesazragames.comin𝕏Oct 2024

Azra is a video game developer that creates role-playing games for mobile platforms, leveraging proprietary AI technology to accelerate development and bring titles to market faster.

GamingSacramento, US

Mark Otero(Founder)inDavid Scurfield(Executive Officer, Director)inSonny Mayugba(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardFranklin Bi(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBollinger Investment GroupBreederDAOCoinbase VenturesGrowth Factory VenturesNFX+4 more

Aztecaztec.network𝕏

Aztec is a Layer 2 blockchain network on Ethereum that enables programmable privacy for decentralized applications through client-side zero-knowledge proofs and a dual state architecture.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsLondon, GB

ZacThomas Pocock(Founder)inZachary Williamson(Founder)inArnaud Schenk(Founder)inJoe Andrews(Founder)inThomas Walton-Pocock(Founder)

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesCoinListConsenSys Mesh+22 more

Babylonbabylonlabs.ioin𝕏Jan 2026 · $15M

Babylon Labs develops trustless infrastructure that enables Bitcoin to be used as collateral in decentralized finance and through a Bitcoin staking protocol for blockchain validation.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Fisher Yu(Founder)inDavid Tse(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBasecamp FundBloccelerate VCBreyer CapitalCandaq Fintech Group+13 more

Babylon Biosciencesbabylon.bioinJan 2026 · $15M

Babylon is a digital health company that develops prescription medications and treatments for specific health conditions.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

BoardMichelle Arkin(PhD)

Co-investorsBackwards CapitalK5 GlobalLaunch HouseLong Journey VenturesLux CapitalMetaplanet+5 more

Bastionbastion.comin𝕏Sep 2025

Bastion provides stablecoin issuance infrastructure with compliance and security features, enabling institutions to launch USD-backed stablecoins with customizable issuer models.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Caroline Friedman(Founder)Nassim Eddequiouaq(Founder)Riyaz Faizullabhoy(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCogitent VenturesCoinbase VenturesHashedSamsung NextSancus Ventures+12 more

Battleboundbattlebound.ioFeb 2022

Los Angeles, US

Adam Hensel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDapper LabsPlay Ventures

BAYCboredapeyachtclub.comMar 2022

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is an NFT collection where ownership of an "Ape" token serves as membership, granting access to member activations, a clubhouse, and other perks.

Crypto & Web3

Co-investorsDeepTech VenturesSamsung NextAndreessen HorowitzAnimoca BrandsLionTreeMoonPay+2 more

Ber Sarai Labsyupp.ai

San Francisco, US

Pankaj Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz

Bitskibitski.comAcquired

San Francisco Web3 wallet and NFT infrastructure company, acquired by Solana wallet Phantom in May 2024.

San Francisco, US

Donald Dinch(Executive Officer, Director)Julian Tescher(Executive Officer)inDonnie Dinch(Founder)

BoardSriram Krishnan(Director)inSteve Jang(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauKindred VenturesSerena VenturesWinklevoss Capital+4 more

Blackbird.xyzblackbird.xyzinOct 2023

Blackbird is a restaurant loyalty, membership and payments platform with a consumer dining-rewards app built on blockchain rails.

Ben Leventhal(Founder)inCarsten Lund Hansen(Founder)Martin Assenholm Nielsen(Founder)Michael Damsgaard Jensen(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesMischiefMulticoin CapitalQED Investors+8 more

Cantoncanton.networkin𝕏Jun 2026 · $355M

Canton is a privacy-enabled public blockchain (Layer 1) that connects previously siloed financial systems, letting regulated institutions exchange tokenized assets and data with privacy controls and real-time synchronization.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Yuval Rooz(Founder)

Co-investors1/1 Capital10SQ Capital (TenSquared)LongHash VenturesAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBNP Paribas+19 more

Canton Networkcanton.foundationin𝕏Jun 2026 · $355M

The Canton Foundation fosters the development and governance of the Global Synchronizer, a blockchain infrastructure that enables atomic transactions across sovereign blockchains while preserving privacy.

Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Co-investorsUDHCUniversal DeFi Holding CompanyAndreessen HorowitzBNP ParibasCircle VenturesDRW Venture Capital+7 more

Catenacatena-nano.cominMay 2026 · $30M

The page is a blog post offering beginner tips for planning a first concrete pour, covering site preparation, forming, finishing, and curing.

Construction Tech

Co-investorsElevate VenturesIaso VenturesQED InvestorsAcrew CapitalBreyer CapitalGeneral Catalyst+6 more

Catena Labscatena.comin𝕏Jan 2025

Catena is building a financial institution for AI agents, combining a technology platform with a national trust bank that lets agents transact under human-defined policies with deterministic policy enforcement, audit trails, and verifiable agent identity.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Sean Neville(Founder)inMatt Venables(Founder)inBrice Stacey(Founder)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBreyer CapitalCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesOak HC/FT+10 more

Catenalabscatenalabs.xyzMay 2025

Catena is building a regulated national trust bank combined with a technology platform specifically for AI agents, enabling compliant transactions under human-defined policies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Sean Neville(CEO)Matt Venables(CTO)

Co-investorsCoinFundBalaji SrinivasanBreyer CapitalCircle VenturesCoinbase VenturesKevin Lin+1 more

CCP Gamesccpgames.comin

Fenris Creations (originally Loki margmiðlun) is a video game developer and publisher of interactive entertainment, known for the online game EVE Online launched in 2003.

ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentReykjavik, IS

Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesEmfarsisNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Thule InvestmentsAndreessen HorowitzGeneral Catalyst+3 more

Celoclabs.coin𝕏Apr 2019 · $30M

Celo Core Co. is the engineering and ecosystem team behind the Celo network, building core products, tools, and infrastructure for programmable rails in global finance rooted in Ethereum.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzPolychain Capital

Celocelo.org𝕏Apr 2019 · $30M

Celo is a blockchain network designed for stablecoin payments and global financial transactions, positioned as a Layer 2 solution built on Ethereum's ecosystem.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Marek Olszewski(Founder)Rene Reinsberg(Founder)Sep Kamvar(Founder)

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesCoinbase VenturesDWF LabsFuture Perfect VenturesMetastableOlima Ventures+8 more

Celocelohealth.comApr 2019 · $30M

Celo is a secure messaging and collaboration platform for healthcare care teams, available on iPhone, Android, and web.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsNZ Growth Capital PartnersAndreessen HorowitzElectric CapitalGreenfield OnePolychain Capital

Chiachia.netin𝕏May 2015

Chia develops an open-source blockchain network using Proof of Space Time consensus, designed to significantly reduce energy consumption compared to traditional proof-of-work systems.

AgTechCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintechSouth San Francisco, US

Bram Cohen(Founder)inRyan Singer(Founder)inGene Hoffman(Chief Executive Officer and President)inMisha Graboi(Chief Financial Officer)inVishal Kapoor(Chief Operating Officer)April Helliwell(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsBreyer CapitalCollab+CurrencyDCM Ventures+17 more

Circlecircle.gsin

Sort Express is a 3D puzzle game where players organize, match, and clear real-world objects across progressively harder levels.

Gaming

Co-investorsAPY VenturesFin CapitalPlay VenturesTIBAS VenturesBlackRockCastlelake Pte. Ltd.

Co:Createusecocreate.io𝕏

CO:CREATE is a free booking and payments platform for tattoo artists, letting clients book flash designs or submit custom requests, pay deposits and session payments via Stripe, and manage messages and scheduling in one place.

Creator EconomyMarketplacesSaaS

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFlori VenturesRareBreed Ventures

CoinSwitchcoinswitch.coin𝕏

CoinSwitch provides cryptocurrency trading, investing, and staking services for high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors in India.

Crypto & Web3FintechIndia, IN

Ashish Singhal(Founder)inVimal Sagar Tiwari(Founder)inGovind Soni(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesParadigmPeak XV PartnersRibbit CapitalTiger Global Management

Compoundcompound.finance

Compound is an Ethereum smart-contract protocol for supplying and borrowing crypto assets at algorithmically set interest rates.

Geoffrey Hayes(Founder)Robert Leshner(Founder)Jacob Schein(Founder)inJordan Gonen(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBig Candle CapitalBitDAOChapter OneCoinbase Ventures+14 more

Creatordaocreatordao.us𝕏Aug 2022

CreatorDAO provides funding, custom tooling, and training to online content creators.

Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Jonathan Wald(Founder)in

Co-investorsImmad AkhundKygoParis HiltonThe ChainsmokersMantis Capital6th Man Ventures+11 more

Cryptoysonchainstudios.comJun 2022 · $23M

Onchain Studios is a digital studio creating content and products for collectors, with a focus on web3 and digital collectibles.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMiami, US

Alfonso Martinez(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAcrew CapitalAnimoca BrandsCoinFundDapper LabsDraper Associates+4 more

Cryptoyscryptoys.com𝕏Jun 2022 · $23M

Digitoys is a platform for collecting and trading digital collectible toy characters available in tiered blind boxes (Adventurer, Elite, Hero).

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAnimoca BrandsCoinFundDapper LabsDraper Associates+5 more

Dapper Labsdapperlabs.comin𝕏

Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.

ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver

Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)inMikhael Naayem(Founder)inJody Rebak(Executive Officer)inMik Naayem(Founder)

BoardDavid Pakman(Director)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAppWorks VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsBond Capital ManagementChaos Ventures+46 more

Daylightgodaylight.comin𝕏Oct 2025 · $75M

Daylight builds a distributed energy network that allows homes to generate, store, and share power locally, while providing financing and grid operations services for the electrified home market.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Billie Simmons(Founder)Evan Caron(Founder)Jason Badeaux(Founder)Paul Barnes-Hoggett(Founder)Rob Curtis(Founder)Udit Patel(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesCrucible CapitalEv3 Ventures LlcLattice CapitalLattice Capital+8 more

Deeperdeeper.networkin𝕏Jun 2026 · $355M

Deeper Network makes Deeper Connect, a VPN router that provides whole-home and office network privacy, encryption, and built-in cybersecurity for all connected devices, including IoT.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityHardwareSanta Clara, US

Hui Liu(Director)Xiaoshuai (Cheryl) Liu(Director)

Co-investorsTaisu VenturesYoubi CapitalBNP ParibasBroadridgeCME VenturesCoinbase Ventures+3 more

DeSOdeso.org𝕏

DeSo is a layer-1 blockchain built to decentralize social media and power storage-heavy applications, enabling developers to build social networks, NFT marketplaces, and creator monetization tools with on-chain data and user-owned content.

Crypto & Web3Social

Nader Al-Naji(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzHyperchain CapitalTq Ventures Llc

Dfinitydfinity.orgin𝕏

DFINITY builds the Internet Computer, a decentralized cloud network that enables applications to run directly on the blockchain with persistent state, native HTTP serving, and built-in security without requiring external databases or a dedicated operations team.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Dominic Williams(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAmino CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAspect VenturesBollinger Investment GroupCoinFund+30 more

Districtjoindistrict.com

District is a member-owned community network for founders, investors, and leaders in technology, offering exclusive events, peer groups, mentorship, and programming focused on scaling high-growth companies.

Future of WorkSaaS

Michael Ma(District)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAudaciousPosition Ventures

dYdXdydx.xyzin𝕏Dec 2017

dYdX is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot and derivatives trading with features including deep liquidity, advanced order types, and instant market listings.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US

Antonio Juliano(dYdX Founder)inIvo Crnkovic-Rubsamen(CEO)inCharles d'Haussyin

Co-investors1confirmationAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalCapital B Private HoldingsDeFiance Capital+14 more

Dynamic Labs, Inc.dynamic.xyzin𝕏Jul 2023

Dynamic provides wallet and payment infrastructure for applications and platforms, enabling integration of blockchain-based transactions.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSNew York, US

Yoni Goldberg(Founder)inItai Turbahn(Founder)inJonatan Goldberg Kidon(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAsymmetricBreyer CapitalChapter OneHypersphere VenturesAlchemy Ventures

Ecoeco.comin𝕏

Eco provides a developer platform for stablecoin companies to enable cross-chain money movement without building underlying infrastructure.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Ryne Saxe(Founder)inAndy Bromberg(Founder)Henry Ault(Founder)

Co-investors1k(x)1kxActivant CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAusum VenturesChampion Hill Ventures+14 more

EigenCloudeigencloud.xyz𝕏Jun 2025

EigenCloud is a developer platform that adds cryptographic verifiability to data, computation, and AI inference, backed by slashable stake on EigenLayer.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investorsElectric CapitalEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)LemniscapRR2 CapitalAndreessen Horowitz

EigenLayereigenlayer.xyz𝕏

EigenCloud is a developer platform providing cryptographic trust primitives for applications and AI agents through verifiable computation, inference, and data availability backed by slashable stake on EigenLayer.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer Tools

Sreeram Kannan(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBitDAOBixin CapitalBixin VenturesBloccelerate VCBlockchain Capital+22 more

Entropywithentropy.aiinJan 2026

Entropy provides an AI-powered operating system for specialty healthcare practices that automates patient intake, eligibility verification, prior authorization, and revenue cycle management.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Rabii Malik(CEO)inHashim RehmanBen Walton(Software Engineer)Arooba Gill(Executive Assistant)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzByld VenturesCoinbase VenturesCur8 CapitalDragonfly+3 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

DayFiLoopNOD Games

Exits · 7

3 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 4

AngleOTC: ANPCFCoinbaseNasdaq: COINTownsCrypto token on Base/Ethereum; traded on Coinbase, Binance and others: TOWNSLessonlyacq. by Seismic

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has a16z crypto made?
a16z crypto has 177 tracked investments, 7 of which have exited, including 38 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does a16z crypto invest at?
a16z crypto invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What sectors does a16z crypto focus on?
a16z crypto focuses on Crypto & Web3.
Where is a16z crypto located?
a16z crypto is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does a16z crypto lead rounds?
a16z crypto typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does a16z crypto co-invest with?
a16z crypto most often shares deals with Coinbase Ventures, A.Capital Ventures, Paradigm, among 505 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does a16z crypto back?
Across 12 deals with disclosed amounts, a16z crypto has joined rounds of $2.5M – $175M (median $21.5M).

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