How many investments has a16z crypto made?

a16z crypto has 124 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does a16z crypto invest at?

a16z crypto invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage 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 407 tracked co-investors.

What size deals does a16z crypto back?

Across 5 deals with disclosed amounts, a16z crypto has joined rounds of $2.5M – $28M (median $15M).

a16z crypto

Venture capital

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 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.

Invests inCrypto & Web3 Global Menlo Park

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Late Stage

Menlo Park, CA, US

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Last 12 months

20 investments

AUM

$106.5B

Tracked investments

153

Team · 93 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Chris Dixon· Founder, Managing Partner· San Francisco, CAin 𝕏

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.

Eddy Lazzarin· Chief Technology Officer, a16z crypto· United Statesin 𝕏

Eddy Lazzarin is Chief Technology Officer at a16z crypto, having joined the firm in 2019 as a data scientist and investing partner before becoming Head of Engineering in 2021. He leads the firm's engineering, data science, research, and security teams. Prior to a16z, he held data science and engineering roles at Facebook and Netflix.

Ali Yahya· General Partner· United Statesin 𝕏

Ali Yahya leverages Google Brain and Google X robotics to invest in crypto infrastructure builders, promoting a network flywheel model and urging founders to build coordination engines with 30-year horizons.

Elizabeth Harkavy· Investment Partner· San Francisco, California, United Statesin 𝕏

Elizabeth Harkavy focuses on web2.5 infrastructure bridging legacy web2 and on-chain systems, bringing founding‑engineer experience at Corsali, NASA JPL reinforcement‑learning research, MIT degrees, and hands‑on mentorship.

Guy Wuollet· General Partner· United Statesin 𝕏

Guy Wuollet leverages hands-on Protocol Labs research to invest in foundational crypto infrastructure—wallets, identity, liquidity—advocates DePIN to tokenize telecoms, energy, transportation, and explores AI–crypto agentic commerce.

Noah Levine· Investing Partner, Crypto

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.

Jay Drain· Investment Partner· New York, New York, United Statesin

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.

Aiden Slavin· Policy Partnerin

Aiden Slavin is Policy Partner at a16z crypto, where he works on the firm's global web3 policy objectives. Before joining the firm, he led crypto policy initiatives across government and industry at the World Economic Forum, covering DAOs, decentralized ID, and the metaverse, and earlier worked on decentralized ID governance and standards. He was previously affiliated with the University of Oxford and Columbia University.

Alisha Litman· Eventsin

Andrew Hall· Research Advisor· Stanford, California, United Statesin

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

Anthony Albanese· Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer· New York, New York, United Statesin 𝕏

Anthony Albanese is Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of a16z crypto, where he oversees operating teams spanning legal, regulatory, policy, compliance, network governance and operations, trading operations, security, marketing/comms, and talent, and advises portfolio companies on strategy, hiring, and scaling. He previously served as chief regulatory officer of the New York Stock Exchange and as 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 partner at Weil Gotshal specializing in securities litigation and corporate governance. He holds a JD from St. John's University School of Law and a BA from Union College, and clerked for Judge Joseph W. Bellacosa on the New York State Court of Appeals.

Aubree Pelaez· Office Administration

Ben Napier· Government Affairs

Benjamin Wu· Talent

Bill Hinman· Advisor

Blake Saari· Technical Operations

Brooke Sheresky· Talent

Carl Agnelli· Security

Charlie Keinath· Talent

Christian Crowley· Go-to-marketin

Claudia Picanco· Human Resources

Collin McCune· Head of Government Affairs

Collin McCune is Head of Government Affairs at Andreessen Horowitz, where he leads 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, where he worked on initiatives including the CARES Act and legislation on digital assets, stablecoins, and financial technology. He previously held roles at the House Rules Committee and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and holds a B.A. in public policy from Franklin & Marshall College.

Conner Lyons Brown· Technical Operations

Dan Boneh· Senior Research Advisor

Danielle Shea· Talentin

Daren Matsuoka· Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain 𝕏

Daren Matsuoka is a partner on the crypto investment team at a16z, where he works with deal flow and portfolio companies using data derived from public blockchains. He was previously a Data Scientist at SVB Capital, where he built and managed a data and analytics platform, and earlier completed financial training programs at Morgan Stanley and State Street. He earned a B.S. in Economics and Computer Science from UC Davis.

David Sverdlov· Regulatory

Denise Gonzalez· Executive Assistant

Drew Coffman· Social Media Leadin

Emily Hinsch· Executive Assistant

Emily Westerhold· Finance Operationsin

Ertem Nusret Tas· Researchin

Fiona Kennedy· Security

Hedi Samar· Executive Assistant

Helen Stoddard· Events

Henri Kor· Finance

Hoang Nguyen· Designin

Ian Dutra· Talentin

Ittai Abraham· Research

Jai Ramaswamy· Chief Legal Officer

Jai Ramaswamy is Chief Legal Officer at Andreessen Horowitz, where he oversees the legal and compliance functions. He was previously Chief Risk & Compliance Officer at cLabs (working on Celo), and earlier held risk and compliance roles as Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Capital One and Global Head of AML Compliance Risk Management at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch. Before entering the private sector, he spent over a decade at the Justice Department, including as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York and 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

Jean Reilly· Executive Assistant

Jeremy Zhang· Partner

Jeremy Zhang is a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz working in engineering for the Crypto team, where he builds internal platforms supporting the firm's fund strategy and external industry reports and public goods. He previously was a software engineer at Ramp on its reporting and financial intelligence product, and participated in the Spring 2023 Crypto Startup Accelerator cohort in Santa Monica. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from Harvard University.

Joachim Neu· Postdoc Research Associate

Joachim Neu is a postdoc research associate at a16z crypto. He completed a PhD at Stanford under David Tse. His research centers on blockchain consensus and decentralized-systems security, with additional interests in distributed computing and systems, applied cryptography, and networking and communications.

Joey Burleson· Legal

Jonathan Wong· Financein

Josh Arnold· Government Affairs

Juliet Grier· Executive Assistant

Justin Simcock· Technical Operationsin

Justin Thaler· Research Partner𝕏

Justin Thaler is a Research Partner at a16z and an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, focusing on verifiable computing, complexity theory, and algorithms for large data sets. In 2011 he built the first implementation of a general-purpose interactive proof system, and he wrote the survey "Proofs, Arguments, and Zero-Knowledge" and co-created the open-source streaming algorithms library Apache DataSketches. He previously worked as a Research Scientist at Yahoo Labs and earned his PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University.

Kate Dellolio· Compliance

Katherine Schoebel· Executive Assistant

Kim Milosevich· Chief Marketing Officerin

Kira Song· Finance

Madan Nagaldinne· People Practices

Maggie Hsu· Head of Go-to-marketin

Matt Gleason· Security Engineer

Matt Gleason is a security engineer at a16z crypto, where he supports portfolio companies with application security, incident response, and audit needs. He has conducted code audits and identified and helped remediate critical vulnerabilities before project deployment. He previously worked as a security consultant at a boutique security consultancy 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· Financein

Michael Lee· Financein

Michael Reed· Partner, Government Affairs

Michael Reed is a Partner on the a16z Government Affairs team, where he leads engagement with House Democrats. Before joining a16z, he worked as Senior Advisor to House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Senior Advisor and Director of Member Services for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman. He has also held policy roles with the National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, and has advised numerous political campaigns.

Michael Zhu· Research Engineer𝕏

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

Michele Korver· Head of Regulatory

Michele Korver is Head of Regulatory at a16z crypto, where she helps web3 portfolio companies navigate regulation and liaises with government agencies and policymakers. She spent more than 25 years in government and law enforcement, beginning as a U.S. Secret Service Special Agent and then serving over a decade as a federal prosecutor focused on money laundering and transnational organized crime, later becoming the DOJ's first Digital Currency Counsel and subsequently Chief Digital Currency Advisor at FinCEN. She holds a B.A. from the University of Florida and a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law.

Mike Jones· Talentin

Miles Jennings· Head of Policy & General Counsel𝕏

Miles Jennings is Head of Policy and General Counsel at a16z crypto, advising the firm and its portfolio companies on decentralization, DAOs, governance, NFTs, and securities law. He has worked in the crypto sector since 2017, beginning with ConsenSys, and previously served as a partner at Latham & Watkins where he co-chaired its global blockchain and cryptocurrency task force. He has advised numerous crypto startups and venture firms and helped design investment structures used in the sector.

Noah Citron· Head of Engineering

Noah Citron is Head of Engineering at a16z crypto, where he supports portfolio companies with technical challenges and contributes to open source projects centered on core protocol infrastructure in the Ethereum ecosystem. Before a16z, he led smart contract development at Index Coop, building systems for decentralized indices and leverage tokens. He studied electrical engineering and computer science at Duke University, leaving after his junior year to work in crypto full time.

Patrick McHenry· Senior Advisor

Patrick Sutton· Communications

Paul Cafiero· Communications

Peter Chan· Financein

Pranav Garimidi· Research Partnerin

Pranav Garimidi is a research partner at a16z crypto, where he studies mechanism design and algorithmic game theory in the context of blockchain systems, with a focus on how incentives interact across the blockchain stack. He previously studied at Columbia University, graduating with a degree in Computer Science.

Pyrs Carvolth· Go-to-market

Robert Hackett· Editorial

Samantha Gelt· Operationsin

Sara Boesen· Executive Assistant

Scott Duke Kominers· Research

Scott Walker· Chief Compliance Officerin

Scott Walker is the Chief Compliance Officer at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), overseeing the firm's regulatory compliance. He previously worked at the SEC as Senior Special Examiner & Counsel for Blockchain Technology, co-chairing the Digital Assets working group in the Division of Examinations, and held roles in the Division of Corporation Finance and the Investment Adviser & Investment Company Program. Before regulatory work he was Vice President & Counsel at BlackRock, and he teaches securities and blockchain technology as an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School.

Sonal Chokshi· Editor in Chief

Stephanie Zinn· Editorial

SungMo Park· Head of APAC go-to-market

Sydney Paul· Partner, Government Affairs

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 Research· New York City Metropolitan Areain 𝕏

Tim Roughgarden is Head of Research at a16z crypto and a professor in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University. Before Columbia, he taught computer science at Stanford for 15 years, after earning a PhD at Cornell and completing a postdoc at UC Berkeley. His work spans the intersection of computer science and economics, including the design, analysis, and limitations of algorithms.

Tim Sullivan· Editorialin

Tina Anderson· Executive Assistant

Tori Landrum· Office Administration

Victoria Butcher· Executive Assistant

Wendy Drpic· Executive Assistant

Whitney Owens· Executive Assistantin

Wing Cheng· Finance

Xian Zhang· Finance

Zachary Gray· Legal

What they invest in

from 134 of 153 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×98Fintech ×51AI & Machine Learning ×30Data & Infrastructure ×24Developer Tools ×21Creator Economy ×16Enterprise Software ×15Gaming ×15

HQs:United States×59United Kingdom×6Switzerland×1India×1Iceland×1Nigeria×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 79 portfolio companies

52%

solo founders

41 of 79 mapped founding teams

76%

repeat founders

of 72 founders with career history

~2 yrs

old at investment

median across 11 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×412 founders×233 founders×114+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 66 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Princeton University ×4Ateneo de Manila University ×3Duke University ×3University of Oxford ×3University of Pennsylvania ×3Yale University ×3Brown University ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 72 founders with career history

ConsenSys ×5Goldman Sachs ×5Coinbase ×4Facebook ×4Google ×3Meta ×3Stanford University ×3Uber ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×5 Entrepreneur First ×2

7 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 68 with degree data)

Investments · 153 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 16 2025 · 8 2024 · 5 2023 · 5 2022 · 1 2021 · 1 2017 · 1 2015 · 340 dated

Angleangle.moneyOTC: ANPCFFeb 2015

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)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Wintermute

Coinbasecoinbase.com in 𝕏Nasdaq: 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(Co-founder & CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Co-founder)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)Alesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)Paul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)Lawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)

Co-investors1confirmation A.Capital Ventures Acrew Capital Andreessen Horowitz Ansa Capital ARK Investment Management +53 more

Townstowns.com in 𝕏Crypto 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)Brian Meek(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)Patrick Fives(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsCoinbase Ventures Framework Ventures Signia Venture Partners 8-Bit Capital Andreessen Horowitz Benchmark

Aptosaptoslabs.com in 𝕏✓ 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(CEO and Co-Founder)inMo Shaikh(Founder)Alin Tomescu(Head of Cryptography)Sasha Spiegelman(Head of Research)Zekun Li(Head of Blockchain)

Co-investorsDragonfly Andreessen Horowitz Arrington Capital Bixin Capital Bixin Ventures Coinbase Ventures +6 more

Digital Assetdigitalasset.com in 𝕏✓ 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)in

Co-investorsR136 Ventures Alumni Ventures BNP Paribas Broadridge CME Ventures Coinbase Ventures +8 more

Freaticfreatic.team 𝕏Sep 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 Horowitz Archetype Electric Capital Placeholder

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 Horowitz Techstars

Manifoldmanifold.xyz 𝕏✓ 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 Capital Andreessen Horowitz Samsung Next Todd and Rahul’s Angel Fund

RLY Networkrly.network in 𝕏✓ verified

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

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Co-investorsAltos Ventures Coinbase Ventures Hashed TransLink Capital Canaan Partners

The Better Money Companybettermoney.com in 𝕏Mar 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)Adam Zuckerman(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsBoxGroup

Votrevotre.xyz in 𝕏✓ 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 Ventures Web3com Ventures MaC Venture Capital

a16z Speedruna16z.com

Co-investorsA16Z Speedrun Beast Ventures Beyond Earth Ventures Booz Allen Ventures Digerati Investments Integra Groupe+6 more

Alchemyalchemy.com in 𝕏

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

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintech

Nikil Viswanathan(Co-Founder and CEO)inJoe Lau(Co-Founder and President)

Co-investorsPantera Capital DCVC (Data Collective)Founders Fund 3cubed Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Archetype +20 more

Aleoaleo.org 𝕏

Aleo is a Layer-1 blockchain platform powered by zero-knowledge cryptography that enables private, programmable, and scalable applications.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechReno, US

Howard Wu(Founder)inMichael Beller(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCoinbase Ventures A.Capital Ventures Ambush Capital Digital Currency Group Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Haun Ventures +8 more

AminoChainaminochain.io in 𝕏Aug 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-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Lightshift Capital Rosecliff Ventures Antler Plug and Play Ventures

Anchorageanchorage.com in 𝕏

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(Co-Founder and President)inNathan McCauley(CEO and Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz GIC Amplify Partners Blockchain Capital Delta Blockchain Dragonfly +13 more

Arpeggi Labsarpeggi.io in 𝕏Jan 2023

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-investors1confirmation Andreessen Horowitz Justin “3LAU” Blau

Arweavearweave.org in 𝕏

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 & CEO)

Co-investors1k(x)1kx Advanced Blockchain Andreessen Horowitz Arrington Capital Big Brain Holdings +22 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

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Cosmic Venture Partners Haun Ventures The Players' Impact Velvet Sea Ventures Kleiner Perkins +1 more

Avalancheavax.network in 𝕏

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)in

Co-investorsAegis Ventues Andreessen Horowitz Andromeda Capital BaseTwo Big Brain Holdings Big Candle Capital +25 more

Azra Gamesazragames.com in 𝕏

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(CEO)inDavid Scurfield(Executive Officer, Director)Sonny Mayugba(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardFranklin Bi(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Bollinger Investment Group Coinbase Ventures NFX Pantera Capital Play Ventures +1 more

Aztecaztec.network 𝕏

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(Founding CEO)inZachary Williamson(Founding CTO & Current CEO)inArnaud Schenk(Cofounder)inJoe Andrews(Cofounder & Head of Product)in

Co-investorsA.Capital Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Coinbase Ventures ConsenSys Mesh Entrepreneur First Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.+8 more

Babylonbabylonlabs.io in 𝕏Jan 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 & Web3

Fisher Yu(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Basecamp Fund Castle Island Ventures Hack VC IOSG Ventures +3 more

Babylon Biosciencesbabylon.bio inJan 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 Capital K5 Global Launch House Long Journey Ventures Metaplanet Paradigm

Bastionbastion.com in 𝕏Sep 2025

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

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Coinbase Ventures Samsung Next Sancus Ventures Sony Ventures Corporation Hashed +1 more

Battleboundbattlebound.ioFeb 2022

Los Angeles, US

Adam Hensel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

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)in

BoardSriram Krishnan(Director)inSteve Jang(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Coinbase Ventures Justin “3LAU” Blau Kindred Ventures Serena Ventures Winklevoss Capital +2 more

Blackbird.xyzblackbird.xyz in

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

Ben Leventhal(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Coinbase Ventures Mischief Multicoin Capital QED Investors Shine Capital +2 more

Catena Labscatena.com in 𝕏

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(CEO, Founder)inMatt Venables(CTO, Founder)in

Co-investorsAcrew Capital Breyer Capital Coinbase Ventures Oak HC/FT QED Investors Multicoin Capital +3 more

Catena Labscatenalabs.com in 𝕏

Catena is building a financial institution purpose-built for AI agents, combining a technology platform with a national trust bank to provide regulated banking with deterministic policy enforcement and immutable audit trails.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Sean Neville(CEO)Matt Venables(CTO)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Acrew Capital Multicoin Capital Paradigm Robot Ventures Sequoia Capital

CCP Gamesccpgames.com in

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 Ventures Emfarsis New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Thule Investments Andreessen Horowitz General Catalyst

Celocelo.org 𝕏

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

Co-investorsA.Capital Ventures Coinbase Ventures Future Perfect Ventures Valor Capital Group Andreessen Horowitz Electric Capital +1 more

Chiachia.net in 𝕏May 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, Chairman of the Board, Chief Technology Officer (former CEO 2019-2022))Ryan Singer(Co-Founder (former CEO, 2017-2019))Gene Hoffman(President and Chief Executive Officer; also Co-CEO of Permuto Capital)inMisha Graboi(Chief Financial Officer)Vishal Kapoor(Chief Operating Officer)April Helliwell(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Andromeda Capital Breyer Capital Collab+Currency DCM Ventures Draft Ventures Llc +7 more

Circlecircle.gs in

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

Gaming

Co-investorsPlay Ventures Castlelake Pte. Ltd.

Co:Createusecocreate.io 𝕏

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 Horowitz Flori Ventures RareBreed Ventures

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)

Co-investorsAbstract Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Big Candle Capital BitDAO Chapter One Coinbase Ventures +9 more

Cryptoysonchainstudios.com

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 Horowitz Acrew Capital Animoca Brands CoinFund Draper Associates

Cryptoyscryptoys.com 𝕏

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

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming

Co-investorsAcrew Capital Andreessen Horowitz Animoca Brands CoinFund Draper Associates Miami Angels

Dapper Labsdapperlabs.com in 𝕏

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)Mikhael Naayem(Executive Officer)Jody Rebak(Executive Officer)

BoardDavid Pakman(Director)inAlex Shih(Director)

Co-investorsA.Capital Ventures Andreessen Horowitz AppWorks Ventures Chaos Ventures Chapter One Coatue Management +32 more

Daylightgodaylight.com in 𝕏Oct 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

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Coinbase Ventures Crucible Capital Ev3 Ventures Llc Lattice Capital Bain Capital Ventures +5 more

Daylightdaylight.world

Deeperdeeper.network in 𝕏Jun 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-investorsYoubi Capital BNP Paribas Broadridge CME Ventures Coinbase Ventures HSBC +2 more

DeSOdeso.org 𝕏

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 Horowitz Tq Ventures Llc

Dfinitydfinity.org in 𝕏

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)

Co-investorsAcrew Capital Amino Capital Andreessen Horowitz Aspect Ventures Bollinger Investment Group Continue Capital +13 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)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Audacious Position Ventures

dYdXdydx.exchange in 𝕏Dec 2017

dYdX is a decentralized exchange for trading perpetuals that uses zero-knowledge proofs to provide security and privacy.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Antonio Juliano(Founder)inIvo Crnkovic-Rubsamen(CEO)

Co-investors1confirmation Abstract Ventures Andreessen Horowitz BR Capital DeFiance Capital Dragonfly +8 more

Dynamic Labs, Inc.dynamic.xyz in 𝕏Jul 2023

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

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSNew York, US

Yoni GoldberginItai Turbahn(Executive Officer, Director)inJonatan Goldberg Kidon(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Breyer Capital Chapter One Hypersphere Ventures Asymmetric

Ecoeco.com in 𝕏

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

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Ryne Saxe(Founder)in

Co-investors1k(x)1kx Activant Capital Andreessen Horowitz Ausum Ventures Champion Hill Ventures +10 more

EigenCloudeigencloud.xyz 𝕏Jun 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 Capital Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.L2 Iterative Ventures (L2IV)Lemniscap RR2 Capital Andreessen Horowitz

EigenLayereigenlayer.xyz 𝕏

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)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz BitDAO Bixin Capital Bixin Ventures Bloccelerate VC Blockchain Capital +19 more

Entropywithentropy.ai inJan 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(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator Andreessen Horowitz Coinbase Ventures Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Robot Ventures

Entropyentropy.xyzDefunct

Entropy was an a16z-backed decentralized crypto custody and threshold-signing network that wound down in January 2026.

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Coinbase Ventures Figment Variant Fund

Espresso (Translucence Research Inc)espressosys.com in 𝕏Mar 2024 · $28M

Espresso Systems builds Ethereum infrastructure and blockchain systems with a focus on practical solutions for developers and users within the crypto ecosystem.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew York, US

Ben Fisch(Chief Executive Officer)inCharles Lu(Chief Operating Officer)Benedikt Bünz(Chief Scientist)Jill Gunter(Chief Strategy Officer)Fernando Krell(VP Engineering)Ellie Davidson(Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsAlameda Research Andreessen Horowitz Blockchain Capital Coinbase Ventures Electric Capital Gemini Frontier Fund +8 more

EveryRealmeveryrealm.com

Everyrealm develops infrastructure and deploys capital for crypto and community-driven projects, investing in and building across blockchain protocols and platforms to connect digital economies.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3GamingSocialLakeville, US

Janine Yorio(CEO, Co-Founder)inJesse Stein(Co-Founder)in

BoardAndrew Durgee(Director)Youngro Lee(Director)

Co-investorsHashed Andreessen Horowitz Coinbase Ventures D1 Ventures Fermion

FingerprintsDAOfingerprintsdao.xyz 𝕏

Token-based DAO that curates and collects blockchain-native art, from Autoglyphs to artist collaborations.

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Divergence Narcissus Ventures Standard Crypto Wintermute Variant Fund

Flowonflow.org 𝕏

Flow is a blockchain network designed for consumer decentralized finance applications, offering institutional-grade financial products, yield optimization, and automated strategies with features like prediction markets, home equity credit lines, and scheduled transactions that require no cryptocurrency knowledge.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsAppWorks Ventures Ceras Ventures Multicoin Capital Valor Capital Group White Paper Capital Youbi Capital

Flowcarbonflowcarbon.com in 𝕏

Flowcarbon provides financing solutions including project finance, private credit, and transferable tax credits for infrastructure, waste-to-value, and niche energy sectors.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechImpact & Social GoodNew York, US

Caroline Klatt(Executive Officer)inDana Gibber(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inIlan Stern(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz RSE Ventures Samsung Next Vibe Capital General Catalyst

Forta Networkforta.org 𝕏

Forta provides onchain security and compliance monitoring through a firewall platform that detects and prevents malicious transactions, smart contract exploits, and compliance risks for teams building blockchain applications.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Blockchain Capital Collider Ventures Digital Currency Group NIV Node Capital +4 more

Foundationfoundation.app 𝕏

Foundation was a non-custodial platform for NFT trading and creator monetization.

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3

Kayvon Tehranian(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Designer Fund Draft Ventures Llc Justin “3LAU” Blau Standard Crypto

Exits · 4

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

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

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

W4 Games Raises $18 Million in Series B Funding

Ready Player Me · auganix.org · Aug 25, 2026

Entropy - Pricing Private Markets - Alea Research

Entropy · alearesearch.substack.com · Aug 25, 2026

Kairos Pharma expects to combine every seven shares into one on Sept. 1

Kairos · stocktitan.net · Aug 21, 2026

Kairos Pharma expects to combine every seven shares into one on Sept. 1

Kairos · stocktitan.net · Aug 21, 2026

Why Talos Energy Inc.’s (TALO) Stock Is Up 5.01% | AAII

Talos · aaii.com · Aug 19, 2026

Decentralized Finance Protocol Compound Approves Budget For Institutional DeFi Expansion Efforts | Crowdfund Insider

Compound · crowdfundinsider.com · Aug 18, 2026

OpenSea founder pivoted to AI — and won

OpenSea · protos.com · Aug 17, 2026

NFIB index shows small business optimism has risen

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has a16z crypto made?: a16z crypto has 124 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 8 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does a16z crypto invest at?: a16z crypto invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage 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 407 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does a16z crypto back?: Across 5 deals with disclosed amounts, a16z crypto has joined rounds of $2.5M – $28M (median $15M).

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

a16z Crypto Managing Partner Chris Dixon Live on TBPN

TBPN · Chris Dixon

State Of Crypto 2025 | a16z Crypto — Eddy Lazzarin & Daren Matsuoka

Bankless · Eddy Lazzarin

Chris Dixon Fireside: The Next Era of the Open Internet | Chris Dixon - a16z crypto

ETHDenver · Chris Dixon

Andreessen Horowitz GP Chris Dixon on Crypto, AI, and Web3

Turpentine VC · Chris Dixon

A16z Crypto's Chris Dixon Sees a Crypto 'Renaissance'

Bloomberg Technology · Chris Dixon

A16z Crypto’s Chris Dixon on How Blockchains Can Save the Internet - Ep. 601

Unchained · Chris Dixon

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