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.

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 & Web3GlobalMenlo Park

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Late Stage

Menlo Park, CA, US

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

AUM

$106.5B

Tracked investments

136

Team · 93 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Chris Dixon· Founder, Managing Partner𝕏

Chris Dixon combines Columbia-trained philosophical rigor and hands-on programming experience, as a managing partner and decade-long public advocate, to evaluate crypto projects encoding ownership and governance into token-powered read-write-own networks.

Eddy Lazzarin· General Partner· United Statesin 𝕏

Eddy Lazzarin is a General Partner at a16z crypto, where he works on the firm's portfolio and token strategy and helps identify, evaluate, and support new crypto networks and companies. Before joining the firm, he was a software engineer at Netflix building data ingestion systems and a data engineer at Facebook working on growth analytics and modeling for Messenger. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy-Neuroscience.

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.

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.

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.

Aiden Slavin· Policy Partner

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· Events

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-market

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· Talent

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 Lead

Emily Hinsch· Executive Assistant

Emily Westerhold· Finance Operations

Ertem Nusret Tas· Research

Fiona Kennedy· Security

Hedi Samar· Executive Assistant

Helen Stoddard· Events

Henri Kor· Finance

Hoang Nguyen· Design

Ian Dutra· Talent

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· Operations

Jason Rosenthal· Operating Partner

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· Finance

Josh Arnold· Government Affairs

Juliet Grier· Executive Assistant

Justin Simcock· Technical Operations

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 Officer

Kira Song· Finance

Madan Nagaldinne· People Practices

Maggie Hsu· Head of Go-to-market

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 Talent

Michael Chan· Finance

Michael Lee· Finance

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· Talent

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· Finance

Pranav Garimidi· Research Partner

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· Operations

Sara Boesen· Executive Assistant

Scott Duke Kominers· Research

Scott Walker· Chief Compliance Officer

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· Editorial

Tina Anderson· Executive Assistant

Tori Landrum· Office Administration

Victoria Butcher· Executive Assistant

Wendy Drpic· Executive Assistant

Whitney Owens· Executive Assistant

Wing Cheng· Finance

Xian Zhang· Finance

Zachary Gray· Legal

What they invest in

from 113 of 136 portfolio companies

Crypto & Web3 ×86Fintech ×44AI & Machine Learning ×22Data & Infrastructure ×19Developer Tools ×16Creator Economy ×14Enterprise Software ×13Gaming ×12

HQs:United States×31United Kingdom×3Switzerland×2India×1Iceland×1Nigeria×1

Investments · 136 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

Angleangle.moneyOTC: ANPCF

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)Brian Howlett(Director)Shane Booth(Executive Officer)Ian Griffiths(Executive Officer, Director)George Hvichia(Executive Officer)

Coinbasecoinbase.comin 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 & Web3FintechLos Angeles, US

Brian Armstrong(Founder/CEO)in

Aptosaptoslabs.comin 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)inAlin Tomescu(Head of Cryptography)Sasha Spiegelman(Head of Research)Zekun Li(Head of Blockchain)

Freaticfreatic.team𝕏✓ 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

Kairoskairos.trade✓ 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

Manifoldmanifold.xyz𝕏✓ verified

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

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3

RLY Networkrly.network𝕏✓ verified

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

Crypto & Web3Developer Tools

Votrevotre.xyzin 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 & Web3Fintech

a16z Speedruna16z.com

Alchemyalchemy.comin 𝕏

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

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechUnknown

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

Aleoaleo.org𝕏

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

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Michael Beller(Executive Officer)Howard Wu(Founder)in

AminoChainaminochain.ioin 𝕏

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)

BoardMichael Calvey(Director)

Anchorageanchorage.comin 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)Nathan McCauley(Co-founder)

Arpeggi Labsarpeggi.io

Kits provides AI-powered audio tools for music production, including custom voice generation, vocal isolation, stem separation, and mastering features for creators and producers.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSan Francisco, US

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

Arweavearweave.orgin

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)

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

Avalancheavax.networkin 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

Azra Gamesazragames.comin 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)

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 & Web3Developer Tools

Zac

Babylonbabylonlabs.ioin 𝕏

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

Babylon Biosciencesbabylon.bioin

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

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

BoardMichelle Arkin(PhD)

Bastionbastion.comin 𝕏

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

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Battleboundbattlebound.io

Los Angeles, US

Adam Hensel(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Ber Sarai Labsyupp.ai

Bitskibitski.com

San Francisco, US

Donald Dinch(Executive Officer, Director)Sriram Krishnan(Director)Steve Jang(Director)Julian Tescher(Executive Officer)

Blackbird.xyzblackbird.xyz

Catena Labscatenalabs.comin 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)

CCP Gamesccpgames.comin 𝕏

Fenris Creations develops and operates EVE Online, a massively multiplayer online game launched in 2003.

GamingReykjavik, IS

Celocelo.org𝕏

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

Chiachia.netin 𝕏

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 & InfrastructureFintechNew York, US

Bram Cohen(Founder)Gene Hoffman(Chief Executive Officer and President)Misha Graboi(Chief Financial Officer)Vishal Kapoor(Chief Operating Officer)Anders Petersen(Director)April Helliwell(Executive Officer, Director)

Co:Createusecocreate.io

Compoundcompound.finance

Cryptoysonchainstudios.com

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

ConsumerCreator Economy

Cryptoyscryptoys.com𝕏

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

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Gaming

Dapper Labsdapperlabs.comin 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)Dieter Shirley(Founder)Dietrich Shirley(Executive Officer)Jody Rebak(Executive Officer)Alex Shih(Director)Hamilton Helmer(Director)

Daylightdaylight.world

Daylightdaylight.aiin 𝕏

Daylight provides managed security services combining AI agents and human security experts to detect, investigate, and respond to threats for enterprise organizations.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

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

Dfinitydfinity.orgin 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)

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)

dYdXdydx.exchangein 𝕏

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

Crypto & Web3Fintech

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

Dynamic Labs, Inc.dynamic.xyzin 𝕏

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)

Ecoeco.comin 𝕏

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

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Eigen Layereigenlayer.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)

Entropyentropy.xyz

Espresso (Translucence Research Inc)espressosys.com𝕏

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 Tools

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

Andrew Durgee(Director)Youngro Lee(Director)Janine Yorio(Executive Officer, Director)

Fingerprints DAOfingerprintsdao.xyz𝕏

Flowonflow.org𝕏

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

Flow Carbonflowcarbon.comin 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 Good

Caroline Klatt(Executive Officer)Ilan Stern(Director)Dana Gibber(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Forta Networkforta.org𝕏

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

Foundationfoundation.app𝕏

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

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3

FWBfwb.help𝕏

FWB is a members-only community and cultural organization for artists, technologists, and builders that organizes events, funds projects, and operates as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

Creator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticSocialIdyllwild, US

Gensyngensyn.ai𝕏

Gensyn provides decentralized infrastructure for AI models to train, verify, trade, and evolve using cryptographic verification and on-chain identity mechanisms.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Goldengolden.com

Golden builds a self-constructing knowledge graph that combines artificial and human intelligence to automatically map and reconcile human knowledge from millions of disparate sources.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jude Gomila(Founder)

Hallidayhalliday.xyzin 𝕏

Halliday builds a unified, cross-chain payments platform that enables users to onramp, swap, and execute on-chain actions across multiple blockchain networks.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaS

Improbableimprobable.ioin 𝕏

Improbable is a venture builder and technology company that creates and scales ventures in AI, Web3, and the metaverse, drawing on over a decade of experience in large-scale multiplayer technology and virtual worlds.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechCambridge, GB

Herman Narula(Founder)Rob Whitehead(Co-founder)Aaron Alexander Neale(Executive Officer)Chris Dixon(Director)Patrick Andrew Timoney(Executive Officer)Samuel Mark Kalnins(Executive Officer)

Incentionincention.io𝕏

A fan community platform that recognizes and rewards user-generated content about films and entertainment franchises, connecting fans directly to studios.

Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Iron Fishironfish.network𝕏

Iron Fish is a zero-knowledge Layer-1 blockchain that provides optional privacy features for cryptocurrency assets across multiple chains.

Crypto & Web3

Irreverent Labsirreverentlabs.com

Sheridan, US

Rahul Sood(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Frequently asked questions

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.

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

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

Unchained · Chris Dixon

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

Bloomberg Technology · Chris Dixon

Guy Wuollet of a16z crypto on Where Cosmos & Ethereum Collide

Nebular · Guy Wuollet

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