Daren Matsuoka
InvestorPartner at a16z crypto · Investor at Andreessen Horowitz
San Francisco Bay Area
About
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.
Invests in
Crypto & Web3
Experience
- Andreessen HorowitzHead of Data and Fund Strategy, Cryptocurrent2021 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
- Silicon Valley BankData Science, SVB Capital2014 — 2021Menlo Park, CA
- Morgan StanleyFinancial Training Program2012 — 2014Greater Sacramento
- State StreetFund Accounting Intern2013Greater Sacramento
Skills & more
PythonSQLTypeScriptReact.jsGitHubFigma (Software)HTMLCascading Style Sheets (CSS)Data AnalysisFinanceMicrosoft ExcelInvestments
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EconomicsEntrepreneurshipPortfolio ManagementAccountingFinancial AnalysisBankingTradingVenture CapitalVisual BasicDatabasesTableauJavaScriptFrom Daren's professional profile.
Colleagues at a16z crypto
Aiden Slavin
Policy at a16z crypto
Ali Yahya
General Partner at a16z crypto
Alisha Litman
Events at a16z crypto
Andrew Hall
Research Advisor at a16z crypto
Andrew Lakis
Finance at a16z crypto
Anthony Albanese
Chief Operating Officer at a16z crypto
Aubree Pelaez
Office Administration at a16z crypto
Ben Napier
Government Affairs at a16z crypto
Network9
Chris DixonScout
Founder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz
Alex RampellScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Angela StrangeScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Anjney MidhaScout
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Andrew Chen
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Alex Immerman
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Ali Yahya
General Partner at a16z crypto
Andrew Lee
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Anish Acharya
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Daren Matsuoka?
- 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.
- Where does Daren Matsuoka work?
- Daren Matsuoka is Partner at a16z crypto.
- What does Daren Matsuoka invest in?
- Daren Matsuoka invests in Crypto & Web3.
- Where did Daren Matsuoka go to school?
- Daren Matsuoka studied at University of California, Davis; Cupertino High School.
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