Michael Blau
Former Investor at Andreessen Horowitz
St. Louis, Missouri
Writes $500K – $40M checks · typically $20M
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About
Michael Blau is Head of Product at Royal.io. He previously served as a deal partner on Andreessen Horowitz's crypto investment team and worked as an analyst in BlackRock's Portfolio Analytics Group. He holds a finance and computer science degree from Washington University in St. Louis and has created NFTs under the alias x0r, in addition to performing magic professionally.
Experience
- Royal.ioChief Technology Officercurrent2025 — present
- Andreessen HorowitzInvestment Partner - a16z Crypto2022 — 2025New York, United States
- Andreessen HorowitzDeal Analyst - a16z Crypto2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- BlackRockPortfolio Analytics Group Summer Analyst2019 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
- David Blaine ProductionsMagic Assistant2017New York City Metropolitan Area
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Blau?
- Michael Blau is Head of Product at Royal.io. He previously served as a deal partner on Andreessen Horowitz's crypto investment team and worked as an analyst in BlackRock's Portfolio Analytics Group. He holds a finance and computer science degree from Washington University in St. Louis and has created NFTs under the alias x0r, in addition to performing magic professionally.
- What check size does Michael Blau write?
- Michael Blau typically writes checks of $500K – $40M.
- Where did Michael Blau go to school?
- Michael Blau studied at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School (Bachelor's degree, Magna Cum Laude, Finance and Computer Science).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Andreessen Horowitz362
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