Andreessen Horowitz

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Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm that supports daring entrepreneurs who are creating the future with technology.

Category:

Crypto-Native Fund

Founded: 2009

Location: United States

Team

Chris Dixon

Founding Partner

Marc Andreessen

Co-Founder

Ben Horowitz

Co-Founder

Arianna Simpson

General Partner

Noah Citron

Engineering Partner

Robert Hackett

Operating Partner

Sriram Krishnan

General Partner

Christopher Lyons

General Partner

Guy Wuollet

Partner

Eddy Lazzarin

CTO

Carra Wu

Partner

Jonathan Lai

General Partner

Ali Yahya

General Partner

Jason Rosenthal

Operating Partner

Michael Blau

Investment Partner

Pyrs Carvolth

Partner

Maggie Hsu

Partner

Daren Matsuoka

Venture Partner

Daniel Reynaud

Research Engineering Partner

Bill Hinman

Advisory Partner

Anjney Midha

General Partner

Anthony Albanese

Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officer

Andrew Chen

General Partner

Kim Milosevich

CMO

Sonal Chokshi

Editor in Chief

Miles Jennings

General Counsel

Tim Roughgarden

Head of Research

Brian Quintenz

Head of Policy

Ish Verduzco

Head of Social and Community

Michele Korver

Head of Regulatory

Craig Naylor

Head of Talent

Collin McCune

Head of Government Affairs

Investment Map

Investment Size

Investments

Yield Guild Games

Web3 gaming guild

Avalanche

Decentralized blockchain

Aptos

Scalable layer 1 blockchain

Story Protocol

Powering web3 narrative universes via story legos

Morpho

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

Mythical Games

Game technology studio

Optimism

Ethereum L2 solution using optimistic rollup technology

EigenLayer

The Ethereum Restaking Collective

Worldcoin

Inclusive cryptocurrency network

zkSync

A scaling and privacy engine for Ethereum

Sui

Layer 1 blockchain

Uniswap

Decentralized trading protocol

Lido

Liquid staking solution

NEAR Protocol

Layer-one blockchain

Dapper Labs

Fun and games on the blockchain

Helium

Decentralized network of wireless Hotspots

Yuga Labs

The company behind BAYC

NYM

Building the next generation of privacy infrastructure

Opensea

NFT marketplace

dYdX

Decentralized Exchange

Solana

High performance underlying blockchain

Celo

Mobile-first public chain

Arweave

Decentralized Data Storage Protocol

Ripple

International remittance solution

Sky

Decentralized lending platform

Compound

Decentralized lending platform

Coinbase

Cryptocurrency exchange

Phantom

Solana wallet built for DeFi & NFTs

Farcaster

Decentralized social network

Mirror

Create and collect the best writing in Web3

Acquired

Espresso Systems

Global confirmation layer

Aztec Network

Ethereum Privacy Extension Layer

Talos

Institutional-grade technology infrastructure

Syndicate

Decentralized investment protocol and social network

Axie Infinity

NFT-based online video game

Alchemy

Web3 development platform

Aleo

Platform for private applications

Goldfinch

Decentralized credit protocol

Nansen

All-in-one analysis platform

Anchorage

Crypto custodian for institutional investors

Forte

On-chain compliance solution

Coinswitch

India cryptocurrency exchange

Forta Network

Blockchain real-time detection network

Axoni

Financial market infrastructure provider

Internet Computer / Dfinity

Open-source blockchain network

Filecoin

Decentralized storage network

Blackbird

Web3 loyalty and payments company

Halliday

Solution to enable ownership of blockchain game assets through later payment

Iron Fish

Common Privacy Layer for Web3

Acquired

Balance

Web3 experience infrastructure

Yellow Card

Cryptocurrency exchange

Azra Games

Blockchain games company

Daylight

Distributed energy protocol

Bitski

NFT storefronts for creators

Acquired

NEBRA

Proof aggregation service on Ethereum

MadWorld

Apocalyptic NFT Shooting Game

PROOF

The company behind Moonbirds

Acquired

Friends With Benefits

DAO of cultural creators, thinkers, and builders

Kiln

Enterprise-grade staking technology provider

Proof of Play

Web3 Games Studio

Bastion

Combining web2 experiences with web3 infrastructure

Irreverent Labs

Blockchain games company

Linera

Layer1 blockchain

Sound.xyz

Music NFT platform

Fractal

NFT Game Market

PLAI Labs

Building the next generation of social platforms leveraging AI and web3

PartyDAO

Decentralized NFT Bidding Organization

Co:Create

NFT infrastructure protocol

Improbable

Metaverse technology company

Everyrealm

Gateway to the metaverse real estate

Sovrun

NFT asset factory

League of Kingdoms

Blockchain MMO strategy games

Autograph

NFT platform

DELV

An open source protocol for fixed and variable yield markets

Angle Protocol

Novel stablecoin framework

DESO

Decentralized social blockchain

XMTP

The communication protocol and network for Web3 and crypto

TrueFi

Uncollateralized lending protocol

Eco

All-in-one digital wallet

Chia

Blockchain and smart transaction platform

Flow

Decentralized, and developer-friendly blockchain

Handshake

Decentralized naming and certificate authority

Oasis Network

Decentralized Layer1 network based on PoS consensus

Glider

Onchain trading platform

Towns Protocol

Decentralized real-time messaging protocol

Walrus

Decentralized storage and data availability protocol

Seismic

The encrypted blockchain

Legend

Mobile-first DeFi protocol

Merit Systems

Open source economic infrastructure

Spire

Modular L3 Network

Axal

Verifiable autonomous agents network

Opacity Network

ZKP protocol

Towns

A group chat protocol and app

AminoChain

Bio-sample marketplace

Magicblock

The Infrastructure for on-chain gaming

Blocksense Network

Oracle Network

t1 Protocol

Fast finality scaling solution for Ethereum

Cork Protocol

Pegged Assets Protocol

Neynar

Developer ecosystem for Farcaster

Kiosk

Farcaster client

KIKI World

Customer-owned beauty platform

MyPrize

Gambling-type GambleFi ecosystem

NodeKit

Composability Chains Solution

Dynamic

Web3 authentication platform

Setter

Web3 Consumer App

EthXY

MMORPG poker battle game base on Telegram

Stackr Labs

Modular SDK for building micro-rollups

Pimlico

Crypto infrastructure for Account Abstraction

IYK

Bridging the physical and digital worlds

Freatic

Decentralized information markets protocol

Pahdo Labs

Games studio

Narval

Web3 wallet platform for organizations

Gensyn

Decentralized AI compute network

CCP Games

Independent game developer

Para

Crypto wallet infrastructure

Alongside

Index token protocol

Createra

UGC metaverse engine

Shibuya

Blockchain-based film platform

Roboto Games

Games studio

Rye

Web3 e-commerce platform

Golden Protocol

Decentralized canonical knowledge graph

Sardine

Fraud prevention and compliance platform

Arpeggi

Web3 music creation platform

Ready Player Me

Avatar NFT Platform

CreatorDAO

DAO focused on accelerating the careers of creators

VeeFriends

NFT project around meaningful intellectual property

BitCraft

Deeply social and strategic game

Cryptoys / OnChain Studios

Digital Toy Platform

Entropy

Decentralized self-custody solution

Incention

Web3 media company

Flowcarbon

Climate solutions powered by blockchain

Tally Labs

Decentralized content ecosystem

Fanhouse

Web3 social tool

Metatheory

Web3 interactive media company

Lightspark

Bitcoin payments company

LootRush

Web3 Videogame Platform

PleasrDAO

A DAO that collects NFT works

Spruce

The swiss army knife for identity and data.

Loop Crypto

Enabling crypto autopay in web3

Royal

Music NFT Marketplace

Core Loop

Blockchain gaming studio

Faraway Games

Building social blockchain games

Manifold

Enabling creative sovereignty in web3

FingerprintsDAO

Championing blockchain art

Valora

Mobile crypto wallet for Celo

ZED RUN

Virtual horse-racing game

Keep Network

Privacy-centric public chain infrastructure

Orchid Protocol

Decentralized VPN Marketplace

Lighter

Perpetual trading protocol

Foundation

NFT marketplace

LayerZero

Omnichain Interoperability Protocol

Universal

Wrapped asset protocol

Moku

Web3 gaming platform

formless

Digital media content distribution engine

Buildspace

Home to the world's best Web3 builders

Fei Protocol

An anti-inflation protocol

smlXL

Blockchain analytics firm

Acquired

RTFKT

Virtual sneaker company

Acquired

Rally

Platform for creators and their communities

TradeBlock

Institutional Trading Platform

Acquired

Props

Community and Loyalty Token Solutions

Harbor

Digital securities platform

Acquired

Basis

Stable cryptocurrency protocol

Earn.com

Earninng bitcoin for doing tasks

Acquired

Openbazaar

Decentralized marketplace for peer-to-peer commerce

Mediachain Labs

Blockchain data technology provider

Acquired

Stelo

Proactive Risk & Threat Mapping layer

Battlebound

Creating top-tier AAA game experiences

Kosen Labs

AI for the decentralised world

Mem Protocol

Decentralized social media protocol

Name	Round	Amount	Valuation	Date
LayerZeroZRO	--	$ 55 M	--	Apr 16
Glider *	--	$ 4 M	--	Apr 15
Towns Protocol *	Series B	$ 10 M	--	Apr 10

Subsidiary Organizations

a16z CSX

Investment Overview

Rounds in the past year

27

Total rounds

231

Portfolio Numbers

170

Lead Investment

136

InfinityGround

@infinityg_ai

Influence Index 406

Followers 276.31 K

Following 188

Top Followers

+35

Significant Events

Jun 12, 2023

Expanding to the UK

May 25, 2022

a16z Launches Crypto Fund 4 at $4.5 Billion

May 18, 2022

Andreessen Horowitz raises a $600 Million Web3 Gaming Fund

Jun 24, 2021

a16z raises a new $2.2 billion fund to continue investing in crypto

Apr 30, 2020

a16z announce $515 million Crypto Fund II

Cooperations

Coinbase Ventures

34 Rounds

Polychain

28 Rounds

USV

23 Rounds

SV Angel

21 Rounds

Variant Fund

20 Rounds

Paradigm

16 Rounds