A16z drops the crypto label as it expands into AI and emerging tech
Summary
Andreessen Horowitz is renaming its a16z Crypto fund to a16z Frontier and widening its investment focus to include AI, autonomous machines and networks linking people with AI agents. General partner Chris Dixon said the firm will continue investing in crypto and advocating for crypto regulation, with blockchains potentially enabling transactions among machines. The change reflects a broader shift among crypto-focused venture firms toward AI and other sectors. Dixon will lead the fund with a16z founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz and general partners Eddy Lazzarin and Guy Wuollet.
