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A16z Crypto
Menlo Park, United States
a16z crypto backs crypto and web3 startups, focusing on infrastructure, governance, security, and go‑to‑market expertise. The firm seeks founders building decentralized protocols and applications that can shape the next...
Portfolio
153+
Employees
500+
Founded
2009
AUM
≈ $7.6B
Investment focus
Stages
No stages listed
Industries
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
Geographic scope
Global
Fund details
Funds
Fund IV
Vintage 2022 • $4.5B
Fund III
Vintage 2021 • $2.2B
Fund II
$350.0M
Fund I
$300.0M
Sources
A16z Crypto
a16z crypto backs crypto and web3 startups, focusing on infrastructure, governance, security, and go‑to‑market expertise. The firm seeks founders building decentralized protocols and applications that can shape the next era of the internet. Investments aim to unlock new waves of creativity and entrepreneurship in the blockchain ecosystem.
Portfolio
153+
Employees
500+
Founded
2009
AUM
≈ $7.6B
Funds
Fund IV · Vintage 2022 • $4.5B
Fund III · Vintage 2021 • $2.2B
Fund II · $350.0M
Fund I · $300.0M
Stages
No stages listed
Industries
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
Geographic scope
Global
Sources
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Alchemy provides a developer platform with APIs, SDKs, and tools that enable companies to build and scale decentralized applications efficiently. It addresses the challenges of blockchain integration by offering reliable transaction management, data access, and user onboarding solutions, significantly reducing development time and operational complexity.
Funding: $200.0M
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Lightspeed Venture PartnersSilver Lake
Lightspeed Venture PartnersSilver Lake
Funding: $200.0M
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Aleo is a Layer-1 blockchain that utilizes zero-knowledge proofs to enable developers to create cryptographically secure decentralized applications without the complexities of low-level cryptography. This architecture enhances scalability and data privacy by allowing users to share proofs instead of personal information, reducing the need for sensitive data storage.
AminoChain provides decentralized infrastructure for transparent and trusted research by connecting participants, samples, and data. The platform features a Specimen Center for searching harmonized biorepository inventories and a Donor Platform for participant engagement and consent management. This ecosystem ensures auditable consent, faster discovery of research-ready samples, and cryptographic provenance across all research assets.
Funding: $5.7M
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Funding: $5.7M
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Anchorage Digital operates a federally chartered crypto bank that provides secure custody, trading, and staking services for institutional clients, utilizing advanced security measures such as biometric authentication and behavioral analytics. The platform enables institutions to manage digital assets efficiently while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, addressing the need for reliable and secure access to the digital asset market.
Funding: $487.0M
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Funding: $487.0M
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Angle Protocol offers USDA and EURA, stablecoins pegged to the U.S. Dollar and Euro, respectively, which are over-collateralized and designed to maintain price stability through robust reserve mechanisms. By providing users with the ability to earn yield on their holdings while ensuring liquidity and transparency, Angle addresses the need for reliable digital currencies in decentralized finance.
Funding: $5.0M
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Funding: $5.0M
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Aptos is developing a scalable layer 1 blockchain that enhances transaction throughput and reduces latency for decentralized applications. This technology addresses the limitations of existing blockchains, enabling faster and more efficient interactions in the Web3 ecosystem.
Funding: $410.0M
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Nazeergagi
Nazeergagi
Funding: $410.0M
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Kits AI provides studio-quality artificial intelligence tools designed to streamline music production workflows. Users can create custom, royalty-free AI singing voices, isolate vocals, and apply AI mastering to audio outputs. These tools empower vocalists and producers with expanded creative control and efficiency across various stages of audio development.
Arweave provides a decentralized data storage solution using blockchain technology, enabling permanent and tamper-proof retention of information. This addresses the need for reliable long-term data preservation and supports the development of decentralized web applications.
Funding: $27.0M
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Funding: $27.0M
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Autograph is a blockchain platform that issues limited-edition ERC‑721 and ERC‑1155 NFTs tied to athletes, musicians, and other cultural figures. The tokens embed smart‑contract logic that grants holders exclusive video content, virtual events, and merchandise discounts, and can be minted, traded, and displayed on a curated marketplace with on‑chain provenance. The service also provides API tools for partners to create token‑gated rewards and complies with KYC/AML standards.
Funding: $170.0M
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Funding: $170.0M
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Avalanche offers a decentralized contracts platform built on a scalable blockchain architecture that enables near-instant transaction finality and supports the rapid deployment of decentralized applications. This technology addresses the inefficiencies of traditional financial systems by providing a high-speed, low-latency environment for executing complex financial transactions.
Funding: $250.0M
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DragonflyGalaxy Digital
DragonflyGalaxy Digital
Funding: $250.0M
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The startup develops a blockchain-based platform for collectible combat RPGs, enabling core gamers to create, play, collect, and trade unique in-game characters. This approach addresses the limitations of traditional gaming by providing true ownership and interoperability of digital assets.
100+
5K+Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $68.0M
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Pantera Capital
Pantera Capital
Funding: $68.0M
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Aztec has developed a trading protocol for Ethereum that facilitates private transactions on the public blockchain using zero-knowledge proofs. This technology addresses the need for confidentiality in blockchain transactions, allowing users to trade assets without revealing transaction details to the public.
Funding: $119.1M
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Funding: $119.1M
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Provides a decentralized storage platform that uses IPFS pinning, data encryption, and Merkle proofs to ensure trustless, off-chain file verification and storage. This solution enables users to securely and cost-effectively store data on decentralized networks, addressing the limitations of traditional storage systems in terms of security, transparency, and scalability.
Funding: $500.0K
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a16z crypto
a16z crypto
Funding: $500.0K
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Bastion provides a regulated wallet and digital asset management API that enables businesses to create compliant crypto products while ensuring built-in regulatory adherence and security through advanced key management systems. By streamlining the integration process, Bastion reduces time to market by up to 95% and lowers compliance costs by 70%, allowing enterprises to efficiently manage digital assets and payments.
Funding: $25.0M
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a16z crypto
a16z crypto
Funding: $25.0M
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Battlebound is a startup whose specific product and target market are not publicly detailed, so its core offering and value proposition cannot be determined from the available information.
Funding: $4.8M
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Funding: $4.8M
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Bitski provides blockchain wallet infrastructure that enables users to create, manage, and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) securely. The platform addresses the need for accessible and user-friendly digital asset ownership in the growing NFT market.
Funding: $19.0M
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Funding: $19.0M
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Blackbird is a payments and loyalty platform that enables diners to earn and redeem $FLY rewards at independent restaurants through a mobile app, enhancing customer engagement and retention. The platform eliminates the need to wait for the check by allowing users to pay directly through the app, streamlining the dining experience.
Funding: $35.0M
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Funding: $35.0M
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Catena is building an AI-native financial institution that provides secure identification and transaction capabilities for AI agents. The platform enables AI agents to engage in financial activities through AI-specific risk management, compliance frameworks, and regulated stablecoins.
Funding: $18.0M
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a16z crypto
a16z crypto
Funding: $18.0M
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Celo is a mobile-first blockchain platform that enables decentralized payments and financial applications, allowing users to transact with multiple currencies at low gas fees. By providing an ultralight client and a composable ecosystem, Celo facilitates access to financial tools for the 6.6 billion smartphone users worldwide, promoting economic inclusion.
Funding: $57.2M
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Funding: $57.2M
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Chia Network provides a third‑generation blockchain that uses Proof of Space and Proof of Time to deliver low‑energy, high‑throughput transaction processing. Its native tokenization framework and programmable smart transaction conditions enable enterprises to create, manage, and trade digital representations of real‑world assets such as carbon credits and luxury‑goods certificates, while offering open APIs for seamless integration and regulatory compliance.
Funding: $61.0M
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Funding: $61.0M
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Clockwork Labs is developing massively-multiplayer societal games that prioritize social interaction and collaboration over combat, utilizing advanced distributed systems to create expansive virtual worlds. By fostering meaningful player connections, the platform addresses the decline of social engagement in online gaming environments.
Funding: $26.3M
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Funding: $26.3M
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CO:CREATE is a marketplace that lists only verified tattoo artists through multi‑factor verification, including peer review, studio address validation, portfolio authenticity, and social‑media ID matching. It offers an integrated booking, messaging, and secure payment system that lets clients schedule appointments and negotiate designs, while providing artists a fee‑free dashboard to manage calendars, portfolios, and revenue.
Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange and wallet platform that enables users to buy, sell, and securely store digital currencies using blockchain technology. It provides a user-friendly interface for both merchants and consumers, facilitating seamless transactions in the growing digital currency market.
Funding: $563.1M
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Funding: $563.1M
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The startup has developed a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange aggregator platform that enables users to trade multiple cryptocurrencies and purchase them with a credit card at competitive rates. This platform addresses the complexity of managing trades across various exchanges by consolidating all crypto transactions into a single, user-friendly interface.
250+
50K+Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $301.5M
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Funding: $301.5M
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