Ali Yahya Is Leaving a16z as Its Crypto Arm Becomes ‘a16z Frontier’ and Opens to AI

The newest fund at a16z Crypto is no longer limited to crypto. Managing partner Chris Dixon wrote in a post at noon ET Thursday that the firm is “expanding the scope of our new fund beyond crypto startups to the broader category of frontier startups,” meaning bets on new technologies whose markets could need years to form. The team now goes by a16z Frontier , and its old a16zcrypto.com blog address redirects to a new domain. Dixon described the move as “an expansion” and said the firm “will continue to invest in crypto and related ventures and advocate for sensible crypto regulation.” a16z closed its fifth crypto fund at $2.2 billion in May, lifting its total across five crypto funds to $9.8 billion.

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