The privacy-focused web3 firm Aztec Network raised $100 million in Series B funding led by the web3 investment firm a16z. A16z Crypto, a venture capital firm, announced a $100 million Series B investment round for the exclusive layer-2 chain Aztec Network on December 15. A Capital, King River, Variant, SV Angel, Hash Key, Fenbushu, and […] The post...
Venture Capitalist firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has developed six(6) licensing templates that give creators the power to set variables for their work's future use. A16z, a venture capital firm, revealed on Wednesday that it had developed a set of six licenses specifically for nonfungible tokens (NFTs) based on the Creative Commons model. Similar to Creative […] The post...
Even Silicon Valley giants like Andreessen Horowitz make investment blunders from time to time. Here are some of the top crypto projects they made bad bets on. OpenBazaar OpenBazaar was...
Leading cryptocurrency investment firm Andreesen Horowitz (a16z) launched its fourth digital assets-oriented fund last week. Dubbed “Crypto Fund 4”, the new investment vehicle will pursue investments across a plethora of crypto and blockchain use cases.
Andreessen Horowitz has confirmed it will go ahead with a new $4.5 billion crypto investment fund after rumors the firm was planning a record-breaking raise spread earlier this year. a16z...
Andreessen Horowitz (A16z) is launching a new fund that will exclusively invest in the gaming and metaverse industries. The new $600 million fund is comprised of a pool of dedicated cash and a new internal structure aimed at locating acquisitions inside the gaming vertical. The fund, which aspires to establish the future of the gaming industry, intends to support many businesses and initiatives...
Few companies in the VC space have exposure to crypto as a16z has. Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andressen Horowitz began investing in crypto companies in 2013 with investments in Coinbase and Ripple and now has just under 50 Web3 companies in its portfolio. On May 17th, the company published the...
One of the leading cryptocurrency venture capital investors, a16z, has announced a $600 million “GAMES FUND ONE” fund, designed to pursue investment opportunities in the gaming sector. According to the official statement, the firm believes “games infrastructure and technologies” will play a pivotal role in the creation of the Metaverse.
Andreessen Horowitz has announced $600 million in funding for its new Games Fund One, an inaugural fund dedicated to building the future of the games industry. a16z Looks to the...
Flow, a leading NFT blockchain ecosystem and home to popular collectibles platforms such as NBA Top Shot and NFL All Day, announced the launch of a $725 million ecosystem fund last week. According to the company’s press release, the Web3 platform will support blockchain developers building on the Flow blockchain via capital investments, FLOW token grants and in-kind support.
Andressen Horowitz, one of the largest venture capital firms in the world, is reportedly aiming to deploy $500 million in the Indian startup sector. The move comes three months after the company–commonly referred to as a16z–raised $9 billion for a trio of new venture, growth, and bio funds.
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is arguably one of the most interesting aspects of the entire blockchain and crypto sphere. There’s been an increasing interest in DeFi resulting in increased adoption and usage. To keep our readers informed of DeFi events, we have compiled some of last week's top DeFi updates. Therefore, these DeFi updates range from...
Fais Khan, author of the Startups and Econ newsletter, dives into his recently published research report, "You Don't Own Web3": A Coinbase Curse and How VCs Sell Crypto to Retail. Show highlights: whether tokens perform better...
Fais Khan, author of the Startups and Econ newsletter, dives into his recently published research report, "You Don't Own Web3": A Coinbase Curse and How VCs Sell Crypto to Retail. Show highlights: whether tokens perform better...
Near Foundation, the owner and developer of a leading Ethereum competitor, Near (NEAR), has announced the close of a $150 million financing round led by Three Arrows Capital with participation from several prominent crypto investment firms. The new capital will reportedly go towards the expansion of Near’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, also referred to as a16z, has recently announced it raised $9 billion that will be distributed among the company’s new trio of investment funds. The company made headlines last year when it launched a massive $2.2 billion crypto fund and later led a $100 million Series B investment in OpenSea, the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace in the...
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