In brief
- Andreessen Horowitz is renaming a16z Crypto to a16z Frontier, widening the fund’s scope to AI and other long-horizon technologies while keeping crypto investing and regulatory advocacy.
- Chris Dixon argues blockchains have receded into the background of products from Wall Street and fintech firms, so companies should be defined by what they do, not the technology they use.
- Dixon will lead the fund with Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Eddy Lazzarin and Guy Wuollet.
Andreessen Horowitz, the venture capital firm better known as a16z, is renaming its crypto fund “a16z Frontier” and widening its mandate to AI and other emerging technologies, according to an email shared with its newsletter subscribers on Thursday.
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