Andreessen Horowitz announced on Oct. 22 that it is renaming a16z Crypto to a16z Frontier and expanding the scope of its $2.2 billion fifth fund beyond crypto startups to companies developing emerging technologies and creating new markets.

The announcement from managing partner Chris Dixon followed a report from The Information earlier that day about plans to drop “crypto” from the investment brand.

Dixon confirmed that the expansion would encompass technologies beyond blockchain, with particular attention to artificial intelligence, autonomous machines and emerging networks connecting people and software agents.

“This is an expansion,” Dixon wrote, adding that the firm would continue investing in crypto ventures and advocating for…