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Institutionsa16z Crypto
Introducing a16z Frontier
推出 a16z Frontier
a16z Crypto's new Frontier fund bets on companies creating new markets, so watch whether its expanded scope spreads capital thin across unproven technologies.
Judgment
a16z’s partners—Chris Dixon leading with Marc, Ben, Eddy Lazzarin and Guy Wuollet—must decide how to allocate the renamed Frontier fund between continued crypto bets and new frontier startups; the tradeoff is diluting crypto-specific focus and regulatory advocacy.
Basis
Chris Dixon wrote the announcement: a16z is expanding the new fund beyond crypto startups to frontier startups and renaming a16z crypto to a16z Frontier. He says the firm will keep investing in crypto and advocating for sensible crypto regulation, but the label matters less as blockchains become widely used and infrastructure recedes. The stated mechanism is to define companies by what they do, not the technology they use, and to back futuristic technologies before mainstream adoption. Dixon cites his 2013 arrival and long-horizon themes—new computing devices and crypto—then points to AI as the current wave, with native use cases and machine-age networks where blockchains can provide money rails. He will lead the fund with Marc, Ben, Eddy Lazzarin and Guy Wuollet.
Unclear The source does not state the fund’s size, deployment pace, or the split between crypto and non-crypto frontier investments.
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