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Andreessen Horowitz Establishes $4.5B Crypto Fund, Its Fourth
The Silicon Valley venture capital firm is doubling down on its crypto investments despite the market downturn.
Andreessen Horowitz said Wednesday it formed a new $4.5 billion fund that will invest in cryptocurrency and Web 3 companies.
- The fund is the firm's fourth to target digital assets, with over $7.6 billion being raised in total.
- Of the $4.5 billion, $1.5 billion will go towards seed investments while the rest is being set aside for venture investments.
- "We think we are now entering the golden era of Web 3," the company said in its announcement, adding that it's "excited" about developments in blockchain gaming, decentralized finance (DeFi), decentralized social media and non-fungible tokens (NFT).
- Previous funds were raised last June and in April of 2020, both of which came shortly after crypto market downturns.
- Bitcoin (BTC) is currently down 56% from a peak in November, while altcoins such as SOL and AVAX – to name just two – have shredded more than 80% in respective market caps.
See also: Andreessen Horowitz Rakes In $2.2B for Third Crypto Venture Fund
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Update (May 25, 12:50 UTC): Adds details on the firm's interest in specific sectors and market information.
Oliver Knight
Oliver Knight is the co-leader of CoinDesk data tokens and data team. Before joining CoinDesk in 2022 Oliver spent three years as the chief reporter at Coin Rivet. He first started investing in bitcoin in 2013 and spent a period of his career working at a market making firm in the UK. He does not currently have any crypto holdings.
