Andreessen Horowitz 将 a16z Crypto 更名为 a16z Frontier，扩大新兴技术投资范围
As blockchain investing falls out of vogue, a16z Crypto rebrands as a16z Frontier
Andreessen Horowitz 将数字资产投资部门 a16z Crypto 更名为 a16z Frontier，并把投资范围扩展至 AI、机器人和连接人类与机器的新型网络。该团队自 2018 年成立以来已通过 5 只基金筹集近 $10 billion，支持过包括 Coinbase 在内的项目。团队并未放弃加密，Chris Dixon 在博客中表示区块链技术可能为新型网络提供原生经济能力。
文章把更名、近 $10 billion 募资与投资范围调整并列，呈现 a16z 在加密投资热度下降的背景下保留区块链并拓展 AI、机器人等领域的方向。
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3:34 PM PDT · October 22, 2026
In a sign that crypto and blockchain-focused investing has receded in importance, Andreessen Horowitz announced Thursday that it is renaming its digital asset unit from a16z Crypto to a16z Frontier.
The practice, helmed by Chris Dixon, has raised nearly $10 billion across five funds since launching in 2018, backing some of the sector’s biggest wins, including Coinbase. Yet for years, a16z and rival venture firms struggled to push crypto’s utility beyond financial rails, trading applications, and speculative assets.
Under the new name, the team is broadening its mandate to focus on emerging technologies, be it AI, robotics or “new kinds of networks” connecting humans and machines. Yet, the group isn’t abandoning crypto. Dixon wrote in a blog post that blockchain technology could “give new networks native economic capabilities.”
Alongside Dixon, a16z Frontier’s general partners include Eddy Lazzarin and Guy Wuollet. Meanwhile, Ali Yahya, who joined the crypto strategy as its first investor in 2017, has left the firm, according to The Information.
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