A16z Frontier Broadens The Pitch For Crypto As Investors Look Across Technologies

Andreessen Horowitz is expanding its crypto team’s investment brief. Chris Dixon’s October 22 announcement renames a16z Crypto as a16z Frontier, with the new fund able to pursue a wider range of emerging technologies while continuing crypto investment. The announcement is a change in investment scope. It does not establish how much of future spending will reach any particular technology. For a founder, the practical question is which problem a prospective investor understands. A payments company using stablecoins may need distribution, banking access and regulatory expertise. A data marketplace may need rights management and reliable buyers.