a16z Crypto Fund 5

United States
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About a16z Crypto Fund 5

a16z Crypto Fund 5 is Andreessen Horowitz's fifth dedicated crypto vehicle at $2.2B, investing across all stages from seed through growth. Focus areas include stablecoins, tokenization, perpetual futures, prediction markets, on-chain lending, and AI agents in financial infrastructure. Led by Chris Dixon with newly promoted GP Eddy Lazzarin (former CTO). Sized deliberately at half of Fund 4's $4.5B.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Fintech
Payments Embedded Finance
Web3 Finance
Web3 Infrastructure

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Crypto founders building financial infrastructure and tokenized systems

stablecoins
tokenization
on-chain lending
AI agents
crypto infrastructure

Bullish Signals

$2.2B fund, a16z full platformblog
Deliberate half-size vs Fund 4blog
Stablecoin regulatory tailwindsblog

Contrarian Signals

Crypto cyclicality, bear market riskblog
$2.2B deployment pressureblog

Founder Do's

Build in regulated crypto rails
Focus on stablecoins or tokenization
Have clear protocol-market fit
All stages welcome, seed to growth

Founder Don'ts

No meme-coin projects
Avoid pure speculation plays
Skip non-crypto AI pitches

Key GPs & Partners

CD
Chris Dixon
Managing Partner
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EL
Eddy Lazzarin
General Partner
hands-onmetrics-drivenex-founder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$2.2B
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Key People

Chris DixonManaging Partner
Eddy LazzarinGeneral Partner

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