Chris Dixon
a16z Crypto | Founder & Managing Partner
Chris Dixon founded and leads a16z crypto, which invests in web3 technologies through four dedicated funds with more than $7 billion under management. He has been a general partner at Andreeseen Horowitz since 2013.
Chris is the author of Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet (Random House).
Previously, Chris was the cofounder and CEO of two startups, SiteAdvisor and Hunch. SiteAdvisor was an internet security company that warned web users of security threats. The company was acquired by McAfee in 2006. Hunch was a recommendation technology company that was acquired by eBay in 2011.
Chris has been a prolific seed investor, cofounding Founder Collective, a seed venture fund, and making a number of personal angel investments in various technology companies.
Chris started programming as a kid, and was a professional programmer after college at the high-speed options trading firm, Arbitrade. He has a BA and MA in Philosophy from Columbia and an MBA from Harvard.
Chris Dixon founded and leads a16z crypto, which invests in web3 technologies through four dedicated funds with more than $7 billion under management. He has been a general partner at Andreeseen Horowitz since 2013.
Chris is the author of Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet (Random House).
Previously, Chris was the cofounder and CEO of two startups, SiteAdvisor and Hunch. SiteAdvisor was an internet security company that warned web users of security threats. The company was acquired by McAfee in 2006. Hunch was a recommendation technology company that was acquired by eBay in 2011.
Chris has been a prolific seed investor, cofounding Founder Collective, a seed venture fund, and making a number of personal angel investments in various technology companies.
Chris started programming as a kid, and was a professional programmer after college at the high-speed options trading firm, Arbitrade. He has a BA and MA in Philosophy from Columbia and an MBA from Harvard.