At a glance
- Chris Dixon, a general partner at the firm, announced the change in a blog post on Thursday, CoinDesk first reported.
- a16z Frontier will explore AI-powered products, autonomous machines and networks connecting people and AI agents, with blockchains enabling payments and transactions between machines.
- Dixon said the crypto label is losing its usefulness as blockchain technology moves into mainstream finance: "Wall Street and fintech companies now regularly launch products built on blockchains.
Andreessen Horowitz is renaming its a16z Crypto fund a16z Frontier, broadening the vehicle beyond digital assets into artificial intelligence, autonomous machines and networks that connect people with AI agents. Chris Dixon, a general partner at the firm, announced the change in a blog post on Thursday, CoinDesk first reported.
Dixon will lead a16z Frontier with a16z founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz and general partners Eddy Lazzarin and Guy Wuollet. The firm says crypto investing continues. "This is an expansion: we will continue to invest in crypto and related ventures and advocate for sensible crypto regulation," Dixon wrote.
a16z Frontier will explore AI-powered products, autonomous machines and networks connecting people and AI agents, with blockchains enabling payments and transactions between machines. Dixon said the crypto label is losing its usefulness as blockchain technology moves into mainstream finance: "Wall Street and fintech companies now regularly launch products built on blockchains. Does that make them crypto companies? The label matters less now."
Reported by the Adoption desk from CoinDesk — Policy & Institutions, TechCrunch, Decrypt and Decrypt. Published . Updated Oct 23, 2026 · 11:12 p.m. ET. Corrections