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Investor actively backing innovative startups and growth-stage companies across various industries and funding rounds.

Last updated: July 2026

a16z crypto Investment Overview

Portfolio Companies
158
Total Invested
$1.5B
Average Investment
$15.4M

a16z crypto's Most Recent Investments (2020+)

Company NameFoundedFunding StageAmountCity
Merit Systems2025Seed$10.0MBrooklyn
Phantom2025Series C$150.0MSan Francisco
Tranched2024Pre-Seed$3.4MLondon
Embed2024Pre-Seed$3.0MLondon
TITLES2024Series Unknown$12.2MNew York
Axal2024Pre-Seed$2.5MBoston
Spire Labs2024Seed$7.0MPalo Alto
Palmstreet2024Series A$25.0MMenlo Park
MeshMap2024Seed$4.0M
AminoChain2024Seed$5.0MNew York

Complete List of a16z crypto Portfolio Companies (158)

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#CompanyStageAmountLocation
101Merit SystemsSeed$10.0MBrooklyn, United States
102PhantomSeries C$150.0MSan Francisco, United States
103TranchedPre-Seed$3.4MLondon, United Kingdom
104EmbedPre-Seed$3.0MLondon, United Kingdom
105TITLESSeries Unknown$12.2MNew York, United States
106AxalPre-Seed$2.5MBoston, United States
107Spire LabsSeed$7.0MPalo Alto, United States
108PalmstreetSeries A$25.0MMenlo Park, United States
109MeshMapSeed$4.0M
110AminoChainSeed$5.0MNew York, United States
AppsInformation TechnologySoftware

Merit Systems provides open-source software for businesses, including software to manage payouts, funding.

Brooklyn, United States
January 2025
$10.0M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BitcoinCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechNon-Fungible Token (NFT)

Phantom is a crypto wallet that facilitates the buying, trading, and storing of cryptocurrencies, including NFTs and tokens.

San Francisco, United States
January 2025
$150.0M
Series C

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainFinancial ServicesFinTechTransaction Processing

Tranched offers on-chain embedded securitisation for faster, automated financial transactions.

London, United Kingdom
November 2024
$3.4M
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainInternetWeb3

The world's first GenAI Recommender on Crypto rails.

London, United Kingdom
November 2024
$3.0M
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Digital MediaInformation TechnologyPublishingWeb3

TITLES is a platform for discovering, remixing, and publishing crypto media.

New York, United States
November 2024
$12.2M
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Web3

Axal is an automated stablecoin savings provider.

Boston, United States
October 2024
$2.5M
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Spire is building a based rollup stack.

Palo Alto, United States
October 2024
$7.0M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

CommunitiesConsumer GoodsE-CommerceInternetMarketplaceSocial Shopping

Palmstreet is a community-obsessed live shopping platform.

Menlo Park, United States
October 2024
$25.0M
Series A

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

ArchitectureBlockchainMapping Services

MeshMap is a decentralized 3D map developer focused on creating a decentralized 3D globe map and augmented reality (AR) content network.

September 2024
$4.0M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainHealth CareHealth Diagnostics

AminoChain focuses on tokenizing stem cells, a form of regenerative therapy, and creating incentives for donors to participate.

New York, United States
September 2024
$5.0M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Information Technology

Blocksense is a decentralized and unrestricted protocol that consumes Oracle data feeds.

Felton, United States
September 2024
$4.0M
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainCryptocurrencySoftware

Kuzco is a marketplace for distributed LLM inference network.

San Francisco, United States
September 2024
$500K
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware

Banyan employs artificial intelligence to bridge communication gaps at work and offer clarity to the company.

New York, United States
September 2024
$500K
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BitcoinBlockchainCryptocurrencyDecentralized Finance (DeFi)Non-Fungible Token (NFT)

Future Primitive specializes in constructing startups, projects, and primitives for decentralized communities.

Vancouver, Canada
September 2024
$500K
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information ServicesInformation Technology

PIN AI makes personal on-device intelligence accessible to everyone, transforming digital footprints into a personal executive assistant.

California City, United States
September 2024
$10.0M
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Suave Money is a stripe for crypto, and it accepts any crypto across all chains and receives the token of choice.

September 2024
$500K
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

FinanceSupply Chain ManagementTelecommunications

Opacity enables secure, trustless data sharing using advanced cryptography.

New York, United States
September 2024
$12.0M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainDecentralized Finance (DeFi)

Sparsity uses computing technology developed at MIT to accelerate all blockchains to real-time with uncapped throughput.

September 2024
$500K
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Anera Labs is a decentralized, open market that abstracts away asynchronous time in onchain markets through underwriting.

New York, United States
September 2024
$500K
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainEthereumInformation Technology

t1 is a rollup that enables instant settlement to unify Ethereum

New York, United States
September 2024
$2.5M
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Decentralized Finance (DeFi)Web Design

Vlayer simplifies zero-knowledge proofs and integrates web2 data for secure, decentralized web3 application development.

London, United Kingdom
September 2024
$10.0M
Pre-Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

GamingInternetOnline GamesSocial Network

E-Pal is the Best-in-class social network for gaming enthusiasts, gamers pay for skill and interest-based matching with skillful ePals.

Irvine, United States
September 2024
$30.0M
Series Unknown

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainInformation TechnologyInternetIT InfrastructureWeb3

Story Protocol is a creator of web3 technology that aims to change the way narrative universes are formed.

Bellevue, United States
August 2024
$80.0M
Series B

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

BlockchainDeveloper PlatformWeb3

Neynar is a developer platform that allows users to own, read, and write form web3 social.

Wilmington, United States
May 2024
$11.0M
Series A

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

Blockchain

NEBRA Labs is a blockchain services company.

Norfolk, United States
April 2024
$4.5M
Seed

Founder Contacts

19,000+ verified contacts

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Frequently Asked Questions About a16z crypto

How many companies has a16z crypto invested in?

a16z crypto has invested in 158 companies tracked in our database. The portfolio spans multiple industries and funding stages, from seed-stage startups to late-stage companies.

What industries does a16z crypto invest in?

a16z crypto's top investment sectors include Blockchain, Information Technology, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Web3, Internet. The firm invests across 36 different industry categories.

What is a16z crypto's largest investment?

Among tracked funding rounds, Phantom received $150.0M in a Series C round. a16z crypto's total known invested capital is $1.5B.

What is the average investment size for a16z crypto?

a16z crypto's average investment size is $15.4M across its portfolio of 158 companies.

What are a16z crypto's most recent investments?

Recent a16z crypto portfolio additions include Merit Systems, Phantom, Tranched, Embed, TITLES. These companies were founded in 2020 or later.

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