Chris Dixon of a16z joins OpenSea board

Chris Dixon, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), has joined the board of directors of leading NFT marketplace OpenSea. This was announced by co-founder and CEO Devin Finzer.

I’m excited to formally welcome @cdixon to the @OpenSea Board of Directors! He’s been extremely influential through our early days, and in this new position we’ll work even more closely together as we build the future of the NFT space. https://t.co/LpNtqbL7zR

— Devin Finzer (dfinzer.eth) (@dfinzer) July 30, 2022

“Katie Haun has been another invaluable source of wisdom for OpenSea for many years. And thanks to her long-standing relationship with Chris, she was able to facilitate a smooth transition and remains with us as an investor through Haun Ventures,” said the head of the marketplace.

Dixon will take the place of former a16z partner Katie Haun, who joined OpenSea’s board in July 2021. At that time, the marketplace raised $100 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Late in the year it became known that Haun left the venture capital firm to pursue her own project.

“Katie has been another invaluable source of wisdom for OpenSea for many years. And thanks to her long-standing relationship with Chris, she was able to oversee a smooth handover and remain with us as an investor through Haun Ventures,” said the head of the marketplace.

In January 2022, the company closed a $300 million Series C round, valuing the company at $13 billion. It was led by Paradigm and Coatue.

Forbes named OpenSea in the list of the most innovative private companies in fintech for 2022.

As a reminder, in July Finzer announced a 20% staff cut, explaining the move as the result of an unprecedented combination of crypto-winter and broad macroeconomic instability.

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