Crypto investor Katie Haun to leave Andreessen Horowitz for her own venture

The influential crypto-industry venture investor Katie Haun will leave Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) to found her own firm. Axios reports.

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As a general partner she participated in some of the most notable sector investments at a16z, including deals with OpenSea, Celo, Arweave, and Royal. Haun was also co-chair of crypto fund worth more than $2.2 billion.

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Previously, she spent ten years as a United States federal prosecutor. Haun founded the first government task force on cryptocurrencies and investigated the Mt. Gox breach.

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The investor did not disclose details of her new venture, noting only that it will focus on startups in the cryptocurrency and Web 3.0 space. Haun intends to be the sole general partner at the firm.

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Several a16z staff will join her, but not from the investment team.

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“I have been here for four years and I am very proud of the value we have delivered to the providers of capital and founders of startups we have backed. Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz and Chris Dixon have truly given me a chance for both crypto and the industry, and I am ready to go it alone,” Haun said.

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In December, a $350 million funding round for the crypto bank Anchorage. The firm also invested $36 million in a startup by former Meta employees.

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