Chris Dixon

General Partner, a16z crypto at Andreessen Horowitz · Joined 2012

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Biography

Chris Dixon is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he founded and leads a16z crypto, the firm's dedicated web3 investing practice. He joined the firm in 2012 after cofounding and running two startups, SiteAdvisor, acquired by McAfee in 2006, and Hunch, acquired by eBay in 2011, and after cofounding the seed fund Founder Collective. He led the firm's 2013 Series B investment in Coinbase and joined that company's board, and in 2022 took the a16z board seat at OpenSea. He is the author of Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet, published by Random House in January 2024.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Coinbase COINOpenSeaUniswapAvalancheDapper Labs

Board Seats

Career Timeline

2006
SiteAdvisor, the internet security company he cofounded and led, was acquired by McAfee.
2011
Hunch, the recommendation technology company he cofounded and led, was acquired by eBay.
2012
Joined Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner.
2013
Led Andreessen Horowitz's $25 million Series B in Coinbase and joined its board of directors.
2022
Joined OpenSea's board of directors, taking over the a16z seat from Katie Haun.
2024
Published Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet with Random House.

Sources & References

Andreessen Horowitz - Chris Dixon ↗a16z crypto - Chris Dixon ↗TechCrunch - Coinbase raises $25M led by Andreessen Horowitz ↗OpenSea - Welcoming Chris Dixon to our Board of Directors ↗Forbes - How Chris Dixon's Dive Down The Crypto Rabbit Hole Made Him The World's Top Venture Capitalist ↗