a16z expands new Frontier fund beyond crypto to broader frontier tech startups
oyhsu · x · 2026-10-23
a16z announced that its new fund, previously scoped to crypto startups, now covers the broader frontier category: companies building new technologies and creating new markets.
The post quotes Chris Dixon's 2010 line "The next big thing will start out looking like a toy," framing Dixon as an OG investor in American Dynamism, VR, robotics and crypto — fitting for a fund pitched as backing originals.
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