В какие проекты инвестирует фонд Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

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Рассказываем, что нужно знать про криптовалютное подразделение венчурной фирмы Andreessen Horowitz и в какие проекты компания вложилась в 2024 году

«РБК-Крипто» не дает инвестиционных советов, материал опубликован исключительно в ознакомительных целях. Криптовалюта — это волатильный актив, который может привести к финансовым убыткам.

Криптовалютное подразделение Andreessen Horowitz остается крупнейшим инвестором в сегменте Web3 и возглавляет раунды криптопроектов на сотни миллионов долларов.

Венчурный фонд Andreessen Horowitz, или a16z, основан в 2009 году Марком Андриссеном и Беном Хоровицем с начальным капиталом $300 млн. Под управлением компании находится 28 фондов, которые совокупно привлекли $44 млрд.

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Топ-5 венчурных инвесторов в криптовалюте

Подразделение a16z crypto создано непосредственно для инвестиций в криптовалютные и блокчейн-проекты. По данным Cryptorank на конец октября, общее число проектов, в которые инвестировал фонд, составило 184. А доходность от вложений превысила бы 500 раз, если бы фонд продавал активы по ценам на момент публикации материала.

В криптоподразделении a16z работает команда из 60 человек. Помимо двух основателей, она включает трех управляющих партнеров — Шрирама Кришнана, Арианну Симпсон и Али Яхья. Более 40 человек входят в оперативную группу, которая отвечает за помощь проектам в подборе кадров, создании бизнес-стратегий и маркетинге. Отдельная команда из пяти человек отвечает за безопасность и занимается аудитом смарт-контрактов.

В сентябре и октябре a16z значительно увеличил количество инвестиций в криптостартапы, приняв участия в 15 раундах финансирования против 14 раундов за все предыдущие месяцы в 2024 году. Общая сумма средств в раундах, в которых принял участие фонд за эти два месяца, составила почти $170 млн. Сумма за первые восемь месяцев этого года составила $677 млн.

Криптовалюты проложили себе путь к глобальному принятию, считают в Andreessen Horowitz. В основном, по мнению исследователей, этому способствуют растущий мировой рынок стейблкоинов, развивающаяся блокчейн-инфраструктура и снижение комиссий за транзакции. Основные категории в которые a16z вкладывает в этом году, включают искусственный интеллект (ИИ), децентрализованные финансовые приложения, блокчейн-сети, игровую индустрию, а также социальные сети на базе блокчейна.

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В число ТОП-7 по сумме привлеченных средств от a16z вошли следующие проекты:

Farcaster — децентрализованный протокол на базе Optimism, который позволяет создавать приложения по типу социальных сетей как, например, X. Протокол привлек $180 млн от Paradigm, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Haun, USV, Variant, Standard Crypto и других венчурных компаний.

EigenLayer — крупнейший протокол рестейкинга в криптовалютах. Eigenlayer получил финансирование в размере более $150 млн от Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) и других крупных фондов. Менее чем за год проект набрал более $12 млрд в виде пользовательских депозитов.

Story Protocol — стартап, нацеленный на разработку блокчейн-решений, позволяющих управлять интеллектуальной собственностью. Привлек $80 млн от криптофонда Andreessen Horowitz, а также Polychain Capital.

Криптостартапы собрали $2,6 млрд в третьем квартале. Топ-10 инвестраундов

Morpho — децентрализованный протокол для кредитования привлек $50 млн во главе с Ribbit Capital, при участии Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase Ventures, Variant, Pantera и Brevan Howard.

Azra Games — проект разрабатывает высококачественную ролевую игру (RPG) «Project Legends», в которой планирует интегрировать технологии невзаимозаменяемых токенов (NFT) и блокчейна. Привлек более $42 млн от Pantera Capital, Andreessen Horowitz и NFX.

Espresso — проект нацелен на обеспечение конфиденциальности пользовательских транзакций в блокчейне Ethereum, позволяя клиенту настраивать необходимый уровень открытости данных. Привлекли $60 млн от Polychain Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Electric Capital и Andreessen Horowitz.

Balance собрали $30 млн от Andreessen Horowitz, Galaxy Interactive, Animoca Brands, Amber Group. Стартап создает комплексную игровую экосистему на базе Web3-технологий, которая предложит удобные сервисы управления игровыми активами в различных блокчейн-сетях.

Остальные 22 проекта получили от $1,2 млн до $13,4 млн и привлекли в общей сложности около $155 млн. В их число вошли Friends With Benefits, Blocksense Network, Opacity Network, MyPrize, MadWorld, Neynar, PIN AI, Kiosk, Skyfire, Daylight, OpenGradient, KIKI World, Moku, Fermah, Amino Chain, Open Trade, MeshMap, Arcjet, Magicblock, t1 Protocol, NodeKit, Cork Protocol.

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