Chris Dixon

General Partner · Andreessen Horowitz

Check $1M–$50M

SEED

SERIES A

Crypto

Devtools

Quick profile

Investment thesis

I invest in protocols and platforms that make the internet more open. Crypto, AI infra, devtools.

Communication style

Technical, philosophical, deep on architecture and incentive design.

Red flags

Centralized control points

No developer ecosystem story

Signature questions

1.Why blockchain for this?

2.What is the developer loop?

Fund facts

Coinbase

Uniswap

Optimism

How to win Chris Dixon

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What convinces them

•You are building a protocol or platform, not just an app. The value accrues to an open network others can build on.

•Developers are your users and your moat. Show the loop: build, ship, get users, attract more builders.

•Decentralization is structural, not branding. No single company controls access, data, or rules.

•You understand incentive design. Why participants act in the network's interest, not just yours.

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