Andreessen Horowitz is to open its first international office in London, and is planning the next Crypto Startup School accelerator programme to take place in the UK in Spring 2024. The move comes as US regulators have increased scrutiny of the cryptocurrency sector.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is to open its first international office in London, and is planning the next Crypto Startup School accelerator programme to take place in the UK in Spring 2024. The move comes as US regulators have increased scrutiny of the cryptocurrency sector.
a16z’s UK office will allow it to work closely with universities throughout the UK to help provide talent and support to develop blockchain clubs and encourage blockchain-related curricula.
The London office, slated to open later this year, will be led by General Partner, Sriram Krishnan. a16z crypto has invested in a number of UK-based crypto companies including Arweave, Aztec, and Improbable.
The firm’s newest investment is in UK-based Gensyn. Founded by computer science and machine learning research veterans Ben Fielding and Harry Grieve, Gensyn’s decentralised compute protocol enables developers to build state-of-the-art AI systems on any connected hardware.
