Investors / United States / a16z Frontier
a16z Frontier
Venture capital · Menlo Park, CA, United States · North America
a16z Frontier is a venture fund that backs founders building frontier technologies, having expanded from a16z Crypto to cover crypto and related ventures as well as the broader category of frontier startups. It supports portfolio companies through in-house research and development, engineering and security, legal and regulatory guidance, go-to-market expertise, recruiting, and marketing.
Invests inFintech
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Or find every investor that fitsa16z Frontier lists 119 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 20 funding rounds, 11 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 47% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (41%), Crypto & Web3 (12%) and Enterprise Software (11%). 79% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Andreessen Horowitz, A.Capital Ventures and Paradigm.
Counts come from funding rounds that name a16z Frontier, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not a16z Frontier's whole history. Rounds on record name 19 companies; its own site lists 119. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first rounda16z Frontier does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 47% |
| Series A | 27% |
| Series B | 13% |
| Growth | 13% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 1 | 0 |
| '23 | 1 | 1 |
| '24 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 5 | 2 |
| '26 | 12 | 8 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 97th | 119 companies |
| Recent activity | 96th | 12 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 68th | 47% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 77th | 10% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 74th | 41% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 97th | 12 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 41% | 12% |
| Crypto & Web3 | 12% | 1% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9% | 18% |
| Gaming | 5% | 1% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 4% | 6% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | 98 |
| A.Capital Ventures | 17 |
| Paradigm | 16 |
| SV Angel | 15 |
| DCG | 14 |
| Standard Crypto | 13 |
| Multicoin Capital | 12 |
| Variant | 11 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers11294%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company76%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Andreessen Horowitz
Compare a16z Frontier head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with a16z Frontier| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sept 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Series C+ Led | |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Series C+ Led | |
| 20 May 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 10 May 2026 | Series C+ Led | |
| 6 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Seed Led |
Round details for a16z Frontier
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in a16z Frontier's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
119 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemy provides blockchain infrastructure for developers | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Aleo enables private stablecoin payments and financial transactions with configurable privacy levels. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| AminoChain connects patients and researchers to advance biomedical discovery by providing a research platform and managing biological samples and health information. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Anchorage Digital provides financial services and infrastructure for institutions to trade, hold, and manage digital assets. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Angle Protocol issues stablecoins redeemable for USD and Euro | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Aptos Labs develops products and applications for the Aptos blockchain | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Arc is an open platform comprising apps, assets, developer tools, and a settlement network that connects them. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | |||
| Arweave provides permanent information storage through a decentralized network. | Crypto & Web3AI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Autograph produces a video podcast series about NFTs and web3 | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | |||
| Azra Games creates role-playing games, including a flagship title that is a dark and gritty interpretation of classic Sword & Sorcery. | Gaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Aztec develops and provides a platform for creating private blockchain-based applications | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Babylon unlocks capital efficiency for native Bitcoin, trustlessly and in a self-custodial infrastructure. | Fintech | Jan 2026Round | Page + round | |
| Bastion provides stablecoin infrastructure for enterprises | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company connects a fragmented stablecoin landscape with a clearinghouse that provides 1:1 fungibility, transparent pricing, and predictable settlement times. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Apr 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Blackbird offers a rewards program for dining spend, allowing users to earn points at restaurants, bars, and cafes. | FintechFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Catena is a governance and banking platform for AI agents. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | May 2026Series A | Page + round | |
Enterprise SoftwareGaming | Portfolio page | |||
| Celo is a programmable blockchain for global finance, particularly for stablecoin payments. | Fintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 13 Nov 2026- Site
- a16zfrontier.com
- Last read
- 13 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 8 Dec 2022
- Companies checked
- 119
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