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Top Crypto Investor Katie Haun to Exit Andreessen Horowitz

By Kate Clark
· · Source: Axios

Katie Haun, the former federal prosecutor that joined Andreessen Horowitz as its first female general partner in 2018, is leaving the firm, Axios reports . Haun plans to launch her own venture capital fund early next year with support from Andreessen Horowitz’s founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, who will invest in the new fund. Haun has been instrumental to the success of Andreessen...

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