Katie Haun

Katie Haun is a prominent entrepreneur and venture capitalist renowned for her pioneering work in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. She is the founder and CEO of Haun Ventures, a firm launched in 2022 with $1.5 billion under management to support Web3 projects and teams.

Before establishing Haun Ventures, Katie was a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where she co-led the firm's three crypto funds. She joined a16z in June 2018 as its eleventh general partner and first female GP.

Earlier in her career, Katie served as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, specializing in fraud, cybercrime, and corporate crime cases. She created the government’s first cryptocurrency task force and led investigations into the Mt. Gox hack and corrupt agents on the Silk Road task force.

Katie has also been involved in academia, teaching a crypto course at Stanford Business School and previously teaching cybercrime at Stanford Law School.

She has served on the boards of several notable organizations, including Coinbase, where she was the company's first independent board member from 2017 to 2024.

Katie clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. She graduated from Stanford Law School with honors and is a lifetime Council on Foreign Relations member.

Widely recognized for her expertise and leadership, Katie Haun continues to be a driving force behind efforts to build a more transparent, secure, and inclusive financial ecosystem through blockchain and crypto innovation.