Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz and based in Menlo Park, California. It funds startups across the entire lifecycle, from seed to growth, with a broad focus on software and technology-enabled businesses. The firm backs companies in software, cloud infrastructure, digital platforms, data storage, and mobile and Internet services, as well as sectors at the intersection of technology with life sciences, such as bio healthcare and computational medicine. Its investments span artificial intelligence, fintech, consumer and enterprise software, crypto and blockchain, cybersecurity, and related infrastructure. Through strategic guidance and a hands-on approach, the firm aims to help portfolio companies scale and innovate.

Leila Abu-Sharr

Partner, Market Development

Anish Acharya

General Partner

Vineeta Agarwala

General Partner

Eric Alby

Partner

Ryan Allen

Partner

Past deals in Trading Platform

Orderful

Venture Round in 2024
Orderful is a cloud-based EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) platform serving manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and technology companies. It offers an API that enables businesses to connect once and exchange EDI data with their supply chain partners, consolidating integration complexity, facilitating self-service trading partner onboarding, and reducing costs.

Uniswap Labs

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2018 by Hayden Adams, Uniswap Labs develops decentralized finance (DeFi) products. It specializes in creating user-friendly platforms for secure, peer-to-peer digital asset swapping, with a focus on accessibility and empowerment of liquidity providers and traders.

Phantom

Series B in 2022
Phantom is a digital wallet designed for decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens. It functions as a multichain wallet that supports multiple blockchains and applications, with a focus on Solana, enabling users to manage crypto and NFT assets across networks. The platform allows users to store, buy, send, receive, swap tokens, and collect NFTs in a single interface. It is accessible via mobile apps and browser extensions, providing cross-device usability for crypto activity. Phantom emphasizes secure access to funds and assets and aims to offer a straightforward, user-friendly experience for navigating DeFi and NFT ecosystems.

Orderful

Series B in 2021
Orderful is a cloud-based EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) platform serving manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and technology companies. It offers an API that enables businesses to connect once and exchange EDI data with their supply chain partners, consolidating integration complexity, facilitating self-service trading partner onboarding, and reducing costs.

CoinSwitch

Series C in 2021
CoinSwitch is a leading cryptocurrency exchange aggregator based in India, designed to simplify the complexities of cryptocurrency trading for everyday users. With over 20 million registered users, CoinSwitch enables individuals to easily invest in a variety of cryptocurrencies through a user-friendly platform. Users can make one-time purchases or set up systematic investment plans, allowing for flexible investment strategies. In addition to trading, CoinSwitch provides educational resources that help users understand the cryptocurrency market and make informed decisions. The platform features the Crypto Rupee Index, which aids users in analyzing market sentiments. Committed to expanding accessibility to cryptocurrency, CoinSwitch aims to establish itself as a comprehensive wealth-tech destination for Indian investors, facilitating a seamless experience for managing all aspects of their crypto transactions.

Phantom

Series A in 2021
Phantom is a digital wallet designed for decentralized finance and non-fungible tokens. It functions as a multichain wallet that supports multiple blockchains and applications, with a focus on Solana, enabling users to manage crypto and NFT assets across networks. The platform allows users to store, buy, send, receive, swap tokens, and collect NFTs in a single interface. It is accessible via mobile apps and browser extensions, providing cross-device usability for crypto activity. Phantom emphasizes secure access to funds and assets and aims to offer a straightforward, user-friendly experience for navigating DeFi and NFT ecosystems.

Talos

Series A in 2021
Founded in New York in 2018 by Anton Katz and Ethan Feldman, Talos is an institutional technology infrastructure provider that facilitates a comprehensive trading lifecycle for crypto ecosystem participants. It offers prime brokerage services, supporting spot, futures, and foreign exchange markets with institutional-grade technology.

StarStock

Series A in 2021
StarStock, Inc. is an online marketplace based in Mamaroneck, New York, that caters to sports card enthusiasts, allowing them to buy, sell, and invest in their favorite athletes. Founded in 2019, the company authenticates and securely stores sports cards in a centralized vault, facilitating large-scale trades and providing users with instant ownership at the moment of trade. This model enables fans to engage in transactions without the need to physically handle or ship the cards. Additionally, StarStock issues digital versions of the cards within each user's portfolio, enhancing the trading experience and enabling individuals to manage their collections efficiently while minimizing transaction costs.

Anchorage Digital

Series C in 2021
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated custody, trading, staking, governance, and regulatory-compliance infrastructure for digital asset programs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, it serves institutional clients globally with a secure, compliant framework and services designed to simplify oversight and asset management.

Robinhood

Convertible Note in 2021
Robinhood is a fintech company that provides an online and mobile app-based discount stock brokerage for self-directed investors, offering zero-commission trading of stocks, options, ETFs and cryptocurrencies. The platform also supports cash management and aims to democratize access to financial markets through a single app built on proprietary technology. It designs and delivers its own products and services on an integrated platform, expanding into features such as fractional shares, recurring investments, dividend reinvestment and fraud detection, with ongoing development of cryptocurrency trading and derivatives as part of its modern financial services offering.

dYdX

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2017 by an ex-Coinbase engineer, dYdX is a leading decentralized exchange offering Perpetual, Margin, and Spot trading on Ethereum. It combines the security of a decentralized exchange with the speed and usability of a centralized one.

Robinhood

Series G in 2020
Robinhood is a fintech company that provides an online and mobile app-based discount stock brokerage for self-directed investors, offering zero-commission trading of stocks, options, ETFs and cryptocurrencies. The platform also supports cash management and aims to democratize access to financial markets through a single app built on proprietary technology. It designs and delivers its own products and services on an integrated platform, expanding into features such as fractional shares, recurring investments, dividend reinvestment and fraud detection, with ongoing development of cryptocurrency trading and derivatives as part of its modern financial services offering.

Yellow Card

Seed Round in 2020
Yellow Card operates a cryptocurrency platform that enables individuals and businesses to buy, sell, and manage digital assets using local currencies and mobile money across Africa. The platform functions as a crypto exchange and payments solution, offering over-the-counter trading, merchant services, currency exchange, and crypto gift cards. It provides an on/off ramp for stablecoins such as USDT, USDC, and PYUSD through a payments API, supporting secure, cost-effective transfers and borderless transactions. The company serves customers in numerous African countries and has facilitated billions of dollars in transactions, reflecting its role in promoting financial inclusion and access to digital finance. Founded in 2016 and active in the market, Yellow Card aims to simplify crypto access for individuals and businesses through a scalable, local-currency-first approach.

Uniswap Labs

Series A in 2020
Founded in 2018 by Hayden Adams, Uniswap Labs develops decentralized finance (DeFi) products. It specializes in creating user-friendly platforms for secure, peer-to-peer digital asset swapping, with a focus on accessibility and empowerment of liquidity providers and traders.

Anchorage Digital

Series B in 2019
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated custody, trading, staking, governance, and regulatory-compliance infrastructure for digital asset programs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, it serves institutional clients globally with a secure, compliant framework and services designed to simplify oversight and asset management.

Synapse

Series B in 2019
Synapse is a banking platform that allows companies to offer financial products to their customers at a lower cost than traditional banks. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company provides a range of services, including payment, deposit, lending, and investment products, all delivered through application programming interfaces (APIs). This enables fintech companies to create and launch their own financial innovations using Synapse's banking infrastructure. By facilitating collaboration among fintech firms, Synapse supports the development of advanced financial technologies, making it easier for clients to enter the market with their banking products.

Orderful

Series A in 2019
Orderful is a cloud-based EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) platform serving manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and technology companies. It offers an API that enables businesses to connect once and exchange EDI data with their supply chain partners, consolidating integration complexity, facilitating self-service trading partner onboarding, and reducing costs.

Anchorage Digital

Series A in 2019
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated custody, trading, staking, governance, and regulatory-compliance infrastructure for digital asset programs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, it serves institutional clients globally with a secure, compliant framework and services designed to simplify oversight and asset management.

Coinbase

Series E in 2018
Founded in 2012, Coinbase operates a platform enabling merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. It offers products such as Coinbase Wallet, USD Coin, Coinbase Pro, and custody services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.

OB1

Series A in 2018
OB1 is a developer of a peer-to-peer trading platform that facilitates a cryptocurrency marketplace. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, the company aims to make online trade accessible and cost-free for users, enabling them to buy and sell goods directly to one another without the interference of centralized servers or governing bodies. By leveraging cryptocurrency, specifically bitcoins, OB1 allows users to engage in private commerce, fostering a decentralized trading environment.

BlockTower Capital

Venture Round in 2018
Founded in 2017, BlockTower Capital is a Miami-based investment firm specializing in cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies. It employs trading, investing, and portfolio management strategies to facilitate growth within this digital asset class.

OB1

Seed Round in 2016
OB1 is a developer of a peer-to-peer trading platform that facilitates a cryptocurrency marketplace. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, the company aims to make online trade accessible and cost-free for users, enabling them to buy and sell goods directly to one another without the interference of centralized servers or governing bodies. By leveraging cryptocurrency, specifically bitcoins, OB1 allows users to engage in private commerce, fostering a decentralized trading environment.

Quantopian

Series C in 2016
Quantopian, Inc. is an online platform that facilitates the development and testing of quantitative trading algorithms. Established in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a comprehensive suite of tools and infrastructure that enables users to learn about quantitative finance, engage in community discussions, and explore algorithms created by other members. The platform allows users to create and backtest their own algorithms, analyze results, and evaluate risk metrics. Quantopian also fosters an engaged community of approximately 195,000 quants, who share insights and learn from each other. The company provides capital for algorithm authors to trade, both through monthly contests and a selection process aimed at high-quality strategies. By combining education, data, and a collaborative research environment, Quantopian inspires individuals worldwide to innovate in algorithmic investing.

OB1

Seed Round in 2015
OB1 is a developer of a peer-to-peer trading platform that facilitates a cryptocurrency marketplace. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, the company aims to make online trade accessible and cost-free for users, enabling them to buy and sell goods directly to one another without the interference of centralized servers or governing bodies. By leveraging cryptocurrency, specifically bitcoins, OB1 allows users to engage in private commerce, fostering a decentralized trading environment.

TradeBlock

Seed Round in 2014
TradeBlock Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in New York, specializes in developing institutional trading tools for digital currencies. The company provides financial institutions with execution and analysis tools tailored to cryptocurrency markets, offering global market data insights on trading, regulations, mining, blockchain analysis, protocol updates, and economic developments. As of December 2020, TradeBlock operates as a subsidiary of CoinDesk LLC.

Coinbase

Series B in 2013
Founded in 2012, Coinbase operates a platform enabling merchants and consumers to buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. It offers products such as Coinbase Wallet, USD Coin, Coinbase Pro, and custody services. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.

Listia

Seed Round in 2011
Listia Inc. is an online auction platform that facilitates the trading of unwanted goods by allowing users to list items for auction. Founded in 2009 and based in Mountain View, California, Listia enables users to bid on a variety of products, including antiques, electronics, clothing, and collectibles, using a system of credits instead of traditional currency. Users earn credits by signing up, giving away items, and participating actively on the platform. This innovative marketplace not only helps individuals declutter by trading items they no longer need but also allows them to acquire new goods for free, enhancing the value of unused possessions through a community-driven exchange.
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