Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1972 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University, Harvard University |
| Title | General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz |
Chris Dixon (born June 10, 1972) is an American internet entrepreneur and investor. He is a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and previously worked at eBay. He is also the co-founder and former CEO of Hunch, a website.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Dixon grew up in Ohio.[2] He earned a BA and an MA from Columbia University, majoring in philosophy, and has an MBA from Harvard Business School. His early college days were at Wesleyan University before he transferred.[3]
Career[edit]
Business[edit]
In the late 1990s, Dixon spent three years as a software programmer at Arbitrade, a hedge fund focused on high-frequency trading.[4] He then joined the venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners.[5]
In 2005, Dixon co-founded SiteAdvisor, a web-security startup that was bought by security company McAfee in 2006.[6] In 2009, he founded Hunch with Caterina Fake and Tom Pinckney, which was acquired by eBay in 2011.[7] He also co-founded Founder Collective, a seed-stage venture capital fund and became an investor in BuzzFeed, Makerbot, Betaworks, Uber, Venmo, Milo, and Hotel Tonight.[4]
Andreessen Horowitz[edit]
Dixon is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm in Menlo Park, California. Since joining the firm in January 2013, Dixon has led a variety of investments for the firm including FiftyThree[8] Soylent,[9] and Nootrobox[10] and he sits on the boards of drone startup Airware,[11] 3D printing startup Shapeways,[12] and the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.[13]
Dixon also led the firm's investment and sits on the board of Oculus VR,[14] which was acquired by Facebook in March 2014.[15]
In 2018, Dixon led the launch of Andreessen Horowitz's dedicated cryptocurrency vehicle, a16z Crypto, to the tune of $350 million.[16] Katie Haun also joined as a general partner to run the fund alongside Dixon.[17] In 2020, a second cryptocurrency-focused fund was launched with $515 million in starting capital.[18]
Accolades[edit]
In 2010, Bloomberg L.P. named Dixon the top angel investor in the technology industry.[19]
Dixon won the 2012 Crunchie "Angel of the Year" award.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ "Andreessen Horowitz Hires Chris Dixon Away From EBay". The New York Times. November 19, 2012.
- ^ "Chris Dixon – The Future of Blockchain at a16z (EP.172)" (PDF). Capital Allocators. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "Super-Seed Funds-- Back to the Future". Harvard Business School Club of New York. November 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ a b "About Me". cdixon.org. August 2014.
- ^ "Chris Dixon". Andreessen Horowitz blog. November 2012.
- ^ "McAfee buys SiteAdvisor". Computer World. April 2006.
- ^ "eBay snaps up recommendations service Hunch". VentureBeat. November 2011.
- ^ "FiftyThree, Maker Of Drawing App Paper, Raises $15 Million From Andreessen Horowitz And Others". TechCrunch. June 2013.
- ^ "Soylent Closes $1.5M In Seed Funding From Lerer, Andreessen Horowitz". TechCrunch. October 2013.
- ^ "Andreessen Horowitz to Invest in Nootropics Start-Up", The New York Times, December 3, 2015
- ^ "Airware Raises $10.7M From Andreessen Horowitz To Build Brains For Unmanned Drones". TechCrunch. May 2013.
- ^ "Chris Dixon and Andreessen Horowitz invest $30M in 3D printing marketplace Shapeways". VentureBeat. April 2013.
- ^ "Bitcoin's Biggest Bet: Andreessen Horowitz Leads $25 Million Investment in Coinbase". AllThingsD. December 2013.
- ^ "Oculus raises $75 million to jump-start the virtual reality business". TheVerge. December 2013.
- ^ "Oculus". cdixon.org. March 2014.
- ^ "Introducing a16z crypto". a16z.com. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "Andreessen Horowitz has a new crypto fund — and its first female general partner is running it with Chris Dixon". techcrunch.com. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "Crypto Fund II". a16z.com. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "The Top Angel Investors: Behind the Rankings". Bloomberg L.P. February 25, 2010.(subscription required)
- ^ Rao, Leena. "Chris Dixon Wins Crunchies 2012 "Angel Of The Year;" Peter Thiel Is Named "VC Of The Year"". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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- EBay employees
- Living people
- 1972 births
- Private equity and venture capital investors
- Harvard Business School alumni
- Andreessen Horowitz
- People associated with cryptocurrency