Katie Haun
Founder & CEO @ Haun Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Katie Haun is a seed investor at Haun Ventures in San Francisco focused on Blockchain and Financial Services. Katie is the founder and CEO of Haun Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture fund that manages billions in investments across frontier technologies including blockchain and digital assets. The firm’s institutional investors are major sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, and other global organizations.She has servedas a board member of several high-growth technology companies. As Coinbase’s first independent director, she was an early architect of company’s global regulatory strategy, serving through its direct listing and subsequent growth as a publicly traded company. During her tenure from 2017 to 2024, she held several positions including Chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, and member of the Compensation Committee.Katie joined Andreessen Horowitz as a General Partner in 2018. There, she co-led their crypto franchise, building a team and investing out of three successive funds with billions under management, generating significant realized returns for institutional investors.Before her venture career, Katie spent over a decade as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. She secured successful jury verdicts in every case she tried and led high-profile prosecutions related to the Silk Road task force, the 2012 Hells Angels murder trial, and the Nuestra Familia prison gang RICO takedown. She also led cyber, corporate, and violent crime investigations in partnership with the FBI, Homeland Security, SEC, and Treasury. At DOJ headquarters, she held senior leadership positions in the National Security Division and later the Attorney General’s office where her portfolio covered antitrust, tax, and national security matters. Katie represented DOJ on both CFIUS and the FBI’s Undercover Review Committee, that approved significant undercover operations.Katie has been profiled by Bloomberg, Fortune, The New York Times, and CNBC and was named one of Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s 50 Most Influential in 2022.
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 32%
Last updated:
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Industries Katie Haun invests in
Stages Katie Haun invests in
Countries Katie Haun invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $4.5M–$200M
- Series A
- $15M–$55M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 8 (36%)
- Financial Services 5 (23%)
- FinTech 4 (18%)
- Software 4 (18%)
- Internet 3 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (23%)
- Funding Round 5 (23%)
- Series A 3 (14%)
- Series B 3 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (14%)
Country
- United States 13 (59%)
- United Kingdom 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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dub
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Dub is a provider of a copy-trading platform for investment management. Its platform facilitates the users to mirror and invest in their fund-like portfolio. It allows experienced investors to earn money by increasing their followers and helps investors replicate the portfolios of emerging investment managers, hedge funds, or elected officials. Itsaffiliated broker-dealer, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and member FINRA, helps facilitate copy-trading, a fast-emerging investment practice suited to today’s investors. | $15M / Seed / Feb 22, 2024 | |
Coinbase Token Manager
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LiquiFi helps to maximize the capabilities of tokens. | $5M / Seed / Jul 13, 2022 | |
Euler
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Euler is a capital-efficient permissionless lending protocol that helps users to earn interest on their crypto assets or hedge against volatile markets without the need for a trusted third party. | $32M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 07, 2022 | |
TaxBit
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TaxBit is a cryptocurrency tax and accounting software that automates tax calculations and reporting on cryptocurrency transactions. With TaxBit, users can link their exchanges and wallets to seamlessly pull their transactions through their tax engine and auto-generate tax forms.Aside from automating taxes, TaxBit provides crypto enthusiastsreal-time portfolio tracking and tax optimization visibility so that they can make tax-optimized crypto trades throughout the year. TaxBit connects the consumer and enterprise cryptocurrency tax experiences. | May 17, 2022 | |
Primer
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At Primer, students learn at their own pace, pursue their passions, and get the support they deserve. A school designed for tomorrow's leaders, enrolling today. | $15M / Series A / Apr 28, 2022 | |
Aptos
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Aptos is a web3 startup that builds a scalable Layer 1 blockchain. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Palo Alto, California. | $200M / Mar 15, 2022 | |
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Aptos
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Aptos is a web3 startup that builds a scalable Layer 1 blockchain. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Palo Alto, California. | $200M / Seed / Mar 15, 2022 | |
Aleo
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Aleo provides a platform for building fully private applications using zero-knowledge technology. It offers a comprehensive toolkit that includes an application runtime environment, allowing software to compile, execute, and finalize its state autonomously. Aleo also supports a statically-typed programming language called Leo, designed specificallyfor private application development on the Aleo blockchain. The company engages its community through blogs and incentive programs to test the bounds of its decentralized technology. | $200M / Series B / Feb 07, 2022 | |
Autograph
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Autograph is an NFT platform that brings together the most iconic brands and legendary names in sports, entertainment, and culture to create unique digital collections and experiences. Autograph is building the future of fandom through a streamlined and inclusive process, authentic and creative products, and exclusive partnerships. | $170M / Series B / Jan 19, 2022 | |
OpenSea
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OpenSea is a peer-to-peer marketplace for crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens. It includes collectibles, gaming items, and other virtual goods backed by a blockchain. On OpenSea, anyone can buy or sell these items through a smart contract. | $300M / Series C / Jan 05, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
About Haun Ventures
Haun Ventures is an investment firm that invests in crypto-related startups. It is a firm designed from the ground up to help founders build the next generation of the internet. Founded by Kathryn Haun, a former Andreessen Horowitz general partner.
Haun Ventures Contacts
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Chris Ahn
Partner
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Rachael Horwitz
Chief Marketing Officer
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Breck Stodghill
Partner
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Diogo Monica
General Partner
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Katie Haun
Founder & CEO
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FAQ
What does Katie Haun invest in?
Katie Haun invests primarily in Blockchain, Financial Services and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Katie Haun's check size?
Katie Haun typically joins rounds of $4.5M–$200M at Seed and $15M–$55M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Katie Haun participates in.
When did Katie Haun last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Katie Haun closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 22 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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