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Haun Ventures Closes $1 Billion New Fund to Invest in Crypto and AI
According to Bloomberg, Haun Ventures—founded by Katie Haun, former general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and former federal prosecutor—has announced the successful close of a new $1 billion fund. The capital will be evenly allocated between early-stage and late-stage funds, with deployment targeted over the next two to three years. The firm’s investment focus remains centered on cryptocurrency and blockchain, while also expanding to global startups that integrate financial services, artificial intelligence, and alternative assets.
Haun Ventures Closes $1 Billion Fund, Expands into AI Agents and Crypto Investments
Odaily, Haun Ventures, the venture capital firm founded by former a16z general partner and former U.S. federal prosecutor Katie Haun, has completed a new $1 billion fundraise. The funding is split roughly equally into an early-stage fund and a late-stage fund, each approximately $500 million. Over the next two to three years, the firm will primarily invest in crypto and blockchain startups, while also expanding into intersecting sectors such as AI Agents, fintech, and alternative assets. The closing of this fund signals that crypto venture capital continues to attract large-scale, long-term capital even after a cyclical downturn, and is gradually shifting towards the convergence of AI and on-chain applications.Katie Haun stated that the fund will adopt a global investment strategy going forward, focusing on emerging companies that integrate financial services, artificial intelligence, and on-chain infrastructure, continuing its long-term investment footprint in the digital asset space. (Bloomberg)
Squads completes $18 million strategic funding round led by Solana Ventures
: Solana ecosystem multi-signature protocol Squads announced the completion of an $18 million strategic funding round, led by Solana Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, L1D, and others. Its total cumulative funding has now reached $42.9 million. According to reports, Squads' stablecoin payment platform Altitude allows enterprises to conduct 24/7 global payment settlements in stablecoins through self-custodial wallets, and connects to the global payment network via its compliance and risk control system. (The Block)
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Squads, a Solana ecosystem multisig protocol, announced it has completed an $18 million strategic funding round led by Solana Ventures.
According to The Block, Squads, a multi-signature protocol in the Solana ecosystem, has announced the completion of an $18 million strategic funding round led by Solana Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, L1D, and others. This round is an equity financing, bringing Squads’ total funding to $42.9 million. Squads will use the funds from this round to expand its stablecoin-based corporate finance platform, Altitude.
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Liquid, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, announced the completion of its $18 million Series A funding round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital.
According to Fortune, cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Liquid has announced the completion of an $18 million Series A funding round, co-led by Neo and Left Lane Capital, with participation from Haun Ventures, K5 Global, SV Angel, AntiFund, and Sunflower Capital. This comes less than six months after its $7.6 million seed round, which was led by Paradigm.
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Crypto markets are sluggish, and most top-tier VCs have seen a significant decline in their AUM.
According to Fortune, during the 2025 crypto market downturn, major crypto-focused venture capital firms—including Paradigm, a16z, and Multicoin—generally saw declines in their assets under management (AUM). Specifically, a16z’s four crypto funds experienced an almost 40% drop in AUM to $9.5 billion compared to 2024; however, the firm had already distributed capital to limited partners (LPs) at market highs, with its first crypto fund achieving a distribution-to-paid-in (DPI) ratio of 5.4—demonstrating standout returns. Multicoin’s AUM fell by roughly half from its peak to approximately $2.7 billion. Pantera Capital also completed exit distributions via the IPOs of five portfolio companies, including Circle and BitGo. In contrast, Haun Ventures grew its AUM by over 30% year-on-year to around $2.5 billion. Currently, institutions including Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Dragonfly are actively raising new funds, with a combined target size exceeding $4.2 billion.
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