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Apr 2024
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Chris Dixon

Rick Rubin
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Chris Dixon is an entrepreneur, investor, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and the author of Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet. He started and manages a16z crypto, a branch dedicated to investing in new internet technologies, managing over $9 billion across four specialized funds. Prior to his venture capital career, Chris co-founded and led two successful startups, SiteAdvisor, an internet security firm acquired by McAfee in 2006, and Hunch, a recommendation technology company acquired by eBay in 2011. A prolific seed investor, he co-founded Founder Collective and made numerous personal angel investments in technology ventures. 


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