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Arianna Simpson is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz where she invests in crypto. Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz, Arianna founded Autonomous Partners, an investment fund focused on cryptocurrencies and digital assets. She also helped launch Crystal Towers Capital, an early-stage fund investing primarily in YC companies, in 2015. Arianna previously spent time working in sales and product roles at Facebook and BitGo, an enterprise security company for bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Arianna earned dual degrees in International Politics and Spanish from the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State University. She grew up in Milan, Italy.
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A Few of the Things We’re Excited About in Crypto (2024)
Andrew Hall, Miles Jennings, Scott Duke Kominers, Eddy Lazzarin, Daren Matsuoka, Sam Ragsdale, Daniel Reynaud, Arianna Simpson, Carra Wu, and Ali Yahya
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