Katie Haun founded Haun Ventures and serves as its CEO, having launched the firm in March 2022 with a $1.5 billion raise across two funds, reported at the time as the largest debut fund raised by a solo female venture capitalist. Katie Haun's Twitter Score is 603 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #192 (top 0.1%) out of 389,587 crypto accounts tracked on this platform, with 127,541 followers as of July 2026 and 1,846 posts since 2017.
Katie Haun was previously a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, joining in 2018 as the firm's first female General Partner and co-leading its crypto franchise before departing in late 2021. Prior to venture capital, she served as a federal prosecutor and Digital Currency Crimes Coordinator at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she established the first federal digital currency task force and led investigations including a case against two corrupt federal agents who stole bitcoin during the Silk Road investigation. She also previously clerked at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Katie Haun previously served as an independent board director at Coinbase, joining in 2017 and stepping down in April 2024 after serving through the company's direct listing, and previously held a board seat at OpenSea as an Andreessen Horowitz representative. She is a Lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she co-designed and co-taught the school's first course on cryptoassets and blockchain technologies alongside economist Susan Athey. In May 2026, Haun Ventures closed a $1 billion fund expanding its focus to crypto infrastructure and AI agent financial systems, with notable portfolio exits including Bridge, acquired by Stripe for $1.1 billion, and BVNK, acquired by Mastercard for up to $1.8 billion. She appeared on Bloomberg's 2022 list of 50 People Who Defined Global Business. She is mentioned by 363 accounts, with 667 total mentions across the platform.
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