Katie Haun — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and CEO of Haun Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture fund specializing in digital assets and blockchain technology.
Launched Haun Ventures with a $1.5 billion fund in March 2022, later closing $1 billion across two new funds, bringing total assets under management to $2.5 billion.
Co-led the crypto franchise as a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
Created the first U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cryptocurrency task force and led investigations into digital assets, including the Silk Road marketplace and Mt. Gox exchange hack.
Served as the first independent board member of Coinbase for seven years, through its listing as the first publicly-traded crypto company.
Graduated with honors from Stanford Law School and lectured on digital currency and cybercrime at Stanford Law School and Graduate School of Business.

Biography

Kathryn Rose Haun is the founder and CEO of Haun Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture fund focused on digital assets and blockchain technology. She previously served as a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where she co-led the firm's crypto franchise.

Before her venture capital career, Haun was a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).