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April 9, 2024

Meet the European startups taking part in a16z’s crypto accelerator

The VC fund is holding its Crypto Startup Accelerator in London for the first time

Tom Matsuda

4 min read

At the tail end of last month, famed US venture capital firm — and active investor in crypto — Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) kicked off the third iteration of its Crypto Startup Accelerator. 

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A16z CTO Eddy Lazzarin and Farcaster cofounder Dan Romero speaking at last year's accelerator.
A16z CTO Eddy Lazzarin and Farcaster cofounder Dan Romero speaking at last year's accelerator. (Source: a16z)
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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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