Arianna Simpson
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Arianna Simpson | |
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| Born | 1991 Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
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Arianna Simpson is the founder and managing director of Autonomous partners, a cryptocurrency hedge and venture capital fund focused on investing in cryptocurrencies, digital assets, and blockchain-based companies.[1] She is also General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz as a partner in their $4.5 billion cryptocurrency fund.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Simpson was born and raised in Milan. She graduated from Penn State University with dual degrees in international politics and Spanish.[3]
Career[edit]
During 2013, Simpson started her career in the technology field when joining Facebook while working in the global marketing solutions division. It was during this time that Simpson was sponsoring a family in Zimbabwe after visiting, in which she noticed the fees that came with transferring money internationally, this developed her interest in the cryptocurrency field.[4]
In 2014, Simpson left her role at Facebook to join the digital asset trust and security company BitGo, Where she worked as an account and project manager.[citation needed] After one year, in 2015, Simpson departed from BitGo and joined Venture Partner Crystal Towers Capital where she is still actively a Venture partner and angel investor.[5]
In 2017, Simpson became the founder and managing partner of the cryptocurrency and digital asset hedge fund Autonomous Partners.[4] Her investments during this time included companies such as Celo, additionally, these investments at the time overlapped with Andreessen Horowitz early crypto investments.[6]
During 2019, Simpson joined the private American venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz as a deal partner, and less than a year in made partner for their cryptocurrency and digital asset fund which as of 2022 is worth $4.7 billion, in which Simpson has been vocal about her investments within Web3 and cryptocurrency assets and company.[6][2]
During 2021, it was announced that Simpson is on the directory board of sports NFT platform Autograph, and aided in raising $170 million in a Series B funding for the organisation.[7]
Personal Life[edit]
Simpson is based in San Francisco.
References[edit]
- ↑ Rooney, Kate (19 July 2021). "Andreessen Horowitz taps 30-year-old partner Arianna Simpson to help run world's largest crypto fund". www.cnbc.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Konrad, Alex (25 May 2022). "A16z Crypto's Record New $4.5 Billion Fund Doubles Down On Web3 Amid Market Crash". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ↑ "Arianna Simpson". a16z.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "40 Under 40 Arianna Simpson". fortune.com. Retrieved 18 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Arianna Simpson". conferences.law.stanford.edu. Retrieved 18 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Andreessen Horowitz taps 30-year-old partner Arianna Simpson to help run world's largest crypto fund". www.cnbc.com. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Manfredi, Lucas (23 August 2022). "Tom Brady's Autograph launches new interactive experience". foxbusiness.com.
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