Haun Ventures completes $1 billion new fundraise, expanding investment scope to the AI agent field

According to Bloomberg, Haun Ventures, a crypto venture capital firm founded by former a16z partner Katie Haun, has successfully raised approximately $1 billion for a new fund, expanding its investment scope from blockchain infrastructure to the field of AI Agents. This fundraising scale is particularly notable against the backdrop of a general contraction in the crypto VC space.

According to SEC disclosure documents obtained by Fortune magazine, by 2025, the management scale of leading firms such as Paradigm, Pantera, and a16z crypto will have shrunk across the board, while Haun Ventures is the only fund to achieve counter-cyclical growth, with its assets under management increasing from the initial $1 billion to $2.5 billion.

Katie Haun served as a federal prosecutor for over a decade and created the first cryptocurrency task force for the U.S. government, later becoming the first female partner at a16z. Her unique compliance and policy background allows Haun Ventures to focus more on B2B solutions that are compatible with traditional finance in its investment strategy.

The fund has successfully positioned itself in the payments sector, with its lead investments in Bridge and BVNK being acquired, with valuations rising from $200 million and $750 million to over $1.1 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. The new fund will continue its strategic focus on the intersection of crypto technology and emerging technologies, with AI agents becoming the latest key direction.