# We Raised $2.2B. Here’s Why.

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Podcast: [a16z crypto show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a16z-crypto-show-5434524)
Published: 2026-05-05T14:07:26+00:00
Episode link: https://web3-with-a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/we-raised-22b-heres-why-NMf3nwhO
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a16z crypto is announcing Fund 5: $2.2B to back the founders building the next era of crypto. All four GPs — Chris Dixon, Ali Yahya, Guy Wuollet, and Eddy Lazzarin — join Robert Hackett to discuss why now, what's changed, and where it's all headed: from regulatory clarity and stablecoins, to AI agents, programmable money, and the infrastructure defining crypto's next chapter.

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