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Jane Lippencott

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

New York, New York

Overview 

Jane Lippencott is a Partner at a16z crypto, with a background in venture capital and entrepreneurship. She has made significant investments in companies like TaxBit, Skale Labs, and BlockFi Lending LLC, showcasing her expertise in the crypto and blockchain sectors. Jane has a diverse educational background and has held advisory and mentorship roles with various organizations like Andreessen Horowitz, Teller Finance, and Gitcoin. Her work at a16z crypto involves investing in impactful ventures and supporting emerging technologies in the web3 and FinTech spaces.

Work Experience 

VC

Volt Capital

  • Partner

    2025 - Current

Volt Capital is a research and community-driven crypto fund.

volt.capital
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Slingshot Finance

  • Advisor

    2021

Slingshot is a web3 company developing and using decentralized technologies to help users interact with digital assets

Raised $23,349,998.00 from The Chainsmokers, Ribbit Capital, Shrug Capital, K5 Global, Austin Rief, Guillaume Pousaz, Anatoly Yakovenko, Framework Ventures, Electric Capital and Jason Derulo.

slingshot.finance
TF

Teller Finance

  • Advisor

    2020

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Andreessen Horowitz

  • Partner

    2021 - 2025

    Partner @ a16z crypto

Andreessen Horowitz is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm with assets under management across multiple funds.

a16z.com
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Gitcoin

  • KERNEL Mentor

    2021 - 2023

    Mentor at Gitcoin's KERNEL program

C

Celo

  • Mentor

    2020 - 2023

    Mentor at CeloCamp https://www.celocamp.com/

Celo Foundation develops mobile-first blockchain platform that makes financial tools accessible to anyone with a mobile phone.

celofoundation.org
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Open Web Collective

  • Mentor

    2020 - 2023

    Mentor at Near Protocol's Open Web Collective https://www.openwebcollective.com/

Open Web Collective (OWC) is an early-stage blockchain venture fund and seed accelerator

openwebcollective.com

Distributed Global

  • Partner

    2021 - 2021

    Partner at Distributed Global. Investing in pre-seed to Series A stage crypto startups. While I was at DG, we invested in ChainFlip, Endaoment, Forte, Stardust, Tokemak, Tracer, XMTP, Gallery, Hume, Gem, Nifty Islands, Nestcoin, and Kyve.

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All Raise

  • 2021 VC Cohort

    2021 - 2021

All Raise is a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the success of female founders and funders to build a more prosperous equitable future.

Raised $15,000,000.00 from Silicon Valley Bank, Sequoia Capital, Pivotal Ventures, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Reid Hoffman Foundation, Silicon Valley Bank and Pivotal Ventures.

allraise.org
WC

Winklevoss Capital

  • Associate

    2019 - 2021

    Investing in crypto companies and funds alongside Sterling, Tyler, and Cameron. Invested into BlockFi, Crusoe Energy, Slingshot, Taxbit, Synthetix, Aave, Chainlink, Skale Labs.

Education 

Investments 

TaxBit

Seed

Total funding: $240M

Skale Labs

Series A

Total funding: $17M

BlockFi Lending LLC

Series B

Total funding: $80M

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