a16z has always struck me as the shadiest vc - i associate them with NFT's, crypto and god knows what. They personify the amorality of chasing money over anything (Maybe indicative of SV culture these days in general).
As someone reading much of what Molly White publishes, there is no short supply of people in crypto that give of the same aura and are f̵i̵n̵a̵n̵c̵i̵n̵g̵ donating to someone that will push their crypto regulation agenda https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/117191164732599820
They are. The fact that they LPs escape any peril for financing nonsense morals and returns is something of a marketing miracle.
I don't think anything that could even be mentioned as VC despises its own clients as much as a16z. Trying to sell investors on NFTs in 2026 should be criminal.
a16z is one of the firms whose influencers I mute on sight on twitter. Far too many grifters shilling dubious products.