Haun Ventures Raises $1 Billion for Crypto, AI Agent Finance

Haun Ventures, led by Katie Haun, announced Monday it raised $1 billion to back startups building next-generation financial infrastructure, tokenized real-world assets and AI agents that transact for users.

The firm said the fund will invest in payment rails, custody and identity systems, platforms for tokenizing currencies, securities and commodities, and financial services designed for machine-to-machine transactions.

Haun wrote, “I’ve been following the flow of assets my entire career, and this is the most dynamic period in technology and finance I’ve ever witnessed,” and noted founders in these areas need partners who understand both the technology and regulatory issues.

Haun previously worked as a Justice Department prosecutor, served as an independent director at Coinbase and was a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.

The firm said stablecoin transaction volumes reached the double-digit trillions in 2025 and described that level as comparable to the combined volume processed by major card networks.

Haun stressed the fund will focus AI investments where they intersect with crypto infrastructure rather than pursuing AI broadly. Haun added, “We want to do AI that is in our lane.”

Haun Ventures said tokenizing assets such as gold, oil and securities can make them easier to transfer and settle across borders and could expand global liquidity pools.

The firm’s prior fund was $1.5 billion and produced several large exits: BVNK was acquired by Mastercard for as much as $1.8 billion, and Bridge was acquired by Stripe for about $1.1 billion. The firm’s portfolio also includes asset manager Bitwise, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis and Erebor Bank.

The new fund will target companies redesigning backend payments and settlement systems, custody and compliance tools for tokenized assets, and credit and risk products for AI-driven transactions. The firm said these infrastructure elements will be needed as more value moves onto programmable ledgers and as autonomous systems execute a growing share of trades and payments.