"When Arianna Simpson was 22 years old, she plowed her savings into Bitcoin. She had left her college job and traveled with a friend through Zimbabwe, witnessing firsthand the consequences of hyperinflation. When she returned, she became enamored with the idea of crypto as a potential salve. Aside from investing the contents of her bank account, Simpson started a blockchain lunch meetup at her next post, Facebook. She wrote a blog post on multisignature wallets that landed her a job at the infrastructure startup BitGo,"
"Instead of sticking it out in the early crypto startup trenches, Simpson moved into venture, first working at a friend's generalist firm before starting her own crypto fund, Autonomous Partners, which raised from Brian Armstrong, David Sacks' Craft Ventures, and Steve Cohen's family office. This was 2017, when crypto was beginning to explode into the mainstream, and Simpson invested in companies like Talos and Mythical Games."
Arianna Simpson invested her savings in Bitcoin at age 22 after traveling through Zimbabwe and witnessing hyperinflation. She launched a blockchain lunch meetup at Facebook and wrote a blog post on multisignature wallets that led to a job at BitGo. She moved into venture, founded Autonomous Partners in 2017, and raised capital from Brian Armstrong, Craft Ventures, and Steve Cohen’s family office. She invested in companies such as Talos and Mythical Games. Simpson joined a16z crypto as a deal partner in 2020 and participated in the firm’s large crypto funds during the 2021–2022 boom.
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