https://www.theblock.co/post/209855/a16z-crypto-taps-eddy-lazzarin-as-new-chief-tech-officer
Crypto A16z mengatakan pada hari Rabu bahwa pihaknya mempromosikan Eddy Lazzarin menjadi chief technology officer untuk mengawasi tim penelitian dan keamanan di dana modal ventura.
“Dibutuhkan kecerdasan yang benar-benar istimewa untuk menonjol di antara para teknolog di bidang ini, dan kami beruntung memiliki salah satu dari orang-orang itu di tim kami,” tulis pendiri dan mitra pengelola a16z crypto Chris Dixon dalam sebuahposting blog .
Lazzarin, yang sebelumnya menjabat sebagai kepala teknik perusahaan, akan terus memimpin tim teknik dan ilmu data. A16z crypto berinvestasi di startup crypto dan web3 dan telah mengumpulkan lebih dari $7,6 miliar, menurutsitus web .
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