Haun Ventures Launches $1 Billion Fund for Crypto and AI Investments

Haun Ventures has launched a $1 billion fund to invest in crypto startups, marking its expansion into artificial intelligence. The fund will focus on three key areas: crypto financial infrastructure, tokenization, and AI agents.

The firm's founder, Katie Haun, believes that the intersection of AI and crypto is driving a new economy. She argues that AI agents will increasingly conduct economic activity on behalf of users, requiring new products and services to be designed for this world.

Haun emphasized the importance of tokenization as a technology capable of rendering traditional assets borderless and programmable. The fund's emphasis on AI agents follows a broader industry trend, with software that autonomously acts in economic contexts potentially redefining how value is created and exchanged.

The investment move arrives amid a surge in venture capital for AI, with AI companies attracting a record $242 billion in funding in the first quarter of 2026. Analysts project dramatic growth for AI-enabled commerce, with payments managed by AI agents expected to reach around $2.4 trillion per year by 2029.