Venture upper-case letter firm Andreessen Horowitz — too known as a16z — has started releasing an online version of "Crypto Startup School," its seven-week teaching course for industry entrepreneurs.

2 lectures from calendar week one were published on May 13 via TechCrunch, while the rest of the material will somewhen go available on the investment behemothic'southward website.

Lectures from crypto execs and professors are on the way

Titled "Crypto Networks and Why They Matter," the first talk was held by a16z general partner Chris Dixon, who argues that blockchains tin can become the next major calculating platform later smartphones and the web, unlocking many possibilities to entrepreneurs and developers worldwide.

The second presentation is delivered past Dan Boneh, a professor in applied cryptography and computer security at Stanford University. Bohen discussed the cryptographic origins of blockchains and its basic features like private keys, mining and zero-noesis proofs.

The remaining 12 lectures, which are yet to be published, were held by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, affections investor Balaji Srinivasan and the United States Role of the Comptroller of the Currency executive Brian Brooks, amid others.

"Crypto Startup School" took place from late February to mid-April in Menlo Park, California.

The bootcamp was attended by 45 students from the U.S. and overseas, who were selected from "among thousands of applicants", according to the visitor.

A16'z crypto investments

Andreessen Horowitz is ane of the key mainstream venture upper-case letter firms to operate in the space, as it has invested in major projects including Libra, Ripple, and Coinbase.

At that place might be more crypto-related investments on the way from a16z, given that the company has recently raised $515 million for its 2nd crypto-focused fund, surpassing the initial goal by $65 million.