Hilary Kivitz

Hilary is an advisor and investor to early stage venture-backed companies and funds with an emphasis in fintech and other highly regulated areas. 

 

She was a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, setting up the first crypto fund to be registered with the SEC as an RIA. She designed complex investment structures and regulatory strategies for portfolio companies and oversaw operations, legal and compliance functions. Previously, Hilary was at Ribbit Capital and Propel where she supported a large portfolio of Fintech investments including some early bets in cryptocurrency and adjacent spaces and companies that conducted token offerings. Hilary also spent several years at Skadden in New York where she was a trusted advisor to public and private companies and investment funds in corporate, securities and related matters.

 

Hilary has been a frequent speaker on venture and blockchain topics and has worked with regulators at the SEC and in both houses of Congress regarding crypto regulatory matters. She has been a Lecturer at UC Berkeley Boalt School of Law, an Executive Fellow of the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, a member of the Steering Committee of TechGC, and a member of the Board of McSweeney’s Publishing. She holds a JD from Georgetown University Law Center, a BPhil in philosophy from Oxford University and a BA in philosophy from UC Berkeley.