Surojit Chatterjee, the former chief product officer for cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN), has joined venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as an executive in residence for its crypto unit. Chatterjee is excited to join the a16zcrypto team and learn from some of the smartest minds in the business. He is looking forward to helping founders and builders scale their businesses. Chatterjee is eager to build the future of crypto and blockchain technology.
Surojit Chatterjee, formerly of Google as well, Chatterjee brings with him more than a decade of experience in payments, advertising technology and commerce, including the development of Google Shopping. He will be helping out founders and builders scale their businesses. This move comes after Coinbase announced plans to reduce its headcount by about 20% due to the crypto winter. Chatterjee’s expertise and experience will be a great asset to a16z crypto and the crypto industry as a whole.