Katie Haun on conflict of interest
From VC Haun on Investing in the Frontiers of AI Agents · · Bloomberg Live
“I think in general, I support things that are conflicts of interest as a general matter. And that's why I'm a big supporter. And I have publicly supported, for example, the bipartisan legislation that Representative Brian Stiles proposed to ban insider trading in Congress like it's it's legal, but is it a good look atmospherically or optically? I don't think so. Um, so I'd say the same thing. I'd say the same thing in the answer to your question.”
On , Katie Haun, Former federal prosecutor at Haun Ventures, spoke about conflict of interest during VC Haun on Investing in the Frontiers of AI Agents on Bloomberg Live.
About Katie Haun
Katie Haun, founder and CEO of Haun Ventures, announced in May 2026 that the firm raised $1 billion across a pair of new funds. Haun stated the capital is intended to back founders building what she described as "the new economy," which she said involves an intersection between AI and digital assets. She identified three structural shifts the firm is following: new financial infrastructure, new assets such as stablecoins and tokenized securities, and what she called "agentic finance." Haun also noted that the firm had already returned capital to some limited partners from its first pair of funds. In interviews, Haun discussed the regulatory environment for digital assets, noting the passage of the Genius Act and the upcoming crypto market structure bill. She said lawmakers still need convincing and emphasized the importance of working with both political parties. Regarding the Trump family's crypto ventures, Haun said she supports "things that are conflicts of interest as a general matter" and cited her support for bipartisan legislation to ban insider trading in Congress, adding that she considers the optics and atmospherics of such ventures important. Haun also expressed concern about the erosion of financial privacy under the Bank Secrecy Act, a topic she said she discussed when she was a prosecutor. She advised founders to consider all three branches of government and to look beyond Washington, D.C., noting that state governments and international regulators also play a role.