Paradigm

paradigm.xyz

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Paradigm is a research-driven technology investment firm.

Category:

Crypto-Native Fund

Founded: 2018

Location: United States

Team

Matt Huang

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Fred Ehrsam

Co-Founder

Frankie

Research Partner

Dan Robinson

General Partner and the Head of Research

samczsun

Research Partner

Arjun Balaji

Venture Partner

Charlie Noyes

General Partner

Georgios Konstantopoulos

Chief Technology Officer & Research Partner

Caitlin Pintavorn

Investment Partner

Alana Palmedo

Partner & COO

Dave White

Research Partner

David Swain

CMO

Alexander Walterspiel

Partner & Head of Trading

Matthew Mizbani

Partner

Doug Feagin

Partner

Alex Popescu

Chief Compliance Officer

Katie Biber

Chief Legal Officer

Yang You

Head of Design

Loren Siebert

Head of Engineering

Josie Franciose McGuinn

Head of Events

Laura Tse

Vice President Finance

Teresa G. Grandía

Head of Business Operations

Gina Moon

General Counsel

Alexander Grieve

Government Affairs Lead

Nick Martitsch

Head of Market Development

Achal Srinivasan

Design Collaborator

Transmissions11

Research Associate

Justin Slaughter

Policy Director

Investment Map

Investment Size

Fundraising

Alex Pack

Date	Amount	LP
Jun 13, 2024	$850 M	--
Nov 15, 2021	$2.5 B	--

Investments

Babylon

Bitcoin Staking Protocol

Optimism

Ethereum L2 solution using optimistic rollup technology

Blast

Ethereum L2 with native yield

Flashbots

Research and development company focussed on MEV

Synthetix

Decentralized synthetic asset platform

Amber Group

Digital asset platform

Uniswap

Decentralized trading protocol

Lido

Liquid staking solution

Magic Eden

Cross-chain NFT market

StarkNet

decentralized ZK-Rollup

Blur

NFT Marketplace for Pro Traders

Mina

Lightweight Blockchain

Fireblocks

Enterprise-grade platform delivering a secure infrastructure

Opensea

NFT marketplace

Osmosis

Cross-chain DEX

dYdX

Decentralized Exchange

Gitcoin

Web3 Grant Platform

Sky

Decentralized lending platform

Compound

Decentralized lending platform

Cosmos

The Internet of Blockchains

Coinbase

Cryptocurrency exchange

Privy

Web3 onboarding platform

Phantom

Solana wallet built for DeFi & NFTs

Noble

Generic asset issuance chain

Conduit

Crypto native infrastructure platform

Symbiotic

Generalized restaking system

Monad

High-performance layer 1 blockchain

Farcaster

Decentralized social network

Aevo

A next-generation options exchange

Parallel

Sci-Fi Franchise and Card Game

Jambo

Mobile-first crypto network

Friend.tech

Web3 Social dapp

Aztec Network

Ethereum Privacy Extension Layer

Euler Finance

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

TaxBit

Tax and accounting solution

Chainalysis

Blockchain data platform

Zora

The NFT marketplace protocol

Argent

Layer2 wallet

MoonPay

Payments infrastructure for crypto

Axie Infinity

NFT-based online video game

Gauntlet

Simulation platform for on-chain risk management

Anchorage

Crypto custodian for institutional investors

Coinswitch

India cryptocurrency exchange

Matrixport

Digital asset financial services platforms

Bitso

Crypto exchange in Latin America

Mesh

Cryptoasset management and payment platform

Across Protocol

Optimistic cross-chain bridge protocol

vana

AI digital identity generating application

Irreducible

Enterprise Grade Zero-Knowledge Proof Acceleration Platform

D3

DNS Domains For Web3

Blowfish

Crypto firewall provider

Acquired

Phoenix

Limit order book DEX

Praxis

Crypto-Driven City Project

Code4rena

The Web3 Security Auditing League

Acquired

Succinct

The Protocol for Programmable Truth

Axiom

ZK Coprocessor for on-chain applications

EDX Markets

Digital asset exchange

AI Arena

Experience Human x AI collab in a PvP fighting game

Fractal

NFT Game Market

Wildcard

Web3-powered video game

Rain

Cryptocurrency brokerage

ParagonsDAO

Building the future around P2E gaming

Genesis Digital Assets

Bitcoin miner

Drakula

NFT social media network

Reflexer

An anti-inflation protocol

Opyn

DeFi Options Platform

Tagomi

Crypto prime brokerage platform

Acquired

Spacemesh

Open-source programmable cryptocurrency platform

Atlas

Blockchain for verifiable finance

Ithaca

Open-source Layer 2 network

Sorella

Ethereum MEV tool

MetaDAO

Solana ecosystem governance project

Shadow

Developer Platform for Onchain Event Data

Exponential

DeFi investment platform

Limit Break

Blockchain games company

Hang

NFT brand loyalty platform

Lightspark

Bitcoin payments company

LootRush

Web3 Videogame Platform

Mad Realities

Decentralized entertainment platform

Reddio

Parallel EVM Layer2 Solution

Royal

Music NFT Marketplace

BetDEX

Sports betting exchange

Numerai

A new kind of hedge fund

Keep Network

Privacy-centric public chain infrastructure

Blitmap / Sup

Community crafted sci-fantasy universe

Immutable Holdings

Building products that increase awareness and adoption of digital assets

Thesis

Cryptocurrency venture studio

Namebase

Handshake names Market

FTX

Cryptocurrency exchange

BlockFi

Crypto wealth manager

Utopia

Stablecoin payment processor

Acquired

Nxyz

Blockchain data infrastructure

Acquired

Tessera

Buy, sell and mint fractions of NFTs

FTX US

US-regulated cryptocurrency exchange

Jet Protocol

Decentralized lending-borrowing protocol

Yield Protocol

Decentralized Lending Protocol

Skynet Labs

The blockchain company behind Siacoin

Dework

Web3-native project management tools

Veil

DeFi prediction protocol

Name	Round	Amount	Valuation	Date
Privy	--	$ 15 M	--	Mar 19
Mesh *	Series B	$ 82 M	--	Mar 11
Across ProtocolACX *	--	$ 41 M	--	Mar 04

Decrypt Jun 13, 2024

Paradigm seeks to raise up to $850M for new fund: Bloomberg

Blockworks Apr 02, 2024

Paradigm Responds To Criticism Levied At Its Portfolio Project, Blast

The DefiantNov 26, 2023

Co-Founder of Paradigm Steps Down As Managing Director

BeInCrypto Oct 24, 2023

Crypto is 'so back' on Paradigm's website

The Block Jul 01, 2023

Paradigm shifts its crypto-only focus to include AI

The Block May 25, 2023

Paradigm shift as crypto VC firm names general partners for first time

The Block Feb 08, 2023

Paradigm marks down FTX investment to zero: Sources

The Block Nov 12, 2022

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Following 127

Top Followers

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Significant Events

Jun 13, 2024

Paradigm's Third Fund Has Raised $850 Million

Nov 15, 2021

Paradigm raised a $2.5 billion venture fund

Cooperations

Coinbase Ventures

22 Rounds

Sequoia Capital

16 Rounds

Andreessen Horowitz

16 Rounds

Polychain

12 Rounds

Ribbit Capital

12 Rounds

Robot Ventures

12 Rounds