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Paradigm

San Francisco, California · Invests in US; Europe; Asia; LATAM; North America; MENA · Website

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Pre-SeedSeedSeries AGamingAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsFintechCrypto & Web3Fintech & PaymentsDeveloper Tools & Infrastructure

Thesis

Research-driven crypto investment firm focused on frontier projects from earliest stages. We believe depth is prerequisite for invention, and that real progress happens at the frontier. We are builders, not just investors—collaborating on research, code, and product strategy.

Likely not a fit for

No ponzi schemes, extractive protocols, or projects without technical depth. Avoids gambling-focused platforms and teams lacking execution track record.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$12.7B
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

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Matt Huang

General PartnerCo-Founder & Managing Partner · Primary contact

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Fred Ehrsam

General PartnerCo-Founder & Senior Advisor

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Dan Robinson

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Alana Palmedo

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Georgios Konstantopoulos

General PartnerGeneral Partner & CTO

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Alpin Yukseloglu

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Arjun Balaji

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Storm Slivkoff

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Caitlin Pintavorn

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Dominique Little

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Portfolio

UniswapFintech Payments

Uniswap is a decentralized protocol that enables peer-to-peer trading of digital assets using Automated Market Makers (AMMs), allowing users to swap tokens, lend, borrow, and build in a decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

Coinbase

Coinbase is a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform that allows users to buy, sell, and trade a variety of cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum. It also offers services for businesses and institutions, providing tools for crypto trading, payments, and asset management.

OptimismSemiconductors Hardware

Optimism is a blockchain infrastructure scaling Ethereum, offering scalable, secure Layer 2 solutions. It uses the OP Stack to lower barriers for developers and focuses on solving complex problems with an optimistic mindset.

PhantomFintech Payments

Phantom is a digital wallet and platform for managing cryptocurrencies, providing features like transaction previews, security against scams, and support for various tokens.

FireblocksFintech Payments

Fireblocks is the world's most trusted digital asset infrastructure company, empowering organizations of all sizes to build, manage, and grow their business on the blockchain. With the industry's most scalable and secure platform, Fireblocks streamlines stablecoin payments, settlement, custody, tokenization, and trading operations across the largest ecosystem of banks, payment providers, stablecoin issuers, exchanges, and custodians.

FlashbotsDeveloper Tools Infra

Flashbots is a research and development organization formed to mitigate the negative externalities posed by Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) to stateful blockchains, starting with Ethereum.

PrivyFintech Payments

Privy provides wallet infrastructure designed for scalability, enabling developers to create secure, programmable wallets with features like key management, user onboarding, and transaction automation.

CompoundFintech Payments

Compound is a decentralized finance platform that offers an algorithmic interest rate protocol for developers. It aims to create open financial applications.

LidoEnterprise Software

Lido is an AI-powered data extraction tool that automates the extraction of data from various document types, including PDFs, invoices, and purchase orders, converting them into structured spreadsheet data.

MakerDAOFintech Payments

MakerDAO is now Sky — the next evolution of DeFi. It provides a decentralized stablecoin called Dai, which is a price-stable currency that users can control. The platform allows individuals and businesses to generate Dai on their terms, promoting financial freedom without volatility.

dYdXFintech Payments

dYdX is a decentralized trading platform for perpetual contracts, offering advanced tools and low fees. It aims to democratize access to financial opportunities and is backed by prominent investors.

AztecDeveloper Tools Infra

Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum, providing programmable digital money with privacy-preserving features through zk-rollups.

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Paradigm: Research-Driven Crypto Investment Firm Investment Thesis Paradigm is a research-and-engineering venture lab that invests in crypto companies and protocols from the earliest stages—often with just an idea. Founded in June 2018 by Matt Huang (former partner at Sequoia Capital) and Fred Ehrsam (co-founder of Coinbase), Paradigm combines deep technical expertise with rigorous research to ide…

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