Paradigm

aid: paradigm
name: Paradigm
description: >-
  Paradigm is a research-driven, frontier-technology investment firm founded in 2018 by Coinbase
  co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former Sequoia Capital partner Matt Huang. Headquartered in San Francisco
  with offices in New York and Washington, DC, the firm began as one of the largest crypto-focused
  venture funds and has since expanded to build and invest across crypto, AI, robotics, and other
  technical frontiers "from first check through to public markets." Paradigm is unusual in that it is both
  a builder and an investor: alongside its fund it ships open-source software (Reth, Foundry, Alloy,
  Artemis) and incubates companies. The firm has made 130+ investments and reported roughly $12.7B in
  assets under management as of April 2025; it raised a $2.5B first venture fund in 2021 and announced a
  new $1.2B fund in July 2026 aimed at the "technical frontier" including AI and robotics. Notable
  portfolio companies and protocols include Uniswap, Coinbase, Stripe, Optimism, Chainalysis, Fireblocks,
  Blur, Monad, Kalshi, and Zipline. Managing partners include Matt Huang and Alana Palmedo.
image: https://www.paradigm.xyz/favicon.ico
x-type: venture-capital
x-category: Venture Capital
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-17'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
tags:
  - Venture Capital
  - Crypto
  - Blockchain
  - Web3
  - DeFi
  - AI
  - Robotics
  - Frontier Technology
  - Infrastructure
  - Seed
  - Early Stage
  - Growth Equity
  - North America
apis: []
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.paradigm.xyz/
  - type: Portfolio
    url: https://www.paradigm.xyz/investments
  - type: Portfolio
    url: portfolio/paradigm-portfolio.yml
  - type: Team
    url: https://www.paradigm.xyz/team
  - type: Team
    url: team/paradigm-team.yml
  - type: InvestmentThesis
    url: https://www.paradigm.xyz/about
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.paradigm.xyz/writing
  - type: News
    url: https://www.paradigm.xyz/research
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/paradigmxyz
  - type: Jobs
    url: https://www.paradigm.xyz/careers
  - type: Contact
    url: https://www.paradigm.xyz/contact
  - type: Crunchbase
    url: https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/paradigm-b23a
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/paradigm-xyz/
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://x.com/paradigm
  - type: Features
    data:
      - "Stage: Every stage, from first check through to public markets (early-stage focus)"
      - "Sectors: crypto, AI, robotics, and other technical frontiers"
      - "Geography: Global; HQ San Francisco with New York and Washington, DC offices"
      - "AUM: ~$12.7B (reported, April 2025)"
      - "Funds: $750M open-ended fund (2018), $2.5B Paradigm One venture fund (2021), $1.2B fourth fund (2026)"
      - "Investments: 130+"
      - "Founded: 2018"
      - "HQ: San Francisco, California, USA"
    sources:
      - https://www.paradigm.xyz/about
      - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_(venture_capital_firm)
      - https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/crypto-vc-firm-paradigm-raises-1-2b-to-invest-in-technical-frontier-startups/
    updated: '2026-07-17'
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
    url: https://apievangelist.com/
  - FN: APIs.json
    url: https://apisjson.org/
  - FN: Paradigm
    url: https://www.paradigm.xyz/