Paradigm
San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 27 people tracked
Investment thesis
Paradigm invests at the frontier of technological change, focusing on areas with the greatest rates of innovation such as crypto, AI, and robotics. The firm believes that real progress emerges from deep technical work close to the foundational layer rather than from boardroom strategy. They engage actively in research, code development, and product collaboration, backing ambitious founders across all investment stages. The firm's team comprises builders with extensive experience shipping widely-used internet technologies.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 19, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from the firm's website
Matt Huang co-founded Paradigm with Fred Ehrsam in 2018 and leads the firm as its sole managing partner, building one of the largest investment platforms dedicated to crypto and frontier technology. A former Sequoia partner who made an early personal investment in ByteDance, he has steered Paradigm's positions in Uniswap, Optimism and other core crypto infrastructure.
Fred Ehrsam co-founded Coinbase and later Paradigm, the crypto investment firm he started with Matt Huang in 2018. He stepped back from Paradigm's day-to-day management in 2023 and now serves as its senior advisor while running Nudge, the neurotechnology startup he founded to build non-invasive brain interfaces using focused ultrasound.
What they invest in
from 13 of 104 portfolio companiesFintech ×9Crypto & Web3 ×8Cleantech ×1Consumer ×1Cybersecurity ×1Data & Infrastructure ×1Deep Tech ×1Defense Tech ×1
HQs:United States×7
Investments · showing 60 of 104
founders shown can be your intro pathAgora provides AUSD, an institutional-grade stablecoin backed 1:1 by USD reserves, enabling global digital payments and cross-chain transfers for fintechs, trading firms, and enterprises. The company also offers white-label stablecoin infrastructure and liquidity solutions for digital dollar transfers across multiple networks.
Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Chainalysis provides blockchain intelligence and transaction monitoring software for detecting and investigating illicit cryptocurrency activity. The platform serves cryptocurrency exchanges, financial institutions, law enforcement agencies, and regulators globally.
Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintechNew York City, US
Kalshi operates a federally regulated futures exchange that allows users to trade contracts based on the outcomes of real-world events, creating a new market for event-based financial derivatives.
FintechNew York City, US
Lightspark builds infrastructure for global money movement using Bitcoin and stablecoins, offering APIs and products for real-time cross-border payments, dollar accounts, and Layer 2 settlement for businesses and payment platforms.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Paradigm invest at?
- Paradigm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Paradigm focus on?
- Paradigm focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Robotics.
- Where is Paradigm located?
- Paradigm is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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