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Paradigm — 2022 Investments

22 investments dated 2022 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Argentargent.xyzin𝕏Apr 2022 · $40M

A consumer card program where members pick a community (such as a sports team) and earn points and a share of revenue for that community on everyday purchases like groceries, coffee, and games.

ConsumerFintech

Gerald Goldstein(Founder)Itamar Lesuisse(Founder)Julien Niset(Founder)

Co-investorsIndex VenturesMetaplanetAnimoca BrandsCreandumFabric Venturesfirstminute capital+8 more

Axieaxieinfinity.comJun 2022

Axie Infinity is a blockchain-based, NFT creature-battling game developed by Vietnam-based game studio Sky Mavis.

Trung Nguyen(Founder)inAleksander Larsen(Founder)Jeffrey Zirlin(Founder)

Co-investorsAU21 CapitalDeepTech VenturesDeFiance CapitalDigital StrategiesHashedMoonhill Capital+16 more

Blowfishblowfish.xyz𝕏Sep 2022 · $11.8MAcquired

Blowfish provides fraud detection and prevention APIs for Web3 wallets, identifying and blocking malicious transactions and decentralized applications across 10+ blockchain networks.

Crypto & Web3Cybersecurity

Co-investorsDragonfly0x LabsCaffeinated CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Hypersphere VenturesUniswap Labs Ventures

Citadel Securitiescitadelsecurities.comJan 2022

Citadel Securities is a Miami-based global market maker providing liquidity and trade execution in equities, options, fixed income and FX.

Miami, US

MICHAEL STEVEN HENRY(CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER)SHYAM RAJAN(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)MARC RYAN HAROLD(CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER)Peng Zhao(Chief Executive Officer)inKenneth C. Griffin(Founder)inKen Griffin(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsSequoia Capital

Deworkdework.xyz𝕏Jun 2022

Dework provides web3-native project management and contributor coordination tools for decentralized autonomous organizations, enabling teams to create bounties, manage contributor credentials, and pay workers using DAO tokens.

Crypto & Web3Future of WorkSaaS

David Fant(Founder)Lonis Hamaili(Founder)

Co-investorsBalaji SrinivasanOrange DAOPace CapitalSandeep Nailwal

Exponential DeFiexponential.fiOct 2022 · $14M

Exponential.fi is a San Francisco-based DeFi platform for discovering, risk-assessing and investing in crypto liquidity pools.

Mehdi Lebbar(Founder)Driss Benamour(Founder)Greg Jizmagian(Founder)

Co-investorsCircle VenturesLaunchpad CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersScribble VenturesA*Adam Nash+8 more

Jambojambo.technologyMay 2022 · $30M

Jambo builds low-cost Web3 smartphones, a multi-chain wallet and dApp store aimed at emerging-market users.

James Zhang(Founder)inAlice Zhang(Founder)

Co-investorsAsymmetricEdessa CapitalFlori VenturesHypersphere VenturesMorningstar VenturesPantera Capital+13 more

Jambojambowallet.com𝕏May 2022

Jambo builds on-chain mobile infrastructure, including the JamboPhone with a built-in multi-chain crypto wallet, hardware security, a dApp store, and gamified earning quests.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Hardware

James Zhang(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsAlliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)Coinbase VenturesGuanxiDAOLongHash VenturesAlameda ResearchDeFiance Capital+7 more

Jambojambophone.xyz𝕏May 2022 · $30M

JamboPhone sells a $99 smartphone marketed on its specifications and affordability.

ConsumerE-commerceHardware

Co-investorsArctic DigitalImpossible FinanceAlameda ResearchCoinbase VenturesDeFiance CapitalPolygon Studios+1 more

Limit Breaklimitbreak.comAug 2022

Web3 gaming company founded by ex-Machine Zone executives, known for the DigiDaigaku NFT collection and a "free-to-own" model.

Gabriel Leydon(Founder)Halbert Nakagawa(Founder)

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesFermionStandard CryptoAnthos CapitalSV Angel

LootRushlootrush.cominSeries A · May 2022 · $12M

LootRush provides a multi-currency account that allows individuals to earn income in one country, reside in another, and access their funds internationally.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Anderson Ferminiano(Founder)inAri Eng(Head of Operations)Gustavo Gaion(Head of Brand Marketing)Ignacio Corderi(Head of Engineering)Lucas Santos(Head of Product Engineering)Carina Shiraiwa(Recruiting)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzY CombinatorJuniper CapitalSouth Park CommonsThe ChainsmokersVenture Investment Associates+1 more

Mad Realitiesmadrealities.xyzin𝕏Apr 2022

Mad Realities is a creator-powered entertainment network that produces original episodic shows in partnership with online creators for distribution across social platforms and streaming.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York, US

Alice Ma(Cofounder)Devin Lewtan(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsDream MachineAlex ZhangElectric AntFirst Round CapitalIndex VenturesLowercarbon Capital+1 more

MagicEdenmagiceden.ioin𝕏Mar 2022

Magic Eden is a crypto trading and entertainment platform that enables users to trade, mint, and collect digital assets including NFTs, tokens, and collectibles across multiple blockchains.

Crypto & Web3GamingMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Jack Lu(Founder)inSidney Zhang(Founder)inZhuoxun Yin(Founder)inZhuojie Zhou(Founder)inRex Zhou(Founder)inChris Akhavan(Chief Gaming Officer)in

Co-investors6th Man VenturesAlameda ResearchBitcoin FrontierCoinbase VenturesDAO JonesDraft Ventures Llc+12 more

OpenSeaopensea.ioin𝕏Series C · Jan 2022

Courtyard.io is a marketplace and tokenization service that enables users to own and trade physical collectible cards on the blockchain, with options to store them vaulted, sell them, or redeem the NFT for physical delivery.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3MarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US

Devin Finzer(CEO)inAlex Atallah(Founder)inAdam Montgomery(Head of Blockchain)inKen Cadima(Recruiter)Calder Zwerling(Recruiting)Danielle Coburn(Recruiter)

Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzBalaji SrinivasanBlockchain Capital+39 more

Optimismoptimism.ioin𝕏Mar 2022

Optimism provides blockchain infrastructure based on the OP Stack, letting exchanges, fintechs, and financial institutions deploy and operate their own chains or add onchain features while it handles operations, security, and upgrades.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Ben Jones(Founder)inJing Wang(Founder)inJinglan Wang(Founder)Benjamin Jones(Founder)Karl Floersch(Founder)Kevin Ho(Founder)

Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBlockchain Coinvestors+15 more

Praxis Societypraxissociety.com𝕏Mar 2022 · $15M

Praxis is an online membership community aiming to build a new city described as a digital nation, organizing online events, projects, and eventual physical relocation for members.

Social

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesPronomos CapitalAlameda ResearchAPOLLO PROJECTSRobot VenturesUncommon

Rain Financialrain.comin𝕏Jan 2022 · $110M

Bahrain-based, Central Bank of Bahrain-licensed cryptocurrency exchange serving the Middle East and Turkey.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

AJ Nelson(Founder)inAbdullah AlmoaiqelinYehia BadawyinJoseph Dallago(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalA'Z AngelsCoinbase VenturesKleiner PerkinsSpace Whale CapitalVentureSouq+11 more

Rain Financialjimco.cominJan 2022 · $110M

JIMCO (JIM Capital) is the investment arm of the Jameel Family, deploying capital into private equity and venture capital funds as well as direct early-stage investments in innovation and emerging technology.

Sector AgnosticSan Francisco, US

Joseph D. Dallago(Executive Officer, Director)Adam J. Nelson(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCadenzaCoinbase VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalJIMCOKleiner Perkins

Ribbon Financeribbon.financeMar 2022 · $8.8M

Ribbon Finance is a DeFi protocol suite offering crypto structured products via options vaults, lending and the Aevo options exchange.

Julian Koh(Founder)

Uniswapuniswap.orgJan 2022

Uniswap is an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange protocol using an automated market maker model, built by Uniswap Labs.

New York City, US

Hayden Adams(Founder)in

Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAZDAGBig Candle CapitalBlockchain Coinvestors+16 more

Utopia Labsutopialabs.comMay 2022Acquired

Crypto payments, payroll and treasury platform for DAOs and web3 companies; acquired by Coinbase in November 2024.

San Francisco, US

Pryce Adade Yebesi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJason Chong(Founder)Alexander Wu(Founder)Kaito Cunningham(Founder)Pryce Adade-Yebesi(Founder)

Co-investorsKindred VenturesAscend Venture CapitalCircle & Co.Circle VenturesCoinbase VenturesDistributed Global+2 more

Wildcardwildcardgame.com𝕏Jan 2022

Wildcard is a competitive team-based arena game featuring diverse creatures and characters with unique abilities and personalities competing in matches.

Gaming

Co-investorsGriffin Gaming PartnersSabrina Hahn Fund

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.