Fundraising Fox

Alana Palmedo

Investor

Managing Partner at Paradigm · Board director at Antares Nuclear

San Francisco, California

Writes $1M – $100M checks · typically $25M

About

Managing Partner at Paradigm who joined at the firm's founding and co-leads its investing, research, and management efforts alongside Matt. She serves on the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee and the boards of Crown and True Anomaly (Observer), with 20 years of asset management experience from Cascade Investments, Russell Investments, and Boston University. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a B.S. in Finance from Pacific Lutheran University.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

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Board director at Antares Nuclear

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Antares Nuclear's investors · 6

Caffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2026Industrious VenturesDenver · since 2026ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Paradigm CapitalToronto · since 2026Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks · since 2026Shine CapitalNew York · $1M – $10M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Antares Nuclear

JD
Julia DeWahlExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
JB
Jordan BrambleExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. ParadigmManaging Partnercurrent2019 — present
  2. Boston University EndowmentInvestment Professional2013 — 2016Greater Boston Area
  3. CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.Analyst2008 — 2012Greater Seattle Area
  4. Russell InvestmentsIntern2006 — 2008

Skills & more

EquitiesFinancial ModelingAsset AllocationInvestmentsBusiness StrategyMarket ResearchDue DiligencePortfolio ManagementHedge FundsPrivate Equity

From Alana's professional profile.

Colleagues at Paradigm

Alex Grieve
VP of Government Affairs at Paradigm
Alex Popescu
Chief Compliance Officer at Paradigm
Alpin Yukseloglu
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Arjun Balaji
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Ben Hinshaw
Deputy General Counsel at Paradigm
Chris Kraeuter
Head of Communications at Paradigm
Ciamac Moallemi
Research Advisor at Paradigm
Dan McCarthy
Head of Talent at Paradigm

Network5

Fred EhrsamScout
Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge
Matt MurphyScout
Partner at Menlo Ventures
Arjun Balaji
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Casey Caruso
Partner at Paradigm
Daniel Robinson
General Partner at Paradigm

Investors connected to Alana in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alana Palmedo?
Managing Partner at Paradigm who joined at the firm's founding and co-leads its investing, research, and management efforts alongside Matt. She serves on the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee and the boards of Crown and True Anomaly (Observer), with 20 years of asset management experience from Cascade Investments, Russell Investments, and Boston University. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan and a B.S. in Finance from Pacific Lutheran University.
Where does Alana Palmedo work?
Alana Palmedo is Managing Partner at Paradigm and Board director at Antares Nuclear.
What check size does Alana Palmedo write?
Alana Palmedo typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.
Where did Alana Palmedo go to school?
Alana Palmedo studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Pacific Lutheran University (Bachelor's degree, Finance).

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Shared employers

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