Alana Palmedo
InvestorManaging Partner at Paradigm
San Francisco, California
Writes $1M β $100M checks Β· 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.
Experience
- ParadigmManaging Partnercurrent2019 β present
- Boston University EndowmentInvestment Professional2013 β 2016Greater Boston Area
- CASCADE INVESTMENT, L.L.C.Analyst2008 β 2012Greater Seattle Area
- Russell InvestmentsIntern2006 β 2008
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Business Administration (MBA)
- Pacific Lutheran UniversityBachelor's degree, Finance
Skills & more
EquitiesFinancial ModelingAsset AllocationInvestmentsBusiness StrategyMarket ResearchDue DiligencePortfolio ManagementHedge FundsPrivate Equity
From Alana's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology849
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
+ 843 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Russell Investments8
Justin KanInvestor at Goat CapitalLeslie KapinPartner at Astanor VenturesThomas SchneiderPartner at Isomer CapitalGuenda AlbanoRisk Manager at PFC Family OfficeDaniel WirjoprawiroInvestor at AfterWork VenturesTerrance BerlandManaging Partner at Kirenaga Partners
+ 2 more
Colleagues at Paradigm
Alex Grieve
VP of Government Affairs at Paradigm
Alex Popescu
Chief Compliance Officer at Paradigm
Alexander Walterspiel
Partner at Paradigm
Alpin Yukseloglu
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Arjun Balaji
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Ben Hinshaw
Deputy General Counsel at Paradigm
Caitlin Pintavorn
Venture Partner at Paradigm
Casey Caruso
Partner at Paradigm
Network11
Fred EhrsamScout
Co-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge
Charlie NoyesScout
General Partner at Paradigm
Loren SiebertScout
Angel at Paradigm
Matt MurphyScout
Partner at Menlo Ventures
Alexander Walterspiel
Partner at Paradigm
Arjun Balaji
Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm
Caitlin Pintavorn
Venture Partner at Paradigm
Casey Caruso
Partner at Paradigm
Dan Miller
Partner at Paradigm
Daniel Robinson
General Partner at Paradigm
Doug Feagin
Partner at Paradigm
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