Where does Fred Ehrsam work?

Fred Ehrsam is Co-founder of Coinbase and Co-founder and Board Member at Coinbase Ventures and Founder at Nudge and Advisor at 0x Labs Decentralized P2P trading.

What check size does Fred Ehrsam write?

Fred Ehrsam typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.

What companies did Fred Ehrsam found?

Fred Ehrsam founded Coinbase, Nudge.

What boards does Fred Ehrsam sit on?

Fred Ehrsam holds tracked board seats at Coinbase.

What companies has Fred Ehrsam invested in?

Investments tracked here include Anduril, Anthropic, Cognition, General Matter, OpenAI, SpaceX, SSI.

Where did Fred Ehrsam go to school?

Fred Ehrsam studied at Duke University (B.S., Computer Science, Economics).

What podcasts and interviews feature Fred Ehrsam?

Tracked appearances include "Fred Ehrsam: From Coinbase to Paradigm", "Paradigm founders Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang", "Paradigm, Led by Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam, Looking to Raise $1.5B Fund", and 1 more.

Fred Ehrsam

InvestorUnicorn founder

Co-founder at Coinbase · Co-founder and Board Member at Coinbase Ventures · Board Of Directors at Bison Trails · Co-Founder & Senior Advisor at Paradigm · Founder at Nudge · +1 more

San Francisco, CA

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

FoundedCoinbase$47B · YC Nudge

30 Under 30 2014 · Finance

Find your path to Fred

1,175 people in our graph share verified history with Fred — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sundeep PeechuunlockedFred: together at Y Combinator (2012)

×9Fred: together at Goldman Sachs

×2Fred: together at Coinbase

Photo: Robyn Selman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ↗

About

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.

Contact· published on Fred's own website

f•••@paradigm.xyzreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechGaming

Beyond investing

Founded: Co-founded Coinbase. Co-founded Paradigm. Co-founded Nudge, which builds brain-computer interfaces starting with ultrasound. Ehrsam co-founded Nudge, a neurotechnology startup developing non-invasive brain-computer interfaces, in 2024.
Education: Studied at Duke University (BS, Computer Science, 2010) Read computer science and economics at Duke University, graduating in 2010.
Boards: Ehrsam serves on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), to which he was appointed in 2026.
Communities: Hosts the Prometheus Summit, bringing together researchers and entrepreneurs focused on human enhancement. At Duke he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Appointed to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology in March 2026.
Hobbies: In high school Ehrsam was an avid competitive World of Warcraft player, spending thousands of hours exploring its in-game virtual economy.
More: Supports fundamental research in fields including physics, biology, and public policy. Ehrsam grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and attended Concord-Carlisle High School. Hosts the Prometheus Summit, a gathering for researchers and founders working on human enhancement.

Mentioned above: the Duke University mafia → · the Coinbase mafia →

From Fred's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Founder at Nudge

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In turn, Fred can intro founders to Nudge's investors below.

Nudge's investors · 2

CerberusNew York Sabrina Hahn FundNew York

Advisor at 0x Labs Decentralized P2P trading

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0x Labs Decentralized P2P trading's investors · 21

Co-founders at 0x Labs Decentralized P2P trading

Will WarrenCo-Founder & Co-CEO

Amir BandealiCo-Founder & Co-CEO (formerly Co-Founder & CTO)

Alex Q. XuCo-Founder

Co-founder at Coinbase YC S12

Intro paths

Fred went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Coinbase's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Fred can intro founders to Coinbase's investors below.

Coinbase's investors · 61

1confirmationIncline Village 9Yards CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checks A.Capital VenturesSan Francisco a16z cryptoMenlo Park Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks Ansa CapitalNew York · $5M – $15M checks ARK Investment ManagementSt. Petersburg Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks Blockchain CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $200K checks Coinbase VenturesStamford · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026 CoinFundNew York · $6M – $10M checks Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks Digital Currency GroupNew York Draper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checks Draper DragonSilicon Valley Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)San Mateo East West Ventures EWVLos Angeles F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks Form CapitalMiami · $200K – $300K checks Geodesic CapitalFoster City Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks Inertia VenturesNew York · $2M checks Interplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcNew York · $1M checks IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks K2 GlobalSingapore Kindred VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks MastrySan Francisco MitonC$200K – $5M checks Morgan Creek CapitalChapel Hill · $1M – $5M checks Multicoin CapitalAustin · $1M – $50M checks Nelstone Ventures Next Legacy PartnersPortola Valley Notable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checks Notation CapitalNew York · $400K – $750K checks Owl Capital Pantera CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checks ParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks Propel Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks Red Swan VenturesNew York · $500K – $1M checks Refactor CapitalBurlingame · $1M – $2M checks Reinventure GroupSydney Ribbit CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $15M checks Rob Witoff S32Palo Alto Section 32Palo Alto Sozo VenturesRedwood City Spark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks Spice CapitalNew York · $100K – $250K checks SquareOne CapitalMiami Strategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5M checks SV AngelSan Francisco Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks Transpose Platform ManagementHouston Tusk Venture PartnersNew York · $750K – $2M checks Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks Valor Capital GroupNew York · $100K – $5M checks Winklevoss CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Coinbase

Brian ArmstrongCo-founder & CEO

Experience

NudgeCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
ParadigmCo-Founder, General Partnercurrent2024 — present
ParadigmCo-Founder, Managing Partner2018 — 2024
CoinbaseBoard Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
CoinbaseCo-Founder2012 — 2017San Francisco, CA
Goldman SachsTrader2010 — 2012New York, NY
Duke UniversitySelf-assembling DNA Nanostructures Research2008

Investments

Board seats

Coinbase

Investor

AndurilAnthropicCognitionGeneral MatterOpenAISpaceXSSI

Sources: curated public sources · the investor's own website.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Fred Ehrsam

Fred Ehrsam: From Coinbase to Paradigm

@How-I-Got-Rich1

Paradigm founders Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang

UpOnly

Paradigm, Led by Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam, Looking to Raise $1.5B Fund

CoinDesk

Paradigm, Led by Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam, Looking to Raise $1.5B Fund

finance.yahoo.com

Colleagues at Coinbase Ventures

Aklil Ibssa

Investor at Coinbase Ventures

Alesia Haas

CFO at Coinbase Ventures

Brandon Myint

Investor at Coinbase Ventures

Brian Armstrong

Co-founder & CEO of Coinbase

Brian Foster

Director, Coinbase Prime & Coinbase Ventures at Coinbase Ventures

Chris Lehane

Board Member at Coinbase Ventures

Christa Davies

Board Member at Coinbase Ventures

Emilie Choi

President and COO at Coinbase Ventures

Network11

Sam AltmanScout

Co-founder & CEO of OpenAI; former President of Y Combinator

Dylan FieldScout

Co-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma

Alana PalmedoScout

Managing Partner at Paradigm

Andrew McMahonScout

Investor at Ridgeline Ventures

Anton LevyScout

Managing Director at General Atlantic

Arjun BalajiScout

Partner, Investing & Research at Paradigm

Bradley HorowitzScout

Investor at Wisdom Ventures

Casey CarusoScout

Partner at Paradigm

Cory MoelisScout

Founding Partner at Ground Up Ventures

David StarkScout

Founding Partner at Ground Up Ventures

Eric Ver PloegScout

Partner at Tunitas Ventures

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Fred Ehrsam?: 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.
Where does Fred Ehrsam work?: Fred Ehrsam is Co-founder of Coinbase and Co-founder and Board Member at Coinbase Ventures and Founder at Nudge and Advisor at 0x Labs Decentralized P2P trading.
What does Fred Ehrsam invest in?: Fred Ehrsam invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Fintech, Gaming.
What check size does Fred Ehrsam write?: Fred Ehrsam typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.
What companies did Fred Ehrsam found?: Fred Ehrsam founded Coinbase, Nudge.
What boards does Fred Ehrsam sit on?: Fred Ehrsam holds tracked board seats at Coinbase.
What companies has Fred Ehrsam invested in?: Investments tracked here include Anduril, Anthropic, Cognition, General Matter, OpenAI, SpaceX, SSI.
Where did Fred Ehrsam go to school?: Fred Ehrsam studied at Duke University (B.S., Computer Science, Economics).
What podcasts and interviews feature Fred Ehrsam?: Tracked appearances include "Fred Ehrsam: From Coinbase to Paradigm", "Paradigm founders Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang", "Paradigm, Led by Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam, Looking to Raise $1.5B Fund", and 1 more.