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Matt Huang
InvestorFounderCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Paradigm · Board Member at Starkware · Founder at Tempo · CEO at Hotspots
San Francisco, CA
Writes $1M – $100M checks
FoundedAvarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulationHotspots · YCParadigmTempo · YC
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About
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.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechGaming
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Matt Huang founded Hotspots, a Y Combinator company that was acquired by Twitter in 2012. Matt Huang founded Tempo, a payments network co-founded by Paradigm and Stripe, and serves as its CEO.
- Education
- Studied at MIT (B.S., Mathematics)
Mentioned above: the Y Combinator mafia → · the Stripe mafia →
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Founder at TempoYC W15
Intro paths
Matt went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Matt can intro founders to Tempo's investors below.
Tempo's investors · 22
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Co-founders at Tempo
CEO at HotspotsYC W11
Intro paths
Matt went through Y Combinator (Winter 2011) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Matt can intro founders to Hotspots's investors below.
Hotspots's investors · 2
Co-founders at Hotspots
Founder at Paradigm
Intro paths
In turn, Matt can intro founders to Paradigm's investors below.
Paradigm's investors · 9
Co-founders at Paradigm
Investments
Per curated public sources.
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Matt HuangMatt Huang on X: "Paradigm’s 4th fund $1.2B to invest and build in crypto, AI, robotics, and other areas of the technical frontier https://t.co/Svy5ncVTbm" / X
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Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang regrets investing in SBF and FTX
CryptoKrave
Paradigm founders Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang
UpOnly
Colleagues at Paradigm
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Huang?
- 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.
- Where does Matt Huang work?
- Matt Huang is Founder of Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation and Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Paradigm and Board Member at Starkware and Founder at Tempo and CEO at Hotspots.
- What does Matt Huang invest in?
- Matt Huang invests in AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Developer Tools, Fintech, Gaming.
- What check size does Matt Huang write?
- Matt Huang typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.
- What companies did Matt Huang found?
- Matt Huang founded Avarra Enterprise Avatar and AI-simulation, Hotspots, Paradigm, Tempo.
- What boards does Matt Huang sit on?
- Matt Huang holds tracked board seats at Kalshi, Stripe.
- What companies has Matt Huang invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Benchling, ByteDance, Instacart.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Matt Huang?
- Tracked appearances include "Matt Huang on X: "Paradigm’s 4th fund $1.2B to invest and build in crypto, AI, robotics, and other areas of the technical frontier https://t.co/Svy5ncVTbm" / X", "Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang regrets investing in SBF and FTX", "Paradigm founders Fred Ehrsam and Matt Huang".
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,487
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Goldman Sachs mafia651
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Goldman Sachs mafia436
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Stripe mafia157
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