Paradigm
CryptoMulti-stage
Investment focus
Paradigm is a research-driven investment firm that backs foundational infrastructure across crypto, AI, robotics, and other frontier technologies, partnering with builders from the earliest stages to help develop and scale the technical primitives underlying next-generation digital ecosystems.
Founded2018
HQSan Francisco, California
RegionUS · SF Bay
StagesSeed · Series A · Series B · Growth
Check size$10M–$225M (typical lead: $50M+)
Sectors
CryptoAI
Notable portfolio
CoinbaseUniswapOptimismMonad LabsFlashbotsPhantomChainalysisKalshi
Recent activity (2025–26)
- Nous Research — $50M Series A (April 2025), decentralized AI infrastructure
- Kalshi — led multiple rounds in 2025, valuing the prediction market platform at $11B by December 2025
- Kuru Labs — led $11.6M round (July 2025) for DeFi liquidity on Monad
