Active Oct 7California

Paradigm

Paradigm, based in California, backs generalist startups at Seed and Series A, mostly leading rounds with checks from $500k to over $30M, including Coinbase and Stripe.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A

Check size$500K to $30M+

Leads roundsYes

FocusGeneralist

Latest fundn/a

Investing team9 people2 activity updates, latest Oct 7

Who you would pitch at Paradigm

9 people on the investing team, 9 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Alana PalmedoManaging PartnerShe has 20 years of asset management experience and serves on several boards and committees.

Dan RobinsonGeneral PartnerHe previously worked as a software engineer, protocol researcher, and litigation attorney.

Georgios KonstantopoulosGeneral Partner & CTOHe previously worked as an independent consultant and researcher in cryptography and security.

Matt HuangCo-Founder & Managing PartnerHe previously was a Sequoia Capital partner and founded Hotspots, acquired by Twitter.

FrankieGeneral PartnerPreviously, he was a machine learning engineer building fraud detection models.

Alpin YukselogluPartner, Investing & ResearchFocus: investing and research.

Arjun BalajiPartner, Investing & ResearchHe holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Neuroscience from Northeastern University.

Calvin ZengPartner, Investing & ResearchHe also worked at Altimeter Capital, TPG Capital, and Vista Equity Partners, and graduated from Princeton University.

Ricardo de ArrudaPartner, Investing & ResearchHe studied computer engineering and economics before dropping out.

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Writes $500K to $30M+ checks. Its smallest check is larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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2 activity updates since September, latest Oct 7.

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Before you pitch

How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

CoinbaseStripeUniswapOptimismLidoMaker (Sky)dYdXStarkwareKalshiZipline

In their words

ParadigmParadigm builds and invests in crypto, AI, robotics, and other frontier technologies from the earliest stages.www.paradigm.xyz

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836 Series A investors in United States1790 Seed investors in California699 Series A investors in California480 Seed investors3020 Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Paradigm invest in?

Paradigm reports entry at seed, series a.

How much does Paradigm invest?

Paradigm reports checks of $500K to $30M+.

Does Paradigm lead rounds?

Yes. Paradigm says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Paradigm?

Alana Palmedo (Managing Partner), Dan Robinson (General Partner), Georgios Konstantopoulos (General Partner & CTO), Matt Huang (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Frankie (General Partner), Alpin Yukseloglu (Partner, Investing & Research).

Is Paradigm active right now?

Paradigm has shown 2 activity updates since September 2026, the latest on 2026-10-07.

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