Arjun Balaji
Investment Partner @ Paradigm
San Francisco, United States
Arjun Balaji is an Investment Partner at Paradigm.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 88%
Last updated:
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Industries Arjun Balaji invests in
Stages Arjun Balaji invests in
Countries Arjun Balaji invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Cryptocurrency 8 (50%)
- FinTech 5 (31%)
- Blockchain 5 (31%)
- Financial Services 4 (25%)
- Bitcoin 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (25%)
- Series A 4 (25%)
- Series B 2 (13%)
- Series C 2 (13%)
- Funding Round 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 8 (50%)
- India 1 (6%)
- Australia 1 (6%)
- Hong Kong 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| M1X Global is a sovereign financial‑infrastructure and technology company that builds the “sovereign layer” of on‑chain capital markets, enabling governments to issue and manage financial instruments natively on blockchain rails while staying compatible with global institutional frameworks. | $5.5M / Seed / Jul 06, 2026 | ||
| Nous Research is a decentralized AI startup that focuses on developing open-source, human-centric artificial intelligence models and tools. Its work encompasses large language model architecture, data synthesis, fine-tuning, and reasoning, aiming to align AI systems with real-world user experiences. In addition to model development, theorganization emphasizes decentralized AI training. It utilizes blockchain technology, specifically the Solana network, to coordinate and incentivize global participation in training its AI models. This approach allows individuals worldwide to contribute idle computing power for AI training, promoting a more distributed and collaborative development process. | $50M / Series A / Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Phantom is a digital wallet reimagined for DeFi and NFTs. Phantom makes it safe & easy for you to store, send, receive, stake, and swap tokens on the Solana blockchain. It was founded in 2021 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $150M / Series C / Jan 16, 2025 | ||
| Babylon is a VC-backed blockchain project founded by Claude. E. Shannon Award recipient, Professor David Tse from Stanford University. The project’s mission is to bring Bitcoin’s unparalleled security to all PoS blockchains in the world. To this end, we are building, as the bridge between Bitcoin and the PoS world, a new public Cosmos-based PoSblockchain called Babylon with a native token. | $70M / Series B / May 30, 2024 | ||
| Magic Eden is a community-centric company. We work hard to be responsive, close to the ground, and in service to the best interests of our collections. To prove our commitment to the community, we airdropped Magic Ticket, our own collection, to over 30,000 users. Holding a Magic Ticket gives holders access to our discord-based DAO, MagicDAO, wherewe deliver interconnectivity via social programs and rewards to the community. | $27M / Series A / Mar 14, 2022 | ||
| Gauntlet builds a blockchain simulation and testing platform for financial systems. The company's blockchain simulation and the testing platform run a series of simulations to test the client's protocol or smart contract and gain intuition on how design choices affect behavior, thereby helping financial institutions by providingtransparency and greatly reduces the cost of experimentation so that teams can rapidly design, launch, and scale new decentralized systems. Gauntlet was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, USA. | $23.8M / Series B / Mar 14, 2022 | ||
| BetDEX is the decentralized sports betting protocol. BetDEX delivers high speeds and low transaction costs while eliminating counterparty risk. BetDEX is a permissionless protocol allowing anyone to build their own applications on top. | $21M / Seed / Nov 17, 2021 | ||
| BetDEX is the decentralized sports betting protocol. BetDEX delivers high speeds and low transaction costs while eliminating counterparty risk. BetDEX is a permissionless protocol allowing anyone to build their own applications on top. | $21M / Seed / Nov 11, 2021 | ||
| CoinSwitch breaks down the complexities in Crypto, empowering the everyday Indian to make informed investment decisions on a simple and trusted platform. When we started up, Crypto was a field reserved for specialists. Today, over 20 million users trust CoinSwitch to learn, purchase and invest in Crypto. That makes us India’s largest crypto app.On CoinSwitch, users can invest in Crypto with a few simple taps, either as a one-time purchase or in regular intervals through an SIP. But simplicity is not a substitute for informed decisions. A CoinSwitch user spends 27 minutes on our app—to learn about Crypto and Web3 through our educational content and understand the market sentiments through CRE8, the Crypto Rupee Index. But we are just getting started. CoinSwitch not only plans to double down on making Crypto accessible to everyone but is on track to become the one-stop wealth-tech destination for every Indian. | $260M / Series C / Oct 06, 2021 | ||
| Showtime is a non-fungible token (NFT) social network where people can discover and share NFT art. Showtime aims to provide the crypto community with a social media interface. | $7.6M / Seed / May 06, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Paradigm
Paradigm is a research-driven crypto investment firm that funds companies and protocols from their earliest stages. The firm engages in software development, including open-source projects, to contribute to advancements in cryptocurrency, finance, and internet infrastructure. Research is central to its approach, emphasizing technical depth andpractical innovation. In addition to investment, Paradigm collaborates on research, software development, and strategic guidance to support the growth of the crypto ecosystem.
Paradigm Contacts
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Jackson Dahl
Entrepreneur In Residence
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Alana Palmedo
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Arjun Balaji
Investment Partner
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Caitlin Pintavorn
Investment partner
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Casey Caruso
Investment Partner
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What does Arjun Balaji invest in?
Arjun Balaji invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, FinTech and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Arjun Balaji closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 16 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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