Fred Ehrsam
Co-Founder @ Paradigm
San Francisco, United States
Fred Ehrsam is a seed investor at Paradigm in San Francisco focused on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. Fred Ehrsam based out of San Francisco, California and is the Co-Founder & General Partner for Paradigm. Fred previously worked at Coinbase as a Co-Founder. Fred Ehrsam attended the Duke University.
- Total investments:
- 56
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries Fred Ehrsam invests in
Stages Fred Ehrsam invests in
Countries Fred Ehrsam invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$15M
- Series A
- $7M–$70M
- Series C
- $65M–$300M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Blockchain 15 (27%)
- Cryptocurrency 13 (23%)
- Software 11 (20%)
- Artificial Intelligence 9 (16%)
- Financial Services 8 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 20 (36%)
- Series A 17 (30%)
- Series C 5 (9%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (7%)
- Series B 3 (5%)
Country
- United States 40 (71%)
- Canada 1 (2%)
- Israel 1 (2%)
- Poland 1 (2%)
- Cayman Islands 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Pilgrim
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Pioneering a biologically enhanced future for humanity. | $25M / Seed / Sep 23, 2026 | |
| Arcadia Medicine is a biotechnology company that creates psychedelic medicine to treat mental health issues. | $9.3M / Seed / Oct 06, 2025 | ||
| Poke is an artificial intelligence assistant that functions as a single iMessage thread that links to files, calendars, and emails before acting. | $15M / Seed / Sep 08, 2025 | ||
| Chai Discovery creates Chai-1, a multi-modal foundation model designed for predicting molecular structures relevant to drug discovery. The model facilitates the unified prediction of proteins, small molecules, and nucleic acids, and is available for free for commercial applications. By enabling accurate predictions without the need for multiplesequence alignments, Chai-1 advances the capabilities of molecular modeling in the life sciences. | $70M / Series A / Aug 06, 2025 | ||
| NewLimit specializes in treating age-related diseases to extend the human health span. It works on developing epigenetic reprogramming medicines to treat diseases with large unmet needs. | $130M / Series B / May 06, 2025 | ||
| Inventex is a patent filling platform that help the businesses for filing application process without any hassle. | $2.4M / Pre-Seed / Apr 10, 2025 | ||
| Dot Product is an AI based firm that offers voice agents that automates operations tasks and deliver reliable customer support. | $6M / Seed / Jan 01, 2025 | ||
| Swift Solar is a company focused on developing advanced solar technology. The company's core innovation is perovskite solar cells, designed to be more efficient and affordable than traditional solar panels. Swift Solar emphasizes domestic manufacturing and abundant raw materials to ensure scalability. | $27M / Series A / Jun 12, 2024 | ||
| Cognition develops artificial intelligence systems for software engineering and code automation. The company operates Devin, an AI software engineer that plans, writes, tests, debugs, and deploys code through integrated development workflows. Its platform works with existing development tools and codebases to support engineering tasks acrossapplication development, maintenance, and issue resolution. Cognition also provides tools that assist teams with system design, technical workflows, and collaborative coding processes. The company focuses on AI agents that automate repetitive engineering work while supporting software teams in managing complex development tasks. | $21M / Series A / Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| NewLimit specializes in treating age-related diseases to extend the human health span. It works on developing epigenetic reprogramming medicines to treat diseases with large unmet needs. | $72.2M / Series A / May 16, 2023 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Paradigm
Paradigm is a research-driven technology investment firm that invests and builds in crypto, AI, robotics, and other new frontiers. The firm backs unconventional founders at every stage, from first check to last. Founded in 2018, Paradigm manages over $10 billion and invests across all stages and geographies with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington, D.C. Paradigm combines deep technical research with hands-on building alongside the founders and teams shaping the frontier. The firm has backed category-defining companies and protocols that have reshaped how the world transacts, builds, and computes.
Paradigm Contacts
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Jackson Dahl
Entrepreneur In Residence
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Alana Palmedo
Managing Partner and COO
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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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FAQ
What does Fred Ehrsam invest in?
Fred Ehrsam invests primarily in Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 56 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Fred Ehrsam invest in?
Fred Ehrsam typically joins rounds of $1M–$15M at Seed, $7M–$70M at Series A and $65M–$300M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Fred Ehrsam's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Fred Ehrsam took part in.
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When did Fred Ehrsam last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Fred Ehrsam closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 56 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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