# Paradigm

> Paradigm is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. See 195 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 195
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/paradigm-xyz/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/paradigm
- Website: https://paradigm.xyz/

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Paradigm. Shizune tracks 15 team members at Paradigm. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/paradigm-b23a?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$21M |
| Series A | $10M–$150M |
| Series B | $10M–$152M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cryptocurrency | 55 | 28% |
| Blockchain | 53 | 27% |
| FinTech | 28 | 14% |
| Financial Services | 27 | 14% |
| Software | 15 | 8% |

68 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 46 | 24% |
| Seed | 42 | 22% |
| Series B | 19 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 19 | 10% |
| Series C | 9 | 5% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 81 | 42% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 2% |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 2% |
| Singapore | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1% |

15 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jackson Dahl | Entrepreneur In Residence | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jackson-dahl |
| Alana Palmedo | Managing Partner and COO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alana-palmedo |
| Arjun Balaji | Investment Partner | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arjun-balaji |
| Caitlin Pintavorn | Investment partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caitlin-pintavorn-2b70 |
| Casey Caruso | Investment Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/casey-caruso |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antares | Designing and building fission microreactors | $370M | Series C | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| M1X Global | 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 |  |
| El Dorado | El Dorado is a P2P marketplace that helps to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, money transfers, foreign exchange, and digital wallet services. | $9M | Series A | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| Morpho Labs | Morpho is an on-chain peer-to-peer layer on top of lending pools. Rates are seamlessly improved for borrowers and lenders while preserving the same guarantees. Morpho combines the efficiency of P2P with the liquidity of lending pools. Users enjoy an improved APY while maintaining the pool’s flexibility | $175M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Morpho Labs | Morpho is an on-chain peer-to-peer layer on top of lending pools. Rates are seamlessly improved for borrowers and lenders while preserving the same guarantees. Morpho combines the efficiency of P2P with the liquidity of lending pools. Users enjoy an improved APY while maintaining the pool’s flexibility | $175M |  | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| SendCutSend | SendCutSend is an online custom manufacturing service specializing in rapid, high-precision sheet metal fabrication and CNC machining. Customers simply upload their digital design files to get professional-grade parts manufactured and shipped to their door, with turnaround times as fast as 24 hours. | $110M | Series A | May 19, 2026 |  |
| True Anomaly | True Anomaly develops space security technologies, including spacecraft, software platforms, and mission systems for orbital operations. The company builds satellites and autonomous systems that support monitoring, maneuvering, and coordination in space environments. Its offerings include simulation tools and mission planning software that helpoperators model scenarios and manage on-orbit activities. The organization also provides hardware and integrated systems that enable responsive deployment and control of space assets. Its work focuses on supporting government and commercial missions that require situational awareness and operational capabilities beyond Earth. | $600M | Series D | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Liquid | Liquid is a decentralized trading platform that offers non-custodial crypto trading options. | $18M | Seed | Apr 21, 2026 |  |
| Pixie Chess | Pixie Chess is a blockchain-based chess variant that features daily-released magical pieces with unique characteristics, combining classic chess strategy with trading card game principles. | $5.2M | Seed | Apr 02, 2026 |  |
| Kalshi | Kalshi is a federally regulated financial exchange that allows investors to trade directly on the anticipated outcome of future events. Kalshi’s markets cover a wide range of topics including economics, international affairs, media and entertainment, climate/weather, and public health. Because Kalshi’s market topics can be more specific thanother instruments like stocks or bonds, investors can get direct exposure to the events and trends that they are interested in. For example, a Kalshi market on whether a certain free trade agreement will be signed can help retail investors get exposure to emerging markets and fluctuations in international trade.Website: https://kalshi.com | $1.2B | Series F | Mar 20, 2026 |  |

10 of 195 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 33 deals together
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund, 28 deals together
- [Polychain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polychain-capital) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Electric Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/electric-capital) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Ribbit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ribbit-capital) — VC Fund, 17 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Paradigm invest in?

Paradigm invests primarily in Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and FinTech startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 195 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Paradigm's check size?

Paradigm typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$21M at Seed, $10M–$150M at Series A and $10M–$152M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Paradigm participates in.

### How do I contact Paradigm?

Public channels for Paradigm include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Paradigm?

The team at Paradigm includes Jackson Dahl (Entrepreneur In Residence), Alana Palmedo (Managing Partner and COO) and Arjun Balaji (Investment Partner), among 15 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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