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Paradigm Fund III

United States
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About Paradigm Fund III

Crypto VC pioneer (founded 2018 by Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam) closed its $1.2B third venture fund, its largest since 2021, broadening its mandate beyond crypto into AI and robotics under a new 'technical frontier' thesis. Came in below the reported $1.5B target; ~$12.7B total AUM. Fund III already backed Zipline and True Anomaly.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Engineer/researcher: AI, crypto, robotics, RSI, open source

crypto
AI
robotics
technical frontier
frontier tech
open source
post-quantum cryptography
stablecoins
recursive self-improvement
superintelligence

Bullish Signals

Hosting Frontiers SF Oct 12–14social
Curated audience, engineers + researchers focussocial
Post-quantum crypto emphasis signals frontier convictionsocial
Building RSI game—recursive AI self-improvement prioritysocial
29K followers, active thought leadershipsocial

Contrarian Signals

No contrarian signals recorded.

Founder Do's

Build open source tech
Engineer/researcher background valued
Come to Frontiers conference
Tackle recursive self-improvement problems
Focus on AI R&D frontier

Founder Don'ts

Non-technical founding teams
Avoid non-curated/mass-market pitching

Key GPs & Partners

DR
Daniel Robinson
Partner
AI researchRSI focus
JW
Justin Wang
Partner
AI researchRSI focus

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$1.2B
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Website
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Key People

Matt Huang, Fred Ehrsam, Alana Palmedo

Daniel RobinsonPartner
Justin WangPartner

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