Fred Ehrsam
Co-founder & Managing Partner · Paradigm
Check $1M–$25M
SEED
SERIES A
Crypto
Quick profile
Investment thesis
Crypto is eating the world. I back founders building decentralized infrastructure, consumer crypto, and frontier protocols — looking for systems with strong network effects.
Communication style
Big-picture, founder-friendly. Willing to dive deep on technical detail. Strong opinions on token design.
Red flags
Centralized systems masquerading as decentralized
Founders who don't understand their own token dynamics
Signature questions
1.Why crypto for this specific problem?
2.How does decentralization actually matter here?
3.What's the regulatory risk and how do you mitigate it?
Fund facts
Fund size $12.7B
Vintage 2025
DEPLOYING
Coinbase
Compound
Optimism
StarkWare
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