# Matt Huang

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-08**: Fund III Closes at $1.2 Billion — Paradigm announces the close of its $1.2 billion Fund III with an expanded mandate into AI and robotics, and reveals early investments in Zipline and True Anomaly.
- **2026-02**: WSJ Reports $1.5B Target — The Wall Street Journal reports Paradigm is seeking to raise $1.5 billion for its third venture fund, citing SEC filings.
- **2018**: Paradigm Founded — Matt Huang, former Sequoia partner, and Fred Ehrsam, Coinbase co-founder, launch Paradigm as a crypto-focused VC firm.

## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### Paradigm's $1.2B Fund III Bets on 'Technical Frontier' Beyond Crypto
2026-07-08 18:11:42 · Sector: startups · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Paradigm, formerly crypto-only, now aims its $1.2B third fund at the intersection of AI, robotics, and crypto. With early investments in Zipline and True Anomaly, the firm is courting deep-tech startups, leveraging its founder pedigree from Sequoia and Coinbase to compete with generalist VCs.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/paradigm-1-2b-fund-frontier-tech-startups

### Paradigm's $1.2B Fund III Keeps Crypto Core Despite AI Pivot
2026-07-08 18:11:27 · Sector: crypto · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Paradigm closed its third fund at $1.2 billion, with a mandate that now includes AI and robotics alongside its core crypto focus. The firm reassures the crypto community that it will continue backing blockchain infrastructure and financial system innovation, citing active R&D in tools like Foundry, Reth, Centaur, and EVMbench.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/paradigm-1-2b-fund-crypto-ai

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