San Francisco-based investment company Paradigm is preparing a new fund worth approximately $1.5 billion. With this fund, the company aims to invest primarily in artificial intelligence, robotics and similar new generation technologies. This step by Paradigm, known for the support it has provided to blockchain and crypto initiatives to date, is noteworthy in terms of diversifying its field of activity.
Paradigm’s Expanding Investment Portfolio
Paradigm weighs in on the view that limiting its portfolio solely to the crypto ecosystem risks missing out on emerging technology trends. The company’s current investment team is positioned to evaluate opportunities in potential areas other than blockchain. Paradigm has approximately $12.7 billion in assets under management.
Sharp Boundaries Between Artificial Intelligence and Crypto Are Erasing
Paradigm executives state that the boundaries between artificial intelligence and crypto technologies are becoming increasingly blurred. Issues such as autonomous payment systems and security in decentralized financial infrastructure, which have come to the fore in recent years, are among the main topics that both fields have in common. The company is planned to go beyond its blockchain focus with its current technical investment staff.
Paradigm has stood out in the past for launching large-scale funds in the crypto space. The company, which signed one of the largest crypto investment initiatives of the period with a fund of $ 2.5 billion established in November 2021, launched a fund of $ 850 million for early stage blockchain projects in 2024.
The company’s strong focus on technologies other than crypto is intended to align with expanding technological transformation trends. In particular, the fact that artificial intelligence plays an increasingly active role in finance and software redraws the boundaries of technology.
Matt Huang, co-founder and manager of Paradigm, points out that the company has not lost its interest in crypto assets, but artificial intelligence developments are too important to be ignored.
Matt Huang states that although the updates on the company’s website have led to the perception that they are moving away from crypto, their interest in the sector continues with research, new investments and policy studies. He also states that he thinks there is significant overlap between the crypto and AI worlds rather than a sharp competition.
One of Paradigm’s latest AI-related initiatives focuses on improving security in decentralized finance. The company recently announced that it has collaborated with OpenAI and developed the benchmark system called EVMbench to detect vulnerabilities in smart contracts with artificial intelligence-based tools.
Throughout the venture capital sector, resources directed towards artificial intelligence initiatives attract attention. According to OECD data, artificial intelligence companies attracted a significant share of total venture capital investments in 2025. Especially US-based startups stand out in this process. In the same period, it was reported that Andreessen Horowitz became one of the most active players in venture capital in the USA by collecting more than 15 billion dollars in total funds. Firm; It diversifies its funds in the areas of infrastructure, health, application and strategic growth.
