Investing Profile

Fred Ehrsam

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Co-Founder, General Partner at Paradigm
paradigm.xyz/team/fredehrsam/San Francisco Bay Area
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Networks Fred is a member of
Goldman Sachs Network
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Duke University Network
126 CONNECTIONS
Coinbase Network
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Coinbase Network
31 CONNECTIONS
Duke University Network
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Current Investing Position
Paradigm General Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $100.0M
Sweet Spot
$25.0M
Investments On Record
50
Current Fund Size
$2.5B

Fred Ehrsam is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Fred Ehrsam's Investments On Record (44)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Arcadia Medicine
SeedOct 2025$9M
$9M
Co-investors: Dylan Field, Sam Altman
The Interaction Company of California
SeedSep 2025$15M
$25M
Co-investors: Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), Bradley Horowitz (Google Ventures), Neeraj Arora (Venture Highway), Jake Paul (Anti fund), Yuri Sagalov (10100), Anton Levy (General Atlantic), Ken Howery (Unknown Ventures), Cory Levy, Arash Ferdowsi, Logan Paul, Guillermo Rauch, John Collison, Patrick Collison
Chai Discovery
Series AAug 2025$70M
$230M
Co-investors: Elena Viboch (General Catalyst), Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), Greg Yap (Menlo Ventures), Lachy Groom (Physical Intelligence), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital), Annie Lamont (Oak HC/FT)
NewLimit
Series BMay 2025$130M
Series AMay 2023$72M
$200M
Co-investors: Joe Lonsdale (8VC), Joshua Kushner (Thrive Capital), Eric Schmidt (Innovation Endeavors), Elad Gil (Think Colorado), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Nat Friedman (C2 Investment), Daniel Gross (C2 Investment), John Collison, Patrick Collison
Inventex
Pre SeedApr 2025$2M
$2M
Co-investors: Rex Salisbury (Cambrian Ventures)
Dot Product
SeedJan 2025$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Gaurav Ahuja (Thrive Capital), Emilie Choi (Coinbase Ventures), Lachy Groom (Physical Intelligence), Marc Benioff, Balaji Srinivasan
Swift Solar
Series AJun 2024$27M
$35M
Co-investors: James Fickel (Starbloom Ventures), Vitalik Buterin
Cognition
Series AMar 2024$21M
$1.9B
Co-investors: Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Aaref Hilaly (Bain Capital Ventures), Keith Bender (Pear VC), Brandon Reeves (Lux Capital), Elad Gil (Think Colorado), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital), Sarah Guo (Conviction Partners), Tony Xu, bill weathersby, Patrick Collison, John Collison, Karim Atiyeh

Fred Ehrsam's Experience

Co-Founder and CEO Nudge2024 - Present
Co-Founder, General Partner Paradigm2024 - Present
Co-Founder Paradigm2018 - Present
Board Of Directors Coinbase2017 - Present
Co-Founder, Managing Partner Paradigm2018 - 2024
Co-Founder Coinbase2012 - 2017
Trader Goldman Sachs2010 - 2012
Self-assembling DNA Nanostructures Research Duke University2008 - 2008

Fred Ehrsam's Education

Duke University B.S. Computer Science, Economics