# Paradigm

*Crypto-native VC; co-incubator of Tempo.*

Paradigm is a crypto-native investment firm, founded in 2018 by Matt Huang and Fred Ehrsam, that co-incubated Tempo with Stripe. Tempo runs as an independent company led by Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang, and the network has no native token.

## At a glance

- **Type:** investor
- **Category:** investors
- **Status:** active
- **Website:** https://paradigm.xyz

## Key facts

- **Firm type:** A crypto-native investment firm — characterized as a venture-capital firm by some sources and as a 'frontier technology' firm that invests and builds across crypto and adjacent sectors. _(confidence 95%)_
- **Founded:** Founded in 2018 by Matt Huang (former Sequoia Capital partner) and Fred Ehrsam (Coinbase co-founder). _(confidence 92%)_
- **Key leadership:** Senior team includes Matt Huang (Co-Founder & Managing Partner), Fred Ehrsam (Co-Founder), Dan Robinson and Georgios Konstantopoulos, with Alana Palmedo also among the firm's leadership. _(confidence 88%)_
- **Role on Tempo:** Co-incubated Tempo with Stripe as a payments-first blockchain. _(confidence 97%)_
- **Tempo's structure:** Tempo operates as a separate, independent company with its own full-time team rather than as a unit of Paradigm. _(confidence 95%)_
- **Leadership tie to Tempo:** Paradigm co-founder and managing partner Matt Huang is the founder/CEO leading Tempo while continuing at Paradigm. _(confidence 95%)_
- **Tempo token policy:** Tempo has no native token; transaction fees are paid in supported USD-denominated TIP-20 stablecoins. _(confidence 98%)_

## Related entities

- [Tempo](https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/tempo) — invests in

## Sources

1. [https://www.paradigm.xyz/about](https://www.paradigm.xyz/about)
2. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_(venture_capital_firm)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_(venture_capital_firm))
3. [https://www.paradigm.xyz/team](https://www.paradigm.xyz/team)
4. [https://www.paradigm.xyz/2025/09/tempo-payments-first-blockchain](https://www.paradigm.xyz/2025/09/tempo-payments-first-blockchain)
5. [https://www.paradigm.xyz/team/matt-huang](https://www.paradigm.xyz/team/matt-huang)
6. [https://docs.tempo.xyz/protocol/fees](https://docs.tempo.xyz/protocol/fees)

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Last reviewed: 7 Jun 2025  
Canonical: https://tempo.dataos.so/entity/paradigm  
Source: tempowiki (https://tempo.dataos.so) — an independent, sourced reference for the Tempo ecosystem. Not affiliated with Tempo, Stripe, or Paradigm.