Paradigm closes $1.2 billion fourth fund and broadens focus to AI and robotics

Paradigm closes $1.2 billion fourth fund and broadens focus to AI and robotics

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2026-08-04 16:55:02
Crypto venture firm Paradigm has completed fundraising for its fourth fund, reaching $1.2 billion, according to Techub, which cited CryptoBriefing. The new vehicle expands beyond blockchain into AI, robotics and other forms of physical-world automation. Paradigm has already deployed capital from the fund into projects including logistics robotics company Zipline. The report also said several crypto-native venture firms, among them Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Founders Fund, have recently stepped up their push into hard-tech sectors. Unlike many crypto investments built around tokens, these deals are largely being structured through traditional equity. The report said that points to a current preference among institutional capital to gain exposure to physical-world automation through equity ownership rather than token-based participation.

Crypto venture firm Paradigm has completed fundraising for its fourth fund at $1.2 billion, according to Techub, which cited CryptoBriefing. The mandate has widened from blockchain to AI, robotics and other areas tied to physical-world automation.

The fund has already deployed capital into projects including logistics robotics company Zipline.

Techub said several crypto-native venture firms, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Founders Fund, have also been accelerating their move into hard-tech investments.

According to the report, most of these deals are being made through traditional equity structures rather than token models, indicating that institutional capital currently prefers equity exposure when investing in physical-world automation.

This article was originally published by Bit.Fan. For more cryptocurrency news and market insights, visit www.bit.fan.
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