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Paradigm raises $5M in seed funding led by General Catalyst to enhance its AI agents integrated within a spreadsheet interface.

PRIVATEAug 18, 2025

Amount Raised

$5 Million

Round Type

Seed

New YorkOtherFinancial ServicesSoftwareTransportation

Investors

Eoghan MccabeY CombinatorArash FerdowsiHarrison ChaseGeneral Catalyst

Description

Paradigm, based in San Francisco, CA, secured $5M in seed funding. The funding will help launch its innovative product leveraging AI agents within spreadsheet interfaces. General Catalyst led the round, building upon previous funding from prominent investors. The platform aims to automate web research with high accuracy and scale.

Quick answer

Paradigm raised $5 Million in a Seed round, dated August 18, 2025. Investors: Eoghan Mccabe, Y Combinator, Arash Ferdowsi, Harrison Chase and General Catalyst. Paradigm is based in New York, United States.

How much did Paradigm raise?
Paradigm raised $5 Million in a Seed round on August 18, 2025.
Who invested in Paradigm?
Eoghan Mccabe, Y Combinator, Arash Ferdowsi, Harrison Chase and General Catalyst are named as investors in this round.
What does Paradigm do?
Paradigm is a zero-fee, institutional liquidity network for derivatives traders across CeFi and DeFi.
Where is Paradigm based and how big is it?
Paradigm is based in New York, United States.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Financial Services and Transportation around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Paradigm that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Feedzai raised an undisclosed amount on October 2, 2025.
  • Emblematic raised $2M (Pre-Seed) on October 2, 2025.
  • Bunker Hill Mining Corp raised $41M (Post-IPO Equity) on September 29, 2025.
  • SkySparc raised an undisclosed amount on September 23, 2025.
  • Rocket Companies raised $15M (Seed) on September 23, 2025.
  • Fathom raised an undisclosed amount (Post-IPO Equity) on September 18, 2025.

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Company Information

Company

Paradigm

Location

New York, United States

About

Paradigm is a zero-fee, institutional liquidity network for derivatives traders across CeFi and DeFi. The platform provides traders with unified access to multi-asset, multi-protocol liquidity on demand without compromising on execution preferences, costs and immediacy. The firm's mission is to create a platform where traders can trade anything, with anyone and settle it anywhere. Paradigm has the largest network of institutional counterparties in crypto with over 600 institutional clients trading over $10 B per month including Hedge Funds, OTC Desks, Lenders, Structured Product Issuers, Market Makers, and prominent Family Offices. For additional information on Paradigm, visit: https://www.paradigm.co/

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