Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical frontier’ startups
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A $1.2B Fund III from Paradigm aimed at the “technical frontier” says there’s still deep capital for crypto-adjacent infra and primitives, even after multiple cycles. Founders at the AI/crypto edge — data markets, verifiable compute, new L1s — just got a clear signal that specialized capital is back on offense.
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