About Fred Ehrsam
Fred Ehrsam is an entrepreneur and an angel investor based out of San Francisco, United States. They did their Bachelors from Duke. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2000 through Paradigm. Fred Ehrsam has founded 5 companies. They are currently acting as the, and as the co-founder of Paradigm and Paradigm. Prior to this, Fred Ehrsam co-founded Coinbase and ventures.coinbase.com. As an angel investor, Fred Ehrsam has a portfolio of 24 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 15 more sectors. They invest in companies across United States, Canada and 1 more. Their most notable investments include companies like Eight Sleep and Wispr Flow.
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Fred Ehrsam's Investments
Fred Ehrsam has invested in 24 companies. Their most recent investment was in Pilgrim (Seed Round) on Sep 24, 2026. Their investments are primarily in High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 15 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in United States, Canada and 1 more.Here is the list of recent investments by Fred Ehrsam:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 24, 2026 | Seed | $25M | ||
Aug 06, 2025 | Series A | $70M | ||
Apr 10, 2025 | Seed | $2.4M | and 2 more | |
2024 | Series A | $6M |
Fred Ehrsam's Portfolio Unicorns
Fred Ehrsam has 7 unicorns in the portfolio including Eight Sleep, Wispr Flow and 5 more.
Here is the list of top portfolio unicorns by Fred Ehrsam:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of AI-based internet-first brand of mattress and smart mattress covers | $323M | 2014 | Series D | New York City | |
Provider of voice to text dictation and meeting notetaker software | $362M | 2021 | Series B | San Francisco |
Fred Ehrsam's Founded Companies
Here is the list of top founded companies by Fred Ehrsam:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online platform for crypto portfolio | $547M | 2012 | Public | San Francisco | |
Venture capital firm focused on investing in crypto-assets and businesses | - | 2018 | Funding Raised | San Francisco | |
Provider of application development services | - | 2000 | Unfunded | Shinagawa |
Fred Ehrsam's Top News
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Dirt Protocol raises $3M for a decentralized, blockchain-based approach to information vettingTechCrunch+•Jul 11, 2018•DIRT Protocol, General Catalyst, Greylock Partners, Lightspeed and 10 others
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