SEC filings show top crypto VCs including Paradigm saw AUM shrink in the downturn as it raises a $1.5B frontier-tech fund
Previously unreported SEC filings reported by Fortune show Paradigm's assets under management contracted amid the market slump, the financial backdrop to its pivot into a ~$1.5B AI/robotics fund (first reported via WSJ in late Feb).
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