Alana Palmedo

Managing Partner at Paradigm · Joined 2018

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Biography

Alana Palmedo brings nearly two decades of institutional asset management experience from Cascade Investments and Russell Investments to Paradigm, which she joined at its 2018 founding as Managing Partner. She has become one of the crypto industry's most credible regulatory voices, serving on the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee and advising on market structure and compliance policy as digital assets moved toward mainstream institutional acceptance. Alongside Matt Huang, Palmedo has led Paradigm's expansion beyond crypto into AI and robotics, telling Bloomberg 'there's so much else happening right now that's pretty hard to ignore,' and has backed frontier bets including True Anomaly, a space defense startup, and Zipline, an autonomous drone delivery company.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

True AnomalyZipline

Board Seats

Career Timeline

2010s
Builds nearly two decades of asset management experience at Cascade Investments and Russell Investments.
2018
Joins Paradigm at its founding as Managing Partner.
2019
Joins the CFTC's Innovation Advisory Committee, advising on crypto market regulation.
2026
Co-authors Paradigm's Fund III announcement with Matt Huang, becoming the public voice of the firm's expansion into AI and robotics.

Sources & References

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