Full-Time
Finance Associate
Posted on 2/20/2025
Paradigm
51-200 employees
Research-driven crypto investment and support firm
Junior, Mid
San Francisco, CA, USA
You match the following Paradigm's candidate preferences
Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:
- 1-3 years of experience
- Experience with bill.com, Quickbooks, Excel and Google Sheets including fluency in Pivot Tables, Index, and VLOOKUPs
- Help oversee outsourced accounting team and analyze account information
- Review monthly expense reports from employees to ensure compliance with expense policy
- Oversee accounts payable process through bill.com and outsourced accounting team
- Perform the monthly/quarterly close process including preparation of reconciliation, accounting schedules, and quarterly budget reporting
- Assist in budget creation and reporting
- Assist in the annual year-end financials and tax process
- Maintain vendor reporting and contract terms
- Be a resource in responding to general inquiries from employees
- Establish, maintain, and comply with accounting policies and procedures in accordance with best industry practices
- Exceptional team player
- High degree of business judgment
- Extreme open-mindedness
- Maintain highly confidential information in an ethical and professional manner
- Empathy toward the concerns of others, both within and outside Paradigm
- Adaptability in rapidly changing circumstances
- Highly curious; fast learner
Paradigm focuses on investing in early-stage companies and protocols within the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. The firm provides financial support and strategic guidance to help these projects grow, often investing when they are still just ideas. Paradigm's team consists of experienced individuals from the crypto space, which allows them to offer valuable insights to their clients. Unlike many other investment firms, Paradigm emphasizes open-source software development and community contributions, aiming to advance the crypto ecosystem as a whole. Their goal is to generate returns through equity investments while fostering innovation and supporting both startups and established companies in the crypto industry.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$6.5B
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2018
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Paradigm co-led a $24M Series A for ZKP startup Irreducible, boosting privacy tech.
- Ethereum's Pectra upgrade aligns with Paradigm's push for rapid innovation.
- Phantom Wallet's $150M Series C, co-led by Paradigm, shows digital wallet growth.
What critics are saying
- Rival blockchains like Solana pressure Ethereum, affecting Paradigm's investments.
- Ethereum Foundation's ETH sales amid market drops could destabilize investments.
- Push for faster Ethereum upgrades may introduce technical challenges for Paradigm.
What makes Paradigm unique
- Paradigm invests in crypto projects at their earliest stages, often pre-idea.
- The firm builds open-source software to advance the crypto frontier.
- Paradigm's team includes creators of widely used crypto tools and protocols.
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Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade is already live on Ephemery, a testnet of the blockchain network, in preparation for an April mainnet launch.On Feb. 13, Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation Protocol Support Lead, wrote:“Ephemery now supports Pectra!”This confirms a statement from Christine Kim, a Galaxy Digital researcher who revealed on X that Ethereum clients have focused on scheduling key testnet forks to ensure a smooth transition to Pectra.She stated:“All client teams said today they are on track to put out final testnet releases in the next 24 hours.”According to her, the Holesky testnet fork is scheduled for Feb. 24, while Sepolia will follow on March 5. These test deployments serve as critical trial runs, allowing developers to identify and address issues before the mainnet activation.Barring major setbacks, Pectra’s mainnet deployment is expected approximately 30 days after the Sepolia fork.Kim noted that developers will finalize the mainnet upgrade date and timestamp only after Pectra is live on Sepolia. If successful, the Pectra upgrade would most likely occur in April.Faster network upgradesMeanwhile, Nixo Rokish from the Ethereum Foundation’s protocol support team noted that Ethereum’s core developers advocated for a more frequent upgrade cycle to improve the network’s adaptability.Nixo said:“Pretty strong consensus from the Pectra Retrospective post that the people want faster fork cadences… that’s going to mean less dilly-dallying about scope and more aggressively presented opinions.”This aligns with the views of industry leaders like Paradigm, who have emphasized that Ethereum has the resources and talent needed to implement upgrades faster. The venture capital firm wrote:“Ethereum has the resources it needs — incredible researchers and engineers eager to build the future
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The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has continued its ETH sales by selling 100 ETH for $307,893.This transaction, reported on Jan. 27 by blockchain analytics firm SpotOnChain, marks the Foundation’s third Ethereum sale of 2025.In total, EF sold 300 ETH, valued at roughly $981,200, during the first month of the year.Market observers noted that the Foundation’s actions have added pressure to Ethereum’s price, which dropped by more than 7% in the past 24 hours amid a broader market decline. As of press time, ETH was trading just above the $3,000 mark, according to CryptoSlate’s data.Despite this, the Foundation holds significant ETH reserves. According to Arkham Intelligence’s data, the organization owns 269,175 ETH, valued at $817 million.Calls for changes grow.The recent sales come as the Ethereum Foundation navigates significant challenges as calls for innovation and internal restructuring grow louder.The rise in popularity of rival blockchains, like Solana, has amplified Ethereum’s need to enhance its offerings and innovate within its ecosystem to maintain its edge against these emerging competitors.Justin Sun, Tron’s blockchain founder, proposed that Ethereum focus on improving user experiences to attract developers and institutions. He also suggested staking the Foundation’s assets and refraining from further ETH sales to stabilize the ecosystem.Paradigm, a leading crypto research and investment firm, has echoed the need for change. The firm argues that Ethereum’s annual upgrade schedule limits its capacity to innovate and respond to market trends effectively.According to the firm:“Accelerating Ethereum development will make permissionless innovation accessible to more people, helping pave the way for a truly global, trust-minimized financial system.”In response to mounting pressure, the Ethereum Foundation announced plans to allocate 50,000 ETH—approximately $165 million—to support its decentralized finance ecosystem.Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin has also promised reforms to increase transparency and better support developers.However, he has rejected calls for Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi’s resignation and denounced the campaigns targeting the Foundation.Mentioned in this article
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