# Paradigm Labs

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/paradigm-labs

- Industry: Financial Services
- Headquarters: Oakland, US
- Latest round: Seed (Oct 16, 2018)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Established in 2018 and based in California, US, Paradigm Labs operates as a financial technology company specializing in liquidity solutions for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. In October 2018, Paradigm raised seed funding led by investor Polychain Capital, with participation from other investors Dragonfly Capital and Chapter One. The firm as of March 2020, is led by its CEO, Liam Kovatch.

Paradigm Labs develops tools to address liquidity fragmentation and inefficiencies in decentralized markets. Its flagship products are Kosu and Zaidan. Kosu is a decentralized liquidity aggregation protocol that unifies liquidity across various sources, creating an open, consistent order book to improve order discovery and reduce market fragmentation. Zaidan is a non-custodial request for quotation (RFQ) system built on 0x, offering a more price-competitive DEX model through a dealer-based network. It reduces latency and inefficiencies by providing signed maker orders upon request, enhancing pricing and execution speed.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Oct 16, 2018 — Polychain Capital, Chapter One, Dragonfly Capital

## Investors

- Polychain Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/polychain-capital) — Seed
- Chapter One (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chapter-one) — Seed
- Dragonfly Capital — Seed