A firm scorecard from the VC Agent-Readiness Census — 25 firms, five doors each, checked 2026-11-01. Official site: www.paradigm.xyz
open_api)Verdict: An ~81KB llms.txt research surface; no submission route of any kind behind it.
Each intent is scored with one door-state, assessed from public official sources on 2026-11-01. Scoring: open_api 4 · partner_gated 2 · aggregator_only 1 · human_only 0 · unverified 0 (flagged).
| Intent | State | Route | Note | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | open_api | Official llms.txt on paradigm.xyz | llms.txt describes the firm as a research-driven technology investment firm focused on crypto, blockchain, AI and frontier technologies and indexes extensive writing/research; homepage adds earliest-stage focus | www.paradigm.xyz/llms.txt checked 2026-11-01 |
| Pitch | human_only | — | Official homepage and llms.txt index contain no pitch/application portal or submission form; no self-serve founder submission route found | paradigm.xyz/ checked 2026-11-01 |
| Diligence | human_only | — | Extensive research/writing is indexed, but no actionable diligence checklist, template, required metrics or data-room guidance for founders was found | www.paradigm.xyz/llms.txt checked 2026-11-01 |
| Schedule | human_only | — | No public self-serve office-hours, events or intro-call booking route found on official homepage/llms.txt | paradigm.xyz/ checked 2026-11-01 |
| Track | unverified NOT A VERIFIED ZERO | — | No application portal or publicly documented status/update mechanism found; state cannot be established from public official evidence | www.paradigm.xyz/llms.txt checked 2026-11-01 |
Unverified means the state could not be established from public documentation — for most firms that is the track door, where firms rarely publish post-submission mechanics. It is reported as a documentation gap, not as proof that no door exists, and it is never presented as a verified closed door.
| Signal | What the census recorded |
|---|---|
| llms.txt | Yes — served at https://www.paradigm.xyz/llms.txt |
| MCP server | None documented (checked 2026-11-01) |
| Public API | None documented (checked 2026-11-01) |
| Structured data | llms.txt (approx. 81KB) indexes Stories/Writing and site pages with summaries; homepage states crypto, AI, robotics and frontier tech from earliest stages |
| RSS / sitemap | sitemap.xml returns 200 |
| Robots posture | All crawlers incl. AI assistants: User-agent * Allow: /; Disallow: /api/, /search |
Access gaps. Strong machine-readable research surface via llms.txt, but no pitch portal, diligence checklist, booking route or applicant status mechanism documented; /api/ is disallowed in robots with no public API documented
Agent Outposts research, published 2026-11-01. Agent Outposts is not affiliated with Paradigm. This is a published census scorecard, not an Outpost: Agent Outposts operates no demand registry for venture firms and collects no intents on this page. Door-states are assessed from public sources; every state above links its evidence and carries its check date. Methodology, rubric and scoring formula: the VC Agent-Readiness Census. Companion research: the Agent Readiness Census of 43 consumer brands.
Agent Outposts — the agent-readiness registry. Agent Outposts is not affiliated with the firms listed in this census. Door-states are assessed from public sources; every state links its source and carries its assessment date.