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    Casey K. Caruso

    Engineer x Investor at Paradigm, Forbes 30 Under 30

    Casey K. Caruso is the founder and Managing Partner of Topology, an engineering-centric frontier tech venture capital firm.1 Her career trajectory showcases a blend of technical expertise and investment acumen:

    Professional Background

    Engineering Experience:: Casey began her career as an engineer at Google, where she worked on a machine learning research team studying user behavior.3 She also held positions as a Research Engineer at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and as a Partner Technology Manager for Search at Google.2

    Investment Experience::

    • She served as an Investment Partner at Paradigm, a crypto-focused firm, from May 2021 to January 2023.23
    • Prior to Paradigm, Casey was an Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners, focusing on frontier technologies like crypto, machine learning, and quantum computing.23

    Education

    Casey has a strong educational background in computer science and engineering:

    • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Business from Lehigh University (Summa Cum Laude)2
    • Master of Science in Computer Science with a focus on Machine Learning from Lehigh University (Summa Cum Laude)2
    • She briefly attended Harvard University for a dual degree in NeuroEngineering and Harvard Business School but dropped out.2

    Achievements

    • Forbes 30 Under 30 awardee in the Venture Capital category14
    • Contributed to investments in companies such as Axie Infinity and AI Arena while at Paradigm3

    Current Role

    As the founder and Managing Partner of Topology, Casey is leading an engineering-centric venture capital firm focused on frontier technologies.1 Her background in both engineering and investment makes her well-suited for identifying and supporting innovative tech startups.

    Highlights

    Nov 24 · twitter

    .@rileytomasek just showed me an agent that's shipping code to prod for dexa. It’s not a copilot like cursor, it's like another teammate/engineer. Didn't realize we were here already.

    under the hood it’s an agent network running in a vm with ability to use terminal, open files, search codebase etc.

    .@rileytomasek just showed me an agent that's shipping code to prod for dexa. It’s not a copilot lik
    Nov 21 · twitter

    Every robodog deserves a wallet

    h/t to @openmind_agi for making it https://t.co/Cp7g2hQ3NM

    Every robodog deserves a wallet 

h/t to @openmind_agi for making it https://t.co/Cp7g2hQ3NM
    Apr 20 · wsj.com
    Ex-Paradigm Investor Casey Caruso Creating Frontier-Tech Venture ...
    Ex-Paradigm Investor Casey Caruso Creating Frontier-Tech Venture ...

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    Experience

    Investment Partner at Paradigm
    Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners, Engineer - Research Systems at Google, Partner Technology Manager - Search at Google, Research Engineer (Grant with DARPA) at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    Education

    Dual Degree in NeuroEngineering x HBS (dropped out) at Harvard University, Master of Science - MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning at Lehigh University, Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Engineering and Business at Lehigh University

    Location

    San Francisco, California, United States