Paramita Labs

North American Business Development & Strategic Operations

Operating from the center of AI, Web3, and institutional capital.

Paramita Labs is the U.S. operating platform for the Paramita / Dragon Roark venture ecosystem, helping frontier infrastructure companies build partnerships, developer communities, and capital relationships across North America.

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50+ Portfolio companies
10K+ Global developers
$2B+ Portfolio ecosystem value
Mandate

From cross-border access to durable North American outcomes.

The company gives the Paramita ecosystem a permanent U.S. operating presence, executive-level decision authority, and year-round coverage for founders, LPs, strategic partners, and technical communities.

Ecosystem

A portfolio operating layer for AI-native infrastructure.

Paramita Labs works across a captive ecosystem of frontier companies, technical communities, and strategic partners. The mandate is not only to introduce capital, but to compound access: customers, developers, media, exchanges, foundations, and institutional relationships.

AI Infra Open Intelligence DeSci ZK & Data
8 signals
Hyperbolic Labs AI compute Intelligent Internet Open intelligence Abel AI Applied AI Phala Cloud Confidential compute Zero Gravity AI operating layer Fraction AI Distributed training Vana User-owned data Vitalia Longevity network

Operating System

Signal, access, and execution in one repeatable motion.

Portfolio Acceleration

Turn U.S. market entry into a sequenced operating plan.

Positioning Partner Map Warm Access Deal Cadence

Capital Formation

Translate portfolio signal into institutional-grade LP dialogue.

Thesis Notes LP Mapping Roadshow Follow-through

Developer & Partner Network

Compound technical community, media reach, and strategic alliances.

Research Hackathons Media Programs
AI Infrastructure Developer Relations LP Roadshows Portfolio BD Strategic Communications DeSci Communities North American Partnerships AI Infrastructure Developer Relations LP Roadshows Portfolio BD Strategic Communications DeSci Communities North American Partnerships

Core Services

One integrated operating team for venture growth.

01

Strategic Business Development

Origination, structuring, and execution support for fund-level and portfolio-level opportunities.

02

Capital Formation & LP Relations

North American family-office, institutional LP, and capital-introduction programs.

03

Portfolio Partnerships

U.S. market-entry strategy, exchange relationships, ecosystem alliances, and corporate development.

04

Brand & Communications

Strategic communications across industry media, podcasts, conferences, and owned research.

05

Developer Relations

Technical content, hackathons, community programs, and developer activation across the portfolio.

06

Strategic Operations

Governance, intercompany coordination, regulatory affairs, and operating cadence for U.S. growth.

Focus Areas

Built around the categories defining frontier infrastructure.

AI Infrastructure

Compute, data, distributed inference, and systems that make AI scalable, open, and reliable.

Web3 Protocols

Modular networks, restaking, data availability, and cryptographic coordination layers.

DeSci & Applied Intelligence

Scientific, health, and research communities where open networks accelerate real-world progress.

ZK & Trust-Minimized Data

Privacy, verification, and data systems designed for institutional-grade digital infrastructure.

Insights

Research-led positioning for founders and capital partners.

Paramita Outlook

North America as the execution market for AI x Web3 infrastructure.

A quarterly thesis series mapping capital formation, developer adoption, and partnership opportunities across the Paramita ecosystem.

Market Note

Open intelligence needs operating leverage, not only capital.

How portfolio-level BD, developer relations, and strategic communications compound together.

Founder Brief

U.S. market entry for Asia-origin frontier technology teams.

Patterns for turning conference presence, partnerships, and early customers into repeatable motion.

Roadmap

Three years of disciplined U.S. buildout.

2026

Foundation

Launch U.S. operations, relaunch the web presence, publish research, begin hackathons, and support the first active portfolio BD engagements.

2027

Scaling

Expand the team, increase portfolio engagement volume, deepen LP roadshows, and reach operating cash-flow positive targets.

2028

Acceleration

Host Paramita Summit, launch open-source grants, reach 15 active engagements, and evaluate a West Coast satellite office.

Leadership

Executive-led, founder-aligned, and built for cross-border execution.

Paramita Labs is led by Akasha Zhu, Founding Partner and Director of Dragon Roark Venture since 2021. The U.S. team is designed to scale from a focused operating group into a specialist platform spanning investment, brand, developer relations, and strategic operations.

CEOStrategic planning & corporate development
Brand LeadCommunications & owned media
Developer Relations LeadCommunity & technical programs
Operations ManagerGovernance & operating cadence

Contact

For founders, LPs, and ecosystem partners building in North America.

Founders U.S. market entry, partnerships, and ecosystem growth.
LPs & Capital Partners North American relationships and fund-level dialogue.
Strategic Partners Protocol, exchange, conference, media, and developer programs.