Global Head of Tax
The Need
Paradigm, the world’s largest Web3, Crypto, and Blockchain venture capital firm needed to address the evolving crypto and blockchain tax climate for their funds and portfolio companies globally. Cowen Partners Executive Search was identified as a strategic partner due to our deep understanding of global tax, tax laws, lobbying, and venture capital.
The Solution
The solution was multifaceted, due to Paradigm being a new venture capital fund it was clear this person had to be hands on and tackle the basic fund formation & compliance issues any fund of their size would face. Furthermore, Paradigm wanted this person to become the world’s foremost expert in Web3 taxation. Given crypto and blockchain taxation is still in its infancy, we knew this person had to be highly experienced, a thought leader in taxation, tax law, and legislation, and willing to take a stand publicly. Finally, they had to be consultative, Paradigm’s portfolio of companies is wide ranging. From small startups with $1M invested, to established and sophisticated multi billion dollar exchanges, this person had to be able to right fit solutions and interface with founders and their teams, at their level.
Cowen Partners identified the world’s foremost tax experts who had experience in the blockchain, crypto currency, and web3. From there we narrowed down the pool of candidates for those who had experience in the venture capital space, were both hands on and strategic, and had the personality necessary to be successful in the role. Paradigm was able to make an informed hire from a highly qualified pool of candidates.
About Paradigm
Paradigm backs disruptive crypto/Web3 companies and protocols with as little as $1M and as much as $100M+.
Every once in a while, a new technology comes along that changes everything. The internet defined the past few decades of innovation. We believe crypto will define the next few decades.
Paradigm is an investment firm focused on supporting the great crypto/Web3 companies and protocols of tomorrow. Our approach is flexible, long term, multi-stage, and global. We often get involved at the earliest stages of formation and support our portfolio with additional capital over time.
We take a deeply hands-on approach to help projects reach their full potential, from the technical (mechanism design, smart contract security, engineering) to the operational (recruiting, regulatory strategy).
About Cowen Partners Executive Search
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