I raise capital and build the finance function behind it. At Gear Technologies (Vara Network) I was founding CFO and head of capital formation. I raised $13M across two rounds, ran investor relations for 40+ institutional holders, and took the project through its Coinbase listing at a $1B+ valuation. At Blum I led finance and operations for a crypto platform with 90M+ registered users and assisted its $5M seed round at a $50M valuation. In total I have closed $19M across four raises.
Before crypto I spent 20 years in institutional sales at Renaissance Capital, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America. I was a top-3 equity sales producer at Renaissance. I know how investors decide, and I prepare founders for it.
The best fit is a Web3, fintech or AI company with strong product and engineering that needs someone to run the raise, structure the entities, open banking and crypto rails, and bring finance up to investor standard.
Experience: 8 years
Yearly salary: $240,000
Hourly rate: $0
Nationality: 🇺🇸 United States
Residency: 🇺🇸 United States
Experience
Founder and Managing Partner
Veller Partners LLC 2026 - 2026
Fundraising advisory for growth-stage technology companies. Investor targeting, materials, capital structure, outreach on a retainer and success fee basis.
Head of Finance and Operations / CFO
Blum Labs Inc. 2024 - 2026
Assisted a $5M seed round at a $50M valuation (Panama entity) with investor materials, financial model, data room and investor relations through closing. Built finance controls and reporting, cutting the monthly close cycle by 80%. Set up AML (anti-money laundering) and KYC (know your customer) workflows. Ran crypto payroll and contributor payment rails (Tonkeeper, Request Finance, RainCards). Led the orderly closure of three entities, with all settlements finished within 90 days.
Co-Founder, CFO and Head of Capital Formation
Gear Technologies 2021 - 2024
Raised $13M across two rounds: a $1M pre-seed (SAFE, or simple agreement for future equity) and a $12M seed at a $100M valuation, led by Blockchange with Lemniscap, Distributed Global and Libertus Capital. Ran investor relations for 40+ holders, including quarterly updates, auditor and investor requests on equity, token ownership and lockups, and annual IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) reporting. Built 12 entities across Cayman, Delaware, Switzerland and BVI, and moved the group to the Cayman Islands before the token launch. Opened bank accounts, coordinated legal advisers in several jurisdictions, designed a token-based pay plan, and ran payroll and HR for 100+ contributors.
Founder and CEO
GetBoat.com 2020 - 2022
Raised a $1M pre-seed at a $5M valuation from private investors.
Equity Sales (top-3 equity sales producer)
Renaissance Capital 2003 - 2009
top-3 equity sales producer, $20M in commissions in the peak year, over $40M across 2003 to 2008.
Skills
business-development
cfo
crypto
finance
fintech
infrastructure
operations
treasury