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J.Paul Meyer

J.Paul Meyer

Founder & CEO of Votre, building onchain financial services

New York, New York
Joined January 2025

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J.Paul Meyer is a founder at the intersection of traditional finance and the decentralized crypto economy. With a background in Equity Derivatives at Goldman Sachs and a Computer Science degree from Harvard, he applies deep financial expertise and technical acumen to build innovative onchain financial services for crypto-native wealth. votre+2
As the Founder & CEO of Votre (formerly Collar Protocol), J.Paul Meyer is developing a platform that offers secure, liquidation-free crypto-backed borrowing. This solution targets high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and funds, providing hedged and non-liquidatable loans to manage liquidity and tax implications in the volatile crypto market. Votre is backed by leading crypto investors like a16z crypto. votre+4
Meyer is an active commentator on crypto, DeFi, and macroeconomic trends, particularly on Twitter. His posts reflect a strong belief in the transformative power of smart contracts and decentralized finance to reshape traditional financial institutions, with a focus on investment strategies, market dynamics, and the role of Bitcoin and ETFs. nitter+1
His entrepreneurial spirit was evident early in his career, including his participation and success in the Goldman Sachs Accelerate program, where he led a team to invent an equity-linked mortgage product. This experience showcases his ability to innovate and lead within established financial environments.

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JMJ.Paul Meyer
excel at building or selling products for hedge funds, either as a technologist, in product, or in sales.

Dec 20, 2025