The Runda Lab
Why two Canadian founders chose the Cayman Islands to launch a Web3 venture.
The challenge: finding the right environment to launch a blockchain venture.
For many Canadian tech founders, prolonged regulatory cycles, traditional tax systems, healthcare delays and a harsh climate can add friction during critical growth stages and affect both business agility and quality of life. These factors can slow momentum, especially for startups in emerging sectors or planning global expansion.
“As we built our venture lab, the path led clearly to the Cayman Islands,” says Warren Needler. “From a financial, lifestyle and strategic standpoint, it was the best move we could’ve made.”
Cayman offered exactly what they needed to scale: political and economic stability, world-class legal and financial infrastructure, strong IP protections and real-time access to North American markets, all within the Eastern Standard Time zone. The jurisdiction’s transparent, innovation-friendly regulatory environment gave them confidence. The lifestyle advantages offered clarity, space and creative momentum.
But making the move required more than a vision. It required the right partner, one that could turn ambition into execution.
How TechCayman accelerates tech founders’ success in Cayman.
Relocating with an experienced partner like TechCayman gave Warren and Christy more than just a place to land. It offered a structured, founder-focused pathway to sustainable growth.
Through TechCayman’s sponsored enterprise model, they accessed accelerated opportunities for setting up a business in the Cayman Islands, along with tailored immigration support designed for global entrepreneurs.
The Runda Lab gained strategic access to key individuals in Cayman’s technology ecosystem and TechCayman’s curated network of investors, industry leaders and global advisors. This network of local expertise and international reach provided the ideal foundation to launch a new venture with global ambition and long-term potential.
“TechCayman’s business relocation offering is nothing short of remarkable,” Warren says. “We have been supported the entire way.”
Don’t underestimate how easy and beneficial it is to relocate to the Cayman Islands. The opportunities are unmatched, and the process is simpler than you think. Take the first step, you might find it’s exactly what your business needs to grow.
Global innovation, launched from the Cayman Islands.
Since relocating, The Runda Lab has launched Wildmavins, a private, members-only platform for collectors that curates exclusive collectibles, products and bespoke experiences from some of the world’s most iconic creators. It’s more than rare access. Wildmavins is about the stories, the visionaries and the community behind every piece.
With blockchain-verified product authentication and partnerships across luxury, spirits and art, Wildmavins blends creativity and technology to redefine what modern collecting looks like. And it all started in Cayman, proof that with the right jurisdiction and the right support, global innovation doesn’t have to wait.
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