Caribou
Full-stack Transfer Pricing for global startups
What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?
The way startups scale has gone global. Even the smallest teams now operate across borders—with a Delaware C-Corp, a UK subsidiary, and contractors in three countries. But the tax system hasn’t kept up. Every multinational, no matter how small, is legally required to follow transfer pricing rules—complex regulations designed for giants like Google and Apple.
That means founders suddenly have to deal with one of the most complicated areas of tax, law, and accounting: proving that the way their entities share profits, people, and IP is fair and compliant. Getting it wrong can cost them everything—from lost R&D credits and double taxation to failed funding rounds and audits they can’t afford.
Until now, there’s been no solution for this. Big Four firms charge six figures for what early-stage startups need to do, while accountants and lawyers are guessing—or skipping it entirely. We saw founders “flying blind” and leaving huge amounts of cash on the table, not because they didn’t care, but because the system wasn’t built for them.
Caribou changes that. We automate the hardest parts of transfer pricing by collecting and structuring messy business context with AI. What used to take consultants months now takes minutes, and with greater accuracy.
We’re solving this because global ambitions shouldn’t be punished by complexity. Caribou makes international tax compliance simple, affordable, and scalable—so ambitious startups can grow like multinationals, without the pain of becoming one.
What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
To make global expansion effortless for every startup.
We believe founders shouldn’t need a Big Four firm to operate across borders. When Caribou succeeds, every entrepreneur—no matter their size or location—will be able to build a global company that’s fully compliant from day one.
Transfer pricing and international tax will stop being barriers to growth. Instead, they’ll become invisible infrastructure—automated, transparent, and accessible to all. The world will see a new generation of truly global startups, competing on innovation, not complexity.
