He is managing director at CoinFund, a blockchain-focused investment firm founded in 2015 with the goal of shaping the global transition to digital assets and decentralized finance.

Previously, he was a Partner in Venrock's New York City office focused on early stage venture investing in consumer and enterprise internet companies.

In 2003, Pakman joined Dimensional Associates, a private equity firm focused on acquiring distressed digital media companies.

In 2005, Pakman became the CEO and grew eMusic to become, at that time, the world's leading digital retailer of independent music, second only to iTunes in number of downloads sold.

Before Myplay, he was vice president at N2K Entertainment, which created the first digital music download service[4] Pakman served on the Board of NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers).

[8] Pakman was a board member of POTS (Part Of The Solution), a "One-Stop-Shop" in the Bronx helping low-income individuals and families move from crisis to stability, and ultimately self-sufficiency.