Backing unstoppable founders BRINGING FINANCE ONCHAIN
A focused pre-seed fund investing in infrastructure, capital mobility, and user experiences — all accelerated by AI to power the next generation of global markets.
ABOUT
Norio Ventures is led by Pete Townsend, an experienced solo GP with 20+ years in global finance and nearly a decade in crypto and venture. Formerly Managing Director of Techstars Web3 and chair of regulated crypto boards since 2019, Pete has guided 40 early investments and built a global network of founders, operators, and investors.
I’m Pete Townsend — in 2016, I boarded a non-stop flight to the frontier of finance, and I’ve been there ever since.
Now, the rails are ready, institutions are stepping in, and the moment is here.
I back founders with first-hand experience of the problems they’re solving. Relentless, deeply rooted in their markets, and surrounded by networks that prove their edge.
These are the unstoppable founders bringing finance onchain — and Norio Ventures Fund I is built to back them.
MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
A podcast that looks inside the minds of founders and at the crossover of startups, enterprise, finance, technology and life as we know it.
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