Norio Ventures

Norio Ventures Fund I is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund backing unstoppable founders building finance onchain. The rails are ready, institutions are stepping in, and the moment is here. Fund I will back unstoppable founders building decentralized infrastructure, global capital mobility, and user experiences so intuitive that adoption becomes inevitable - all accelerated by AI. Norio Ventures is led by Pete Townsend, an early-stage investor with 20+ years in global finance and nearly a decade in crypto and venture. Chair of regulated crypto boards since 2019 and former Managing Director of Techstars Web3, Pete has guided 40 early investments and built a global network of founders, operators, and investors. We back founders who’ve lived the problems they’re solving - relentless builders and operators, deeply rooted in their markets, with networks that prove their edge. These are the unstoppable founders bringing finance onchain, up and down the stack. Norio Ventures Fund I is in formation and is being built to back them.(This overview is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any interest in Norio Ventures Fund I.)