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Pete Townsend
Managing Director at Techstars
Greater Dublin
Overview
Pete Townsend is the Managing Director at Techstars Web3, with a background in early-stage startup investing and serving as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Coinbase. He has invested in various companies in the Web3/Blockchain and FinTech sectors, showcasing a strong track record in supporting diverse founders and alternative investments.
Townsend's career highlights include his role as a Founding Partner at Norio Ventures and serving as a Podcast Host at MoneyNeverSleeps, demonstrating his expertise in venture capital, media production, and entrepreneurship.
Work Experience
Managing Director
2021 - Current
Lead the Techstars Web3 Accelerator, working with entrepreneurs building in web3 and enabling the next wave of growth in the decentralized internet and in tokenized economies.
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Independent Non-Executive Director
2019
The mission of Coinbase is to create an open financial system for the world,
Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in seed-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups.
Podcast Host
2018
A weekly podcast that looks inside the the minds of entrepreneurs and at the crossover of startups, enterprise, finance, technology and life as we know it.
Founding Partner
2016
Fintech and digital asset ventures partner with us to develop a customer base in new markets, get their products to market, and secure funding for their vision. Our clients also benefit from our ability to build synergies between startups and enterprise-level financial firms through a global network across Europe, the US and Asia-Pacific. Our clients reflect our deep expertise in fintech, crypto & digital assets, blockchain & DLT, venture capital, the investment funds industry and regulatory frameworks.
Non-Executive Director
2019
B2B platform powering international cash transactions
Advisor
2019
A transformational funds platform that connects fund investors, fund managers and their service providers in a digital funds ecosystem.
Co-Founder & Chairperson
2017
Where we create the inspiration for innovation in the Investment Funds Industry!
Business Mentor
2020
Mentoring startup founders and established businesses on building growth plans, developing teams, implementing operational strategies and accelerating customer acquisition.
Advisor
2018 - 2023
Non Executive Director
2020 - 2022
Advisory Board Member
2017 - 2023
Circit is a leading provider of audit confirmations, Open Banking verified transactions, PBC Collaboration and e-signatures all on one centralised platform.
Head of Partnerships
2018 - 2018