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Patri Friedman

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General Partner at Pronomos Capital

Patri Friedman runs Pronomos Capital, the first venture fund for charter cities and network states. He coded at Google for 10 years, runs a small angel fund since 2011, has degrees in math, CS, and business, and has been a leader in the competitive governance space for over 20 years:

2001 - Began thinking and writing about a new approach to upgrading governments as a side hustle.
2008 - Started the Seasteading Institute with funding from Peter Thiel
2009 - Co-created Ephemerisle, a self-organizing festival on water, still running annually.
2011 - Co-founded Future Cities Development which had the first MOU for a modern charter city in 2012.
2018 - Started Pronomos Capital.

Patri has board memberships and advisory positions across the charter city / network state space, he does talks, interviews, and events regularly around the world.

July 10, 2023

The Future Of Government, Countries, And Statehood With Patri Friedman

What does the future of government and countries look like? Join Patri Friedman, founder of The Seasteading Institute, as he discusses different possibilities.