Patri Friedman is a venture capital investor and startup-cities advocate who founded Pronomos Capital, a fund focused on building prosperous cities by working with citizens, states, and developers to upgrade laws and institutions. Patri Friedman's Twitter Score is 116 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #5,805 (top 5%) among 498,071 tracked accounts.
Patri Friedman co-founded The Seasteading Institute, an organization dedicated to establishing autonomous ocean communities, and also founded Ephemerisle, a floating festival and experiment in aquatic community living. He co-founded Future Cities Development and serves on the board of the Startup Societies Foundation, reflecting a long-running commitment to institutional innovation and competitive governance. He previously worked at Google before turning his focus to charter cities and seasteading full-time.
Patri Friedman serves as Founder and General Partner at Pronomos Capital, whose advisory network includes Balaji S. Srinivasan, formerly a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and Chief Technology Officer at Coinbase. One project associated with the Pronomos-backed ecosystem is Próspera, a Honduran charter-city development that recognizes Bitcoin as legal tender. Following Honduras's 2022 ban on ZEDEs (special economic development zones) and a 2024 Supreme Court decision declaring them unconstitutional, Honduras Próspera Inc. and affiliates filed an arbitration claim against Honduras through the ICSID. Patri Friedman maintains 9,033 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 78 accounts a total of 172 times.
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