Bradford Cross
CEO at Alpha City, Managing Partner at Pronomos Capital and Two Lions | Startup Cities, AI, Crypto
- Role
- Managing General Partner at Pronomos Capital
- Location
- Walnut Creek, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bradford Cross
Founder & CEO at Alpha City, a federation of frontier cities across Africa designed from first principles to empower ambitious locals and global builders alike. Managing Partner at Two Lions, my family office and startup lab operating across startup cities, AI, and crypto. Managing Partner at Pronomos Capital, a venture fund investing in new jurisdictions and governance systems. I’ve been founding and funding AI companies since 2002—starting with CEAI, a vertical AI studio in Central Europe, and co-founding DCVC, a deep tech VC with billions under management. Previous startups include HealthMode (clinical trials), Merlon (AML), Prismatic (newsfeed AI), Flightcaster (flight prediction), Tower Street (cyber insurance), and Simple Finance (real estate lending). Outside of work, I’m a dad, fitness fanatic, fashionista, and a nature and nightlife aficionado. Just wish my iPhone had the same battery life as I do.
Experience
Managing General Partner
Jan 2020 — Present
Pronomos backs the world’s most ambitious founders building new cities and special jurisdictions. We invest in teams creating new governance models, legal systems, and economic infrastructure—building from first principles to unlock growth, freedom, and prosperity. I work with entrepreneurs, policymakers, industry partners and investors to help launch and scale new jurisdictions that align governance with innovation and human potential. Our portfolio includes city-scale developments across Africa, Latin America, and Asia, along with digital governance platforms and foundational legal infrastructure. The 21st century will be shaped not just by new technologies, but by equitable new systems grounded in liberty and opportunity that work for everyone. Pronomos exists to fund and support the pioneers building them.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Machine Learning
2010
Virginia Tech
Computer Engineering and Finance
1997 — 2002
Skills
- Natural Language Processing
- Mapreduce
- Machine Learning
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