Peter Christo

Entrepreneur | IGP Advisor | Lecturer | Podcast Host

Empowering innovation through strategic guidance, education, and honest conversations about the entrepreneurial journey.

Industry Growth Program Adviser 300+ Ventures Advised

"Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain." — Jack Kerouac

Peter Christo

About Peter

A 20+ year journey through fintech, digital assets, and entrepreneurship, bridging industry, academia, and government.

Veteran Owned Business

Veteran Owned

Veteran Owned Business

Peter served in both full-time and reserve roles, including operational service. His defence background informs his work in innovation, commercialisation, and sovereign defence technology.

RMIT University

Academic

Educator

Peter holds a Master’s in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and a Bachelor’s in Economics and Marketing. He Lecturers as a sessional at RMIT and has done stints at Hong Kong institutions and public forums.

2020+

Digital Asset Custody Solutions

Founded world-first regtech startup for digital asset proof of holdings attestations for audit and regulatory purposes, along with the DAHVO (Digital Asset Historical Valuation Oracle)

Industry Growth Program

Current

Industry Growth Program Adviser

The Industry Growth Program advisory service helps Australian innovators and startups accelerate commercialisation, strengthen their business capability, and position their technologies for scalable growth and investment.

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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly…"

Areas of Expertise

Bridging technology, business, and education to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Fintech & Blockchain

20+ years in financial technology, DeFi, digital assets, and payment systems across Pacific and East Asia.

IGP Advisory

Strategic advisor helping accelerate growth of innovative Australian ventures through the Industry Growth Program.

Education & Mentorship

Lecturer in entrepreneurship, innovation, and commercialisation with over a decade of teaching experience.

Entrepreneurship

Founder of multiple startups including Digital Asset Custody Solutions and other ventures.

Entrepreneurship with Peter Christo

Honest conversations with founders, operators, and advisors about building enduring ventures.

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Advisory

Partnering with founders to design, validate, and scale commercially viable products.

300+
Ventures advised
10+ yrs
Teaching & mentoring

Commercialisation Strategy

From proposition to go-to-market and funding readiness

  • Customer/problem validation and value mapping
  • Pricing, packaging, and GTM experiments
  • Capital strategy and investor readiness

Venture Advisory

Coaching founders through key inflection points

  • Hiring your first operators
  • Enterprise sales and partnerships
  • Board and governance setup

Get in Touch

Advisory, speaking, or media. I reply to most messages within a few days.

Contact

Websites

Christo Partners

christopartners.com

Advisory and venture studio

Digital Asset Custody Solutions

digitalassetcustody.com

Regtech for digital asset verification