The original co-founder of Apple Computer, alongside icon Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak, has joined EQUI Global as co-founder of the “venture capital tech innovator.” Wozniak joins EQUI founder Doug Barrowman and co-founder Baroness Michelle Mone OBE.

Wozniak first teased his involvement in the firm during an interview in August during the ChainXchange conference in Las Vegas, who at the time suggested that blockchain reminded him “very much of the early internet days,” speaking to the great potential the new technology offers.

EQUI global is a venture capital firm looking to disrupt that industry by combining “conventional principles of investing” with a blockchain infrastructure based on the company’s EquiToken. EQUI says up to 80% of its investments will be in tech companies, with the remaining 20% being allocated to non-tech assets such as collectibles, vintage cars, or real estate.

Wozniak’s role will be to scout for the “tech stars” of the future, and given his involvement in turning Apple into the most valuable company in the world, he is the right man for the job. Wozniak points out that the former Apple executive gets ideas pitched to him daily, but “always says no.” He adds that his involvement in EQUI Global is only the second time he has agreed to be part of a new startup over the past twenty years since he co-founded Apple alongside Steve Jobs.

Wozniak called EQUI Global a “game-changer,” adding that the firm has over 20 businesses they are exploring even before the new startup is officially launched. “It’s going to be very exciting. Ultimately, our mission is to seek, support and fund the blockchain and tech stars of tomorrow,” Wozniak explained.

The Apple and EQUI co-founder said in the past that Bitcoin is the only “pure digital gold” and will in the end beat out other cryptocurrencies vying to become the world’s global currency.