# Joshua Blew

> Joshua Blew is the founder of Normal, a crypto investing business, and a former lead software engineer at Finotta. He studied computer science at DePaul University and has been publicly based in Chicago. Although older profiles identify him as CEO, Normal’s April 7, 2026 announcement lists him as senior adviser and is signed by Justin Benjamin as CEO.

- **Role:** Founder and senior adviser at Normal (listed in the company’s April 7, 2026 announcement)
- **Organizations:** Normal Finance, Finotta
- **Education:** Studied for a B.S. in Computer Science with a Software Development concentration; completion not verified, DePaul University, Summit Technology Academy
- **Known for:** Became employee number two at Finotta, according to his founder biography., Built Normal’s early mobile application, according to the 2022 founder pitch., Founded Normal, which reported more than 100 investors across seven countries in September 2024.

## Career timeline

- **By age 16** — Teaching himself to code and trading penny stocks, according to a 2024 interview.
- **2019** — Began undergraduate studies at DePaul University in September, according to his 2022 résumé.
- **2020-2022** — Lead software engineer at Finotta from July 2020 to March 2022, according to his résumé.
- **2021-2022** — Résumé dates Normal founder work to December 2021; the 2022 crowdfunding profile dates company founding to January 2022.
- **2022** — Left Finotta in March to build Normal full time; Normal ran a Wefunder campaign that summer.
- **2024** — Normal reported serving more than 100 investors in seven countries by September; Blew and Justin Benjamin participated in the Stellar Astro Hacker House at Draper University that September.
- **2026** — Normal announced its January protocol launch and, on April 7, a strategic investment from the Stellar Development Foundation. The announcement lists Blew as senior adviser.

## Achievements

- Became employee number two at Finotta, according to his founder biography.
- Built Normal’s early mobile application, according to the 2022 founder pitch.
- Founded Normal, which reported more than 100 investors across seven countries in September 2024.
- Participated with Justin Benjamin in the September 2024 Stellar Astro Hacker House at Draper University.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Normal announced a strategic investment from the Stellar Development Foundation at a stated $4 million valuation. The April 7 post lists Joshua Blew as senior adviser and Justin Benjamin as CEO.
- **2026-01** — Normal says it launched its on-chain investing protocol in January 2026.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuablew
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/0xjblew
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshuablew/

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Last updated: 2026-10-16