Pax Angels - PAX Momentum

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Notable Achievements: Ph.D, Toxicology, 5 patents. Founded In Vitro Technologies and later went on to lead its successful sale in 2006. Board Director and investor in various organizations including Oculis Labs, Pathsensors, Encore Path, and more.

Paul SilberCo-Invests with Blu Ventures and Baltimore Angels

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulsilber/

Paul SilberCo-Invests with Blu Ventures and Baltimore Angels

Notable Achievements: B.A., Harvard Economics. Ph.D. UC Berkeley Economics. Lead Investor for Startup Success Huntress Labs. 5 successful exits. 20 years experience in sales and marketing, go to market strategy, and company scaling. Sales executive that led the growth of a Federal IT Services contractor from $8M to nearly $200M in annual revenues. Invests from Washington DC.

Kim Nguyen, PhDCo-invests with ForgePoint and Blu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-nguyen-b4412aa/

Kim Nguyen, PhDCo-invests with ForgePoint and Blu Ventures

Notable Achievements: Over 20 years of experience managing digital products. Founding member of Elogex, Bella Tunno, Cloud Logistics, and Castle Digital Partners. Elogex and Cloud Logistics exited via acquisitions. Invests from Charlotte, North Carolina.

Todd BuelowCo-invests with Dualboot Partners, Idea Fund, TFX Capital, and CFV Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddbuelow/

Todd BuelowCo-invests with Dualboot Partners, Idea Fund, TFX Capital, and CFV Ventures

Notable Achievements: Served as Founder and CEO of NextPage, leading provider of Information Governance solutions. Founded multiple startup companies and thus has vast experience in defining markets, executing acquisitions, and driving revenue. Invests from Draper, Utah.

Darren LeeExecutive VP & GM at Proofpoint

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenlee1/

Darren LeeExecutive VP & GM at Proofpoint

Notable Achievements: MBA from Northwestern University. Owner of Hamanasi Adventure Resort. GM of Apple Russia: owned the exclusive representative for Apple in Russia and Ukraine. Founded printing and press room solutions company with $200M+ in combined revenue.Invests from Washington DC.

David KrauskopfBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-krauskopf-4b2ba/

David KrauskopfBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: Yale Law School JD. Former assistant administrator of the United States EPA for Air and Radiation. One of the nation’s leading climate change lawyers. Headed the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, longer than anyone in EPA history. Invests from Washington DC.

Jeffrey R. HolmsteadPartner at Bracewell

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-holmstead-80814118/

Jeffrey R. HolmsteadPartner at Bracewell

Notable Achievements: Managing partner of Adler Associates LP. Spent 19 years as the co-founder and managing director of SEED Foundation. Two decades of experience building a business with more than 350 employees and $40 million in revenues. Invests from Washington DC.

Eric AdlerBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-adler-79862a4/

Eric AdlerBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: As CEO of health tech startup QSSI led explosive growth and $100M+ sale to UnitedHealth Group. Spearheaded the turnaround of healthcare.gov. MBA from Wharton School of Business and member of the Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Board. 13 patents, deep tech, sales and marketing experience at Fortune 100 companies like UnitedHealth Group, Intel, and Xerox as well as startups in the cyber and health tech space. Invests from Washington DC.

Bikram BakshiCo-invests with Blu Ventures, India Angels Network

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bikramsbakshi/

Bikram BakshiCo-invests with Blu Ventures, India Angels Network

Notable Achievements: Executive MBA from MIT. CEO & President of Hughes Systique Corporation (HSC). Helped Hughes Network Systems (HNS) grow to a $1.5B company prior to acquisition by News Corp. Led creation of OnStar – acquired by GM. Invests from Washington DC.

Pradeep KaulBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeep-kaul-bb045a1/

Pradeep KaulBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: MBA from The Wharton School. Chairman and CEO of ARA Inc. and Chairman, PowerMax Global LLC. 35+ years in Technology Development and Management of Technology companies. Invests from Washington DC.

Pradeep WahiBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wahip/

Pradeep WahiBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: BS Mechanical Engineering; MS Computer Science; Doctor of Science Mechanical Engineering Co-founded, grew, and sold Paragon Technology Group. Experienced with implementing complex IT systems for the DoD and various federal agencies. Founder, president, and CEO of ALTA Worldwide LLC. Invests from Miami/Washington DC.

Dr. Sassan KimiaviBlu Ventures

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sassan-kimiavi-82a7542/

Dr. Sassan KimiaviBlu Ventures

Notable Achievements: Lead Investor for Startup Successes: Urgent.ly. Cofounder of Segovia. Cofounder of Pax Momentum. Invests from Washington DC.

Matt HansonCo-invests with Blu Ventures, LightSpeed, Edison, TDF, BMW iVenture

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbhmaryland/

Matt HansonCo-invests with Blu Ventures, LightSpeed, Edison, TDF, BMW iVenture

Notable Achievements: B.S. in chemical engineering from MIT; M.B.A from Harvard Business School. Founded iBiquity, which developed HD Radio, and sold it to Xperi (NASDAQ: DTSI). Ex-McKinsey, President of Westinghouse Communications, and Co-Chair of the Consumer Technology Association which includes the Diversity Investment Initiative. Currently, CEO of Directed - the largest designer and marketer in North America of consumer-branded vehicle security and remote start systems.

Bob StrubleCEO at Directed, CTA’s Diversity Investment Initiative

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobstruble/

Bob StrubleCEO at Directed, CTA’s Diversity Investment Initiative

Notable Achievements: M.B.A. from Georgetown University. Previously served as COO of Optum Government, a $100B health services business and COO/CFO of QSSI, a $100M+ enterprise specializing in customer software development.

PK Malhotra Blu Ventures and Tipping Point

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawan-pk-malhotra-974b23/

PK Malhotra Blu Ventures and Tipping Point