Pax Angels are seasoned and successful investors.
Notable Achievements:
US Military Academy ‘79, Lead investor for ID.me seed round, formerly Board Member and Chairman of the Board of 1st Portfolio Inc., also led the
Financial Services Practice for CEB.
Invests from Tampa Bay/Washington DC.
Mike KostoffCo-Invests with Blu Ventures, Hivers and Strivers Fund 
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kostoffm/
Mike KostoffCo-Invests with Blu Ventures, Hivers and Strivers Fund
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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
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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
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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 
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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 
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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
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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 
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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
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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 
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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 
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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
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Lead Investor for Startup Successes: Urgent.ly. Cofounder of Segovia. Cofound 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
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