The Program

Entrepreneurs who participate in an accelerator like PAX

raise money more quickly, find more direct paths to customer traction, and exit earlier than companies who don’t attend top accelerators.

KEY DATES

The Accelerator program helps founders in concrete ways:

Fundraising

Entrepreneurs strive for the most efficient and effective way to attract capital. PAX provides the resources to get you there:

Introduction to a large network of investors
$50k cash investment and $20k investment in training, services, and perks ($70k total)
Six months of access to PitchBook
Demo day attended by downstream investors
Practical training on a proven fundraising process

Revenue

Our best portfolio companies have accepted the hard truth that no product, no matter how great, sells itself. Founders must become proud and confident leaders to build and guide their team to fast revenue growth. You will learn proven B2B sales and marketing practices, practical knowledge for designing and hiring a team, and skills for supercharging your own selling efforts.

Messaging

It doesn’t matter how good your product is if your prospects don’t understand the value you bring. Be ready to find the words to captivate your audience and bring your story to life. During the program, you’ll build a library of powerful content for email campaigns, social media, sales campaigns and your website.

pax Advisors

PAX Advisors consist of PAX Professors and PAX Angels. PAX Advisors support the start-ups throughout the program, offering weekly one-on-one office hours, exclusive webinars, and focused, small-group working sessions.

Professors

Matt facilitates the program and teaches the majority of sessions. His experience as an entrepreneur, angel investor, and salesman makes him uniquely qualified to provide instruction and advice for entrepreneurs ready to scale up their sales efforts. His expertise covers a wide variety of topics, from hiring a sales team and pricing strategy, to closing big deals and locking down funding.

Matt HansonPax Professor and Founder

"Entrepreneurs and start-ups are a key part in the economic recovery process following COVID-19. Start-ups will help create jobs and are the future of the economy.”

Matt Hansonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mbhmaryland/

Andrew of Innovation Exchange is a digital marketing genius who has generated over a million leads and managed over $125 million in ads. As a founder himself, he’s uniquely positioned to help startups leverage limited resources to make a big impact online.

Andrew PincockPax Professor

Andrew will help our founders maneuver the digital gamut, from SEO and online lead acquisition to managing ad campaigns and content strategy.

Andrew Pincockhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/pincock/

Bob is an experienced technology CEO with an exceptional record of conceiving of, funding, scaling, managing and ultimately realizing value from technology businesses. His experience includes founding iBiquity, which developed HD Radio, and selling it to Xperi (NASDAQ:DTSI).

Bob StrublePax Professor

""As a CEO you need to do three things: set vision and strategy, hire great people, and raise money."

Bob Strublehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bobstruble/

Rob is a brilliant salesman who left a top law firm early in his career to go into sales. That gamble has paid off and he is now the VP of Prism Analytics and an angel investor who helps our founders understand how salespeople think and operate.

Rob HellewellPax Professor

"To attract top salespeople as a startup you have to be able to offer something different, something that those big companies will never be able to offer. A piece of ownership, or a really compelling story -- you have to make the risk worth it."

Rob Hellewellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robhellewell/

David is an expert in early stage start-ups with experience in starting, financing and growing several companies. The largest is dpi group: included the exclusive contract for Apple Computer in Russia and Ukraine. Started and owns a top ranked resort (Hamanasi) in Belize. Founding Partner Blu Venture Investors.

David KrauskopfPax Professor

"I get excited about early stage investing because it's a fast paced environment where every day is different."

David Krauskopfhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/david-krauskopf-4b2ba/

Robert is an expert in everything PR who specializes in providing strategic counsel, media relations, media training, writing and research. He is a principal at RFP Associates that guides clients in their hiring of PR agencies and a Senior Counselor at Gould+Partners, where he is a specialist in M&A advisory services.

Robert UdowitzPax Professor

Robert will work with Eileen to inform our founders about how to handle various facets of PR as early stage companies.

Robert Udowitzhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robertudowitz/

Eileen is a communications expert who provides public relations expertise to startups, emerging leaders, and industry influencers in a range of tech-enabled markets. As the owner of Tango Group LLC, Eileen has executed successful communications programs for startups for more than 20 years.

Eileen PachecoPax Professor

Eileen will work with Robert to inform our founders about how to handle various facets of PR as early stage companies.

Eileen Pachecohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/eileenpacheco/

Darren Lee founded and sold NextPage to Proofpoint and is the current Executive Vice President and GM at Proofpoint. He provides guidance to our founders on continuously perfecting product/market fit.

Darren LeePax Professor

Darren has founded multiple companies and has vast experience in defining markets, executing acquisitions, and driving revenue.

Darren Leehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenlee1/

Eric Martinis is a sales superstar with special expertise in government contracts. He helps guide our founders on how to hire and retain top salespeople.

Eric MartinisPax Professor

20+ years experience in National Business Development, Team Leadership and Revenue Growth for medium size to large scale organizations within the IT industry

Eric Martinishttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ericmartinis/

Sustainable Profits for a Safer Planet

PAX Momentum aligns environmental and economic goals. That’s why three out of the ten spots in our program are reserved for ClimateTech companies. Their categories comprise solar, wind, biofuel, recycling, water purification, green transportation, gray water, and more.

Why? Because it's essential.

1) We care about the environment. We select companies that we believe will have a positive impact on the climate, global resources, and on the other companies in the cohort.

2) ClimateTech will play a large role in our economic future. PAX Momentum is both a thought and economic leader, that strives to attract investments to and accelerate the economic viability of ClimateTech solutions.

Watch the video below to learn about the program from the perspective of some of our founders.

Pax Partners and Perks

Six months of free Pitchbook access. Access comprehensive private & public capital market data with award-winning software. Data on investors, competition, and partners.

PitchbookPax Perks

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with HubSpot Startups! Together, we look forward to helping startups with their sales, marketing, and services to help them grow better! Learn more at http://hubspot.com/startups

HubSpot StartupsPax Partner

Foundersuite includes: i) a database of 141,000 global VC funds, angels, family offices, corporate VC and alternative investors; ii) an Investor CRM to manage your investor funnel; iii) an Investor Update tool to send newsletters to investors; iv) a Pitch Deck hosting tool; and, v) a collection of 80+ startup docs and templates (pitch decks, models, term sheets, etc) to get the deal done.

FoundersuitePax Partners

The AWS Activate program offers $10K in AWS credits good for two years, one year of AWS Business Support, and 80 credits for self-paced lab

AWSPax Partner

Startup With IBM and accelerate your business. Get up to $120K in IBM Cloud credits to access services like AI, blockchain and data science to build leading-edge solutions at scale, and then sell your solution to IBM’s global network or customers, partners, and developers.

IBMPax Partner

Savvi Legal offers Pax companies a full year of legal services and a legal audit for free. Create and store documents and contracts, automate legal workflow, manage your carta and more! Learn more about the starter plan at https://app.savvi.legal/plans

Savvi LegalPax Perks

Pilot specializes in bookkeeping, tax prep, and CFO services for high-growth startups, ranging from pre-seed to Series C. When you work with Pilot, you’re paired with a dedicated finance expert who takes the work off your plate (and is available to answer your questions)—so you can focus on your business.

PilotPax Partners

Carta offers Pax companies a 10% first-year discount and waived implementation fees. Our companies also have access to Carta Launch, the free version of Carta for companies incorporated in the US that have less than $1M raised and under 25 stakeholders.

CartaPax Partner

Justworks offers simple software + expert support for payroll, benefits, HR, and compliance. They're a PEO focused on helping businesses grow with confidence. Pax companies get two months free and quick onboarding.

JustworksPax Partners

DocuSign offers a suite of applications and integrations for automating and connecting the entire agreement process. Pax companies get up to 90% their annual plan.

DocuSignPax Partner