PAX is the culmination of Matt’s three professional passions: B2B sales, entrepreneurship, and early stage investing.
With Blu Ventures, Matt has backed 70+ early-stage startups over 15 years of investing. Several big winners include AdLumin, ID.me, and Huntress Labs.
Matt’s background also includes managing a hedge fund for seven years (Commodity Pool Operator), exiting a telecommunications startup for $110M (Segovia), and humble beginnings as a bag-carrying salesman.
Matt resides in Darnestown, MD with his wife, enjoying gardening, entertaining, and global trips. They've raised four sons and eagerly await numerous grandchildren. He studied liberal arts at BYU.
As a co-founder of PAX, Elizabeth helped develop and now runs the B2B sales development program. She co-leads the screening and selection process, and works to connect PAX founders with follow-on investors in our network (a process known as PAX Plexus).
Elizabeth graduated with an Economics degree from BYU and started her career in consulting at Industrial Economics, helping clients such as EPA, DOI, and USACE with environmental matters.
Elizabeth lives in San Francisco with her husband, where she loves to paint, run, hike, and explore local restaurants.
Jack is the “ops guy” and an original co-founder of PAX. He is a wizard with “no code” applications and frequently spends late hours perfecting the PAX reporting platform on Bubble. Jack manages back-office operations and the tech stack, which helps PAX run efficiently and smoothly.
After graduating from University of Maryland with a degree in Environmental Science, Jack teamed up with Matt and Elizabeth to launch PAX, and notably spearheaded the ClimateTech focus. He has been involved in the selection and funding process of all 63 PAX deals.
Jack lives in Baltimore, MD, where he takes care of his ancient dog, Odin, who is several years too long in this world. He thrives in the outdoors, where he enjoys backpacking, camping, and whitewater kayaking.
Jamie represents PAX from the tech hub of Salt Lake City, UT, where he moved to be in the mountains (Utah > Colorado). His primary responsibility is fundraising–both attracting new investors and delighting existing investors. He also sources pre-seed deals from the West Coast hubs of Salt Lake, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area.
Before joining PAX in 2022, Jamie studied Economics at BYU and managed a furniture retail store in Seattle, WA. He served a 2-year LDS mission in Orlando, FL.
In his free time, Jamie is an avid rock climber and snowboarder. On rest days, he enjoys amateur film photography, reading, and planning his next climbing trip.