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Pax Ventures

Menlo Park, CA · Invests in US · Website

Pre-SeedSeedAI & Machine LearningCybersecurityClimate & EnergySpace & DefenseRoboticsHardware & DevicesAerospace & DefenseClimate & Clean EnergyManufacturing & IndustrialSecurity & CybersecurityRobotics & AutomationLogistics & Supply Chain

Thesis

Pax Technica: The next era of American global leadership will emerge from physical-world technological superiority — reinventing defense, energy, manufacturing, aerospace, and critical infrastructure. Backs mission-driven founders tackling the hardest industrial-scale problems.

Likely not a fit for

No pure B2B SaaS, consumer apps, or software-only businesses. No non-US companies. Explicitly avoids 'AI slop' and trend-chasing founders.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$50M
Decision process
Solo GP

Partners & team

1 contact on file

MV

Michelle Volz

General PartnerFounder & Managing Partner · Primary contact

+ Pitch

Portfolio

CapeSecurity Cyber

Cape is America's privacy-first mobile network, bringing connection without compromise to everyone.

SenraManufacturing Industrial

Senra Systems is transforming aerospace wire harness manufacturing through advanced automation and proprietary software solutions, delivering complex harnesses with unmatched speed and precision.

Chariot DefenseAerospace Defense

Chariot Defense is building the intelligent hardware and software infrastructure to solve the military’s most critical bottleneck: how energy is transformed, controlled, and distributed as power across the modern battlefield. Their Amphora product line delivers silent, variable power specifically designed for distributed operations, electronic warfare, and autonomous systems at the tactical edge.

RuneGaming

Rune is a social gaming platform with multiplayer games that uses AI for innovative gameplay.

RadiantAerospace Defense

Radiance Technologies specializes in intelligence analysis and develops innovative solutions for defense and civilian challenges.

MatterMedia Entertainment

Matter is a modern read-later app designed for iPhone, iPad, and web, focusing on enhancing the reading experience by allowing users to save articles, newsletters, and other content for later consumption. It emphasizes quality reading, organization, and discovery of ideas.

AtalantaEnterprise Software

Atalanta is a mathematical AI company that brings speed and rigor to the design, implementation, and verification of complex systems. Their platform, Argo, helps various sectors including energy, space, and defense to prove the safety and resilience of critical systems through formal methods and AI.

Astro MechanicaAerospace Defense

Astro Mechanica is building the next generation of flight with engines, airframes, and flight systems designed for the new age of aerospace, including the world’s first jet engine engineered for efficiency across subsonic and supersonic speeds.

AaloClimate Clean Energy

Aalo is focused on developing advanced nuclear power solutions, including the Aalo-X experimental power plant designed to power AI data centers and the Aalo Pod commercial product. Their mission is to achieve low-cost, safe, and efficient nuclear energy.

Standard Nuclear
PlixFood Beverage

Plix is a leading beauty and wellness brand in India that offers a range of clean, plant-based nutrition products including vegan protein powders, tablets, and capsules. The company focuses on making wellness enjoyable through innovative and tasty products.

Northwood Space

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Pax Ventures Research Investment Thesis Pax Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm built around the belief that the next era of American global leadership will emerge from what founder Michelle Volz calls "Pax Technica" — a reinvention of America's industrial, defense, and energy foundations through advanced physical technology. The firm's core thesis rejects the venture industry's decade

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