PAX Markets
YC W25San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 6 employees · Hiring · 6 known investors
PAX builds a patented API for digital asset exchanges that optimizes market efficiency and trade execution speed through custom hardware and low-latency infrastructure. The company serves crypto and digital asset traders and exchanges with exchange technology.
Also known as PAX Markets, Inc.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)
PAX Markets was founded in 2024 by Pete Stevenson, Benjamin Kilimnik, and Ben.
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Pete Stevensonin𝕏FounderHe previously worked as an ultra low-latency FPGA trader at Citadel Securities and served as a U.S. Navy officer on nuclear submarines. He co-founded HICAMP (acquired by Intel) and Pixie (acquired by New Relic). He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford and a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy.
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Benjamin KilimnikinCo-FounderBenjamin Kilimnik is a computer science graduate from Brown University who has worked as a privacy engineer at Pixie Labs (acquired by New Relic) and as a distributed systems software engineer at New Relic. He has also conducted cryptography and systems research and brings experience in high-frequency crypto trading and smart contract development.
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Board
Investors · 6
Competitors · 5
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Frequently asked questions
- What does PAX Markets do?
- PAX builds a patented API for digital asset exchanges that optimizes market efficiency and trade execution speed through custom hardware and low-latency infrastructure. The company serves crypto and digital asset traders and exchanges with exchange technology.
- Who founded PAX Markets?
- PAX Markets was founded by Pete Stevenson, Benjamin Kilimnik, Ben in 2024.
- Who are PAX Markets's investors?
- PAX Markets's investors include 57Blocks Capital, Firestreak Ventures, Transpose Platform Management, Y Combinator, 468 Capital, CMCC Global.
- Where is PAX Markets headquartered?
- PAX Markets is headquartered in San Francisco, US.