About
Pete Stevenson is CEO of PAX Markets. He 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.
Founder / CEO at PAX MarketsYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Pete went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner β the partner who ran PAX Markets's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Pete can intro founders to PAX Markets's investors below.
PAX Markets's investors Β· 6
Co-founders at PAX Markets
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Benjamin KilimnikFounder
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Experience
- PAX Markets, Inc.Foundercurrent2024 β presentPalo Alto, California, United States
- Jaguar TechnologiesLead Quantitative Researcher2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- PixieFounding Engineer2020 β 2024San Francisco, California, United States
- Citadel LLCQuantitative Researcher2016 β 2020Chicago, IL
- Intel CorporationComputer Architect2014 β 2016Santa Clara, CA
- HICAMP SystemsHardware Engineer2009 β 2014Menlo Park, CA
- Stanford UniversityPh.D. Candidate2008 β 2014Palo Alto, CA
- U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis)Instructor of Electrical Engineering2006 β 2008
- Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryPhotonics Intern2007
- US NavyOfficer, Submarines2002 β 2006
- Honda R&DIntern2002
Skills & more
C++23C7Matlab8Python8Linux2Microsoft OfficePerl4Unix1Capital Markets5High-Frequency Trading4Entrepreneurship3RTL design1
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Computer ArchitectureRTL codingOptimizationResearchElectrical EngineeringProgrammingSystems EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentStart-upsSoftware EngineeringCircuit DesignHigh Performance ComputingFrom Pete's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pete Stevenson?
- Pete Stevenson is CEO of PAX Markets. He 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.
- Where does Pete Stevenson work?
- Pete Stevenson is Founder / CEO of PAX Markets.
- What companies did Pete Stevenson found?
- Pete Stevenson founded PAX Markets.
- Where did Pete Stevenson go to school?
- Pete Stevenson studied at Stanford University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering); NNPS; Stanford University (M.S., Electrical Engineering).
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