Startup Corner: PAXAFE

The pharmaceutical supply chain is complex and highly regulated, where visibility gaps can lead to costly product losses and compliance risks. PAXAFE’s recent blog highlights how AI is reshaping pharmaceutical logistics by predicting risks, ensuring compliance, and turning real-time data into proactive decisions.

PAXAFE is the OS for visibility control towers. Its B2B SaaS platform—CONTXT—is an AI-enabled, device-agnostic risk-management solution that reduces product loss, improves operational efficiency, and optimizes decision-making for perishable shippers and service providers.

Unlike traditional visibility providers that leave companies “data rich but insights poor,” PAXAFE applies machine intelligence to contextualize data, quantify risk, and predict OTIF (on-time, in-full) disruptions—turning visibility into real-time action.

Connected Insights: Supporting Emerging Talent, Whether Founders or Fund Managers

​In episode #113, my guest was Alex Edelson, founder of Slipstream Investors. Alex shared his strategy for identifying and backing emerging venture fund managers—individuals with unique expertise, networks, and insights who can generate outsized returns despite limited track records. Alex emphasized the importance of finding managers with personal strengths and deep domain knowledge that give them an edge in sourcing, selecting, and supporting founders.

This philosophy closely parallels Allen Taylor’s approach at Endeavor Catalyst, where he focuses on backing extraordinary founders in under-served regions around the world. Both Alex and Allen believe that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. By building networks to surface exceptional individuals—whether they are founders in emerging markets or first-time fund managers—both investors help unlock outsized value where others might not think to look.

Community Involvement: Kauffman Fellows

Allen Taylor is deeply committed to Kauffman Fellows, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and connecting the next generation of venture capitalists and emerging fund managers around the world. As a Kauffman Fellow himself, Allen credits the program for shaping his approach to venture investing and helping him build global networks that now benefit both founders and investors in emerging markets.

Through a rigorous two-year program, Kauffman Fellows provides mentorship, education, and peer-to-peer learning to help venture investors excel—not just in Silicon Valley, but across the globe. By fostering knowledge-sharing and building community, Kauffman Fellows is helping shape the future of venture capital in both established and emerging ecosystems.