Michelle Volz

Founder & Managing Partner, Pax Ventures · 1 appearance on the record.

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Volz invests in early-stage startups across defense technology, aerospace, energy, and the industrial base through Pax Ventures, having previously served as an investing partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Earlier in her career, she worked on government products at Palantir Technologies and held product roles at venture-backed startups.

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Assertion Supported
Volz: Small modular nuclear reactors require no new scientific breakthroughs
“One of the main reasons I'm so excited about SMRs is that we actually aren't waiting on any new scientific breakthroughs, and these things are getting slated to be built in the near term.”
Michelle Volz Jan 27, 2023 ▶ 33:19 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 2)

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Assertion Supported
Volz: Small modular nuclear reactors require no new scientific breakthroughs
“One of the main reasons I'm so excited about SMRs is that we actually aren't waiting on any new scientific breakthroughs, and these things are getting slated to be built in the near term.”
Michelle Volz Jan 27, 2023 ▶ 33:19 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 2)
Insight
Volz: The primary bottleneck for nuclear energy is human decision-making
“It's not going to be about, were we able to build it? It's, did we decide that we wanted to invest in this? Did we decide that we wanted nuclear? The biggest barrier is just humans, not, not the innovation, just us getting in our own way.”
Michelle Volz Jan 27, 2023 ▶ 34:33 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 2)
Assertion Supported
Volz: The Inflation Reduction Act earmarks $30 billion for nuclear credits
“The Inflation Reduction Act earmarking thirty billion dollars for tax credits towards existing nuclear reactors, a first for the US.”
Michelle Volz Jan 27, 2023 ▶ 24:11 2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 2)

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
2023 Big Ideas in Technology (Part 2) Jan 27, 2023 6m
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