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A.I.VENTURE CAPITALIST,
SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR,
U.S. MARINE
I'M
PAUL ANTHONY CLAXTON.
"Great Business Happens When You
Have Great Relationships"PC
MISSION STATEMENT
"I endeavor to make the world a better place to live through my business pursuits by advancing society forward and improving the lives of others."
This is a strong mission statement that I realize cannot be easily done. However, my passion lies in technology and people, and my purpose lives in service to my country and fellow humans. I believe by seeking mentorship, freely giving mentorship, and continuous education, I can facilitate the unity of people, products, and innovation.
It is here that I accomplish my lifelong dream of making a measurable statement showing how I helped advance and improve the world long after I am gone.
I -LinkedIn - am a Managing General Partner at Digerati Investments -www.digeratiinvestments.com - , a Seed/Series A stage AI investor, focused on investing in elite technology professionals and companies for impact strategy as a priority vs. exit strategy as a priority. With almost 10 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur and an emerging fund manager, I have co-founded and led several ventures in the fields of innovation, market development, talent recruitment, and technology acceleration, working with global and diverse partners across various industries and sectors. I have built my career in entrepreneurship and venture capital as a specialist in bootstrapping companies from zero to more than six figures in revenue within just weeks.
In addition to VC investing, I also provide my expertise to companies as an Investor Relations executive on all areas of the capital markets, and as a Head of Silicon Valley Syndicate Club - Los Angeles Chapter at Network VC, I also facilitate co-investment opportunities for private investors to join deals with well-known VCs, such as Softbank, Samsung Ventures, BlackRock, Andreessen Horowitz, and Founders Fund. I am passionate about solving unmet needs with emerging technologies, creating technology success stories, and advancing global society forward for the greater good. I am a public speaker, an author, a San Diego Business Journal 40 under 40 honoree, and a U.S. Marine veteran with 10 years of honorable, decorated service on active duty and four combat tours. I am currently pursuing my MBA of Finance at Harvard University and hold a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Law and Psychology from Park University and a Military Leadership and Strategy certificate from Marine Corps University.
As we get to know each other, you will often hear me refer to myself through the alias as "Businessman. Athlete. Marine." (B.A.M.). The alias identifies who I am; a true, passionate businessman at heart, an athlete in mind, body and spirit, and not once, but always a Marine. I spent 10 years on active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps from 2000-2010.
Then from 2010-2016, I worked as a Senior Executive for Fortune 500 companies, and venture capital-backed startups. Ever since 2016 I have been a thriving bootstrapped entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
I have successfully landed investment deals and I have built several companies from napkin to revenue. The military photo is a pictorial of my job in the Marine Corps where I served as a Stinger Missile Gunner, trained to shoot down enemy fighter jets and attack helicopters in defenses of friendly assets, installations, personnel and operations.
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