Conventional technology creates shapes to induce flow.

PAX technology employs flow to create shapes.

Khosla Ventures Invests in PAX Streamline

Supported by a capital investment from Khosla Ventures of Menlo Park, California, PAX Scientific has spun out its newest company, PAX Streamline, as a separate and independent entity.  PAX Streamline will focus its patented technology on three market areas: power generation (wind and water turbines); propulsion and propulsion components; and HVAC and refrigeration. Additionally, the company will do exploratory work on other potential product applications, including aerospace.  

Founded in 2004, Khosla Ventures offers venture assistance, strategic advice, and capital to entrepreneurs.  Vinod Khosla has been labeled the #1 VC by Forbes, and Fortune identified him as one of the nation's most influential ethanol advocates.  The firm's capital comes entirely from its own partners; a portion of all profits is donated to charitable causes, with an emphasis on micro-finance, education, and the environment. [January 28, 2008] READ THE PRESS RELEASE

News about PAX

PAX Technology

• New York Times, 6/8/08, "Nature Gave Him a Blueprint but Not Overnight Success," by John Markoff.
• San Francisco Chronicle, March 23, 2008, “Tapping into Nature's Genius," by Mark Simborg.

PAX Streamline

• North Bay Business Journal, August 25, 2008, “Conserving water, improving effciency,” by Loralee Stevens.
• CNET (news blog), March 4, 2008, “Khosla invests in turbine tech maker PAX," by Stephanie Olsen.
• Santa Rosa Press Democrat, May 27, 2008, “Green Engineering," by Steve Hart.
• North Bay Business Journal, May 12, 2008, “ Telecom veteran Webley to lead clean-tech startup Pax Streamline,” by Loralee Stevens.
• North Bay Business Journal, March 31, 2008, “VC-funded biomimicry startup in Novato,” by Loralee Stevens.

Vinod Khosla/Khosla Ventures

• San Francisco Chronicle, May 11, 2008, “On the Record: Vinod Khosla."