Unreasonable Mentors
Patricia Wexler
Investing at intersection of software and hardware to reinvent foundational industries
Patricia is an Unreasonable Mentor. Patricia has participated in 2 programs, including Unreasonable Impact Americas 2023, and has advised over 27 Unreasonable companies.
Born and raised in Venezuela, Patricia has a B.S in Manufacturing Engineering and an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School. She began her investing career with Elevation Partners, a $1.9B growth equity firm investing at the intersection of media and technology, backing Facebook, Yelp, and Palm among others. She then ran Tembo Capital, a private family office. In 2017 co-founded a venture capital firm backing entrepreneurs using breakthrough technology to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges. She backed over 40 companies including Commonwealth Fusion Systems, led investments into AtmosZero, ETS, and others. Patty now runs Avila VC, an early stage firm backing companies investing at the intersection of hardware and software to rebuild foundational industries. Investments include Realta Fusion, Dig Energy, Emrgy (Unreasonable Cohort 2022) and many others.
