Pablo Casilimas

Managing Partner

2020

OneSixOne Ventures is a VC firm investing in early stage startups with a focus on infrastructure for cloud & AI, developer tools and dual-use tech. As of July 2024, we've made 14 investments.

President

2017 - 2020

We hosted monthly meet-ups, fire-side chats & work-shops for early-stage founders in North Central FL. Notable speakers/mentors that attended our events include: Martin Schaffel, founder of AVI-SPL; Adam Diasti, founder of Coast Dental; Mike Cottmeyer, founder of LeadingAgile; Herb Jones, ex-CMO of Fracture; Ethan Fieldman, founder of Algebra Nation; Augi Lye, founder of Chromatic Games; Aidan Augustin, founder of Feathr; John Spence, Author & Global Business Coach; and many more. We also planned group trips to large tech conferences, such as Synapse Florida, eMerge Americas & CES in Las Vegas. We would take care of accommodations, negotiate a group discount & then bundle and sell to early founders in our network. For our largest event (CES 2019) we rented a 15,000 sq-ft mansion for 60 early founders.

Investor

2022

Patented tactile pre-alerting system for first responders. The leading cause of on duty deaths in the fire service is a heart attack (National Fire Protection Association), and firefighters are 14.1x more likely to have a heart attack while the alarms are going off at the station (New England Journal of Medicine). EaseAlert helps reduce the shock of the alarm by giving a gentle vibration on a wearable device to first responders 1-2 minutes before the dispatch alarm goes off at the station.

Publishing Partner

2019

I am currently publishing INNOVATE® Seattle to showcase companies, organizations and thought leaders driving innovation forward in the greater Seattle region. I previously published Volume 1 of INNOVATE® Gainesville, which featured the some of the largest tech companies in the region including publicly traded companies AGTC, SharpSpring, & Axogen. The book also featured the city + mayor of Gainesville, the Chamber of Commerce, the University of Florida, Santa Fe College and several other notable organizations & companies.

Scout

2021

Founder/CEO

2015 - 2022

Content marketing agency that specialized in video. I started the company during my 3rd year in college and made every single mistake in the book during the first few years. It taught me a lot about myself, including my strengths and weaknesses. It also served as a vehicle for me to learn sales, negotiation, marketing, hiring and management. Our agency produced content for some of the largest companies in Gainesville, FL, the University of FL, the Chamber of Commerce, the City of Gainesville & many more notable companies and organizations. I developed some life-long friends as well as some strong business connections, several of which went on to be among the first investors in OneSixOne Ventures Fund 1.

Host

2020 - 2020

The OneSixOne Report was a platform where we interviewed successful entrepreneurs in a live-format, and shared resources and opportunities to help entrepreneurs/startups grow and succeed during peak uncertainty levels regarding the global pandemic. The show was launched just 1 week after COVID-19 forced OneSixOne Ventures to cancel all of our in-person workshops and networking events. Within 6 weeks, we managed to interview a pretty impressive line-up of guests including Jeff Hoffman, former C-level executive at Priceline; Marty Schaffel, founder of AVI-SPL (sold for 9-figures); Mike Cottmeyer, founder/CEO of LeadingAgile (boutique consulting firm with over 100 employees); and Lori Senecal, Global CEO for Crispin Porter + Bogusky, a global marketing agency that has been named "Agency of the Year" over 13 times, by some of the top publications in the Advertising industry. In late May, we made the decision to discontinue the weekly show in order to focus all of our efforts on our newly launched startup accelerator.

Host

2018 - 2020

A show where Pablo & his mentor Martin Schaffel share the stories of distinct entrepreneurs, their successes, failures and lessons learned.

Entrepreneur In Residence

2016 - 2018

Support club members along their entrepreneurial journey by motivating them to take action, helping them make breakthroughs to overcome obstacles and presenting various topics to them that are instrumental to succeeding in business. Some of the these topics include: •Pitching •Sales •Networking

Ambassador

2014 - 2017

•Served as a mentor and resource for students of the Innovation Academy •Served as a liaison between faculty and students •In charge of maintaining high moral through public speaking and activities •Assisted in planning, promoting and running numerous events such as Catalyst, Launch into IA, and Discover IA.

Project Engineer

2015 - 2015

Managed classified data and Improved efficiency of processes. Some of my tasks included the following: •Organized data into spreadsheets and databases •Conducted time studies to improve efficiency of manufacturing machines and their operators •Conducted studies on flawed jet engine parts Presented all data and results to the North Berwick Engineering Center.