Jason Pavona - Commerce Ventures

Jason Pavona

Jason is the Founder & CEO of Pazien, a digital commerce payments startup. Previously he served as EVP of Litle & Co. – the merchant processing platform that powers online commerce leaders such as Ancestry, Box, CafePress, GoDaddy, Gilt, Overstock, Wayfair, and Yext – where he led Product, Sales & Marketing strategy. In 2012, Vantiv (NYSE:VNTV) acquired Litle for $361 million.

Before joining Litle, Jason served as a Partner in Enflect, LLC which helped develop several product companies in the payment, loyalty, financial services, and software industries. He also helped create Wallaware, Inc., a wireless router company, where he drove the company’s first U.S. and International sales, raised several rounds of private equity capital, and opened operations in the US and internationally.

Before Wallaware, Jason was Director of Wireless and Personalization at Terra Lycos, a top three visited Internet destination. At Terra Lycos, he developed the company’s pioneering Lycos Anywhere® mobile portal, eventually reaching users in 30 countries. He also managed Terra Lycos’ Network Personalization products, including MyLycos®, the award-winning personalization destination with 20+ million registered users.

Jason received a BS in Finance and Entrepreneurial Studies from Babson College.